During Finding Fanny's press conference, Deepika Padukone had revealed that she chose Bollywood project over Fast and Furious 7. She told PTI, "I don't regret it. I had to work out things for Ram-Leela here, I couldn't have left the process mid way, I had given my commitment here first. Looking at the way the film (Ram-Leela) has got response, I feel good as my hard work has paid off."

Shah Rukh Khan has consistently maintained that he has rarely been offered substantial roles in Hollywood. However, he did famously turn down the role of the game show host, Prem Kumar, in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, a part that eventually went to Anil Kapoor. He revealed at World Government Summit 2024, that he dropped the role as he was doing KBC

Ronit Roy notably had to reject a major role in the Oscar-winning Hollywood film Zero Dark Thirty (2012) because his dates were locked for Karan Johar's Bollywood film Student of the Year. While talking to Kapil Sharma he revealed that he was selected by director Kathryn Bigelow without an audition, but was forced to decline due to scheduling conflicts. 

Irrfan Khan famously turned down several major Hollywood blockbusters, primarily due to scheduling conflicts with his Bollywood commitments and a desire for more meaningful roles, the films were Interstellar, The Martian, Body of Lies and An Unnamed Steven Spielberg Project. The actor had mentioned in multiple interviews about it.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan famously declined several major Hollywood projects, including massive blockbusters like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Troy, and offers from Will Smith (such as Hitch and Hancock). She rejected these roles primarily due to her discomfort with on-screen intimate scenes and because she refused to abandon prior filming commitments in India

Fahadh Faasil rejected a role in director Alejandro G. Inarritu's upcoming Tom Cruise film, Digger. Speaking to Cue Studio he revealed that he passed on the project because the makers required him to relocate to the US for several months of unpaid accent training, which he deemed commercially and personally unfeasible. The role ultimately went to Riz Ahmed

Naseeruddin Shah rejected the opportunity to audition for the iconic role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film franchise. Following the death of original actor Richard Harris, Shah’s agent approached him about trying out for the part, but Shah refused to go through the audition process.

Akshay Kumar turned down an offer to star in an untitled Hollywood action film alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. He rejected the project because he felt the role was not meaty enough and he did not believe he was the right fit for mainstream Hollywood

Hrithik Roshan has notably turned down two major Hollywood projects: the comedy film The Pink Panther 2 (2009) and the action blockbuster Furious 7 (2015). He passed on both opportunities due to scheduling conflicts and his strong commitment to his Bollywood film commitments at the time

Priyanka Chopra had turned down multiple Hollywood offers before debuting with Quantico. In a 2016 NDTV interview, she clarified that she had "turned down more than six Hollywood films" because she wanted to balance her career and ensure she didn't dilute her choices. Prior to her international breakthrough, it was actually Hollywood that had rejected her for a role due to her skin color, with a director stating she was "unsuitable" and had the "wrong physicality"