Actor-turned-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has confirmed it was Ajay Devgn who was first signed for the 1995 hit, Karan Arjun, before Salman Khan took that part. The film featured Salman alongside Shah Rukh Khan and went on to be a hit at the box office besides winning at several award shows. Rakesh made the reveal on the sets of the singing reality show Indian Idol, on which he was a special guest.