Lights, camera & pause? There have been times when several ambitious projects in Bollywood failed to take off.
Today, we bring you a list of highly-anticipated Bollywood movies that got shelved due to unfortunate reasons.
1. The Immortal Ashwatthama
Vicky Kaushal & Sara Ali Khan starrer sci-fi movie ‘The Immortal Ashwathhama’ has been put on a backburner as the ambitious project exceeded the budget.
2. Paani
Directed by Shekhar Kapur, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput was set to play the lead role in ‘Paani’, which was bankrolled by Yash Raj Films. However, the movie apparently failed to kick off due to creative differences between Shekhar & YRF.
3. Chanda Mama Door Ke
If this media report is believed to be true, late SSR’s dream project ‘Chanda Ma Door Ke’ failed to take off due to budget issues.
4. Banana
Rohit Saraf was supposed to make his Bollywood debut with ‘Banana’, produced by John Abraham. Two years after kickstarting the shoot, the Sajid Ali directorial got shelved permanently due to some unknown reasons.
5. Munna Bhai Chale Amerika
Yes, back in 2008, the 3rd part of the Munna Bhai franchise– ‘Munna Bhai Chale Amerika’- was announced, starring Sanjay Dutt & Arshad Warsi. Reportedly, the project never went on floors as Dutt was, then, convicted and sentenced to jail.
6. Shoebite
Directed by Shoojit Sircar, Amitabh Bachchan starrer slice-of-life film ‘Shoebite’ failed to see the day of light due to an unfortunate clash between two production houses.
7. Jasmine
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was set to star in a movie, titled ‘Jasmine’, based on the subject of surrogacy. As per a media report, the actress had walked out of the project citing ‘several loopholes’ in the script.
8. Dus
Starring Salman Khan & Sanjay Dutt, ‘Dus’ was a dream project of director Mukul Anand. However, in the middle of the shooting schedule, Mukul Anand passed away. Till date, the movie remains unfinished and unreleased.