We all know that Allu Arjun has become overnight star with the film Arya. Despite scoring a hit with Gangothri, Allu Arjun had received criticism for his looks and acting in it. Arya changed everything for him in one day and he was given the name 'stylish star' with that film. Do you know that Allu Arjun wasn't the first choice hero of that film?

When Sukumar narrated Arya script to Dil Raju during the under production days of Dil, Raju asked him to narrate it to Nitin. But Nitin feared that it wouldn't work as there is so much negativity in hero's characterization. After that Sukumar narrated the same script to various young heroes but no one dared to play Arya role.

Allu Arjun was given a narration later and he liked it instantly. But Allu Aravind had doubts over it as Telugu audiences are not used to watch hero in a negative role. After so much thought being put into it, finally Arya was made with Allu Arjun and what happened next is known to everybody. Nitin did Sambaram after Dil and that bombed. After Sye he lost track for eight long years and in the meanwhile Allu Arjun scaled new heights and turned into a bankable star. One man's missed opportunity is other man's fortune, as they say!