Lights, Camera, Action but some movies also see a pause. From finalizing the ground-breaking script of the movies to making it big on the box office a movie has to go through a lot of hurdles to keep the cycle of churning out movies keep going. The movies that come out are only the tip of the iceberg though, with umpteen interesting ideas waiting to be brought to life on the silver screen. But despite fighting all these hurdles, some movies get stuck on the iceberg and get paused. Here we bring you a list of the top 8 Bollywood movies that got shelved due to unavoidable reasons:
1. Parinaam: Starring Akshay Kumar and Divya Bharti in lead, Parinaam was all set to hit the silver screen in 1993. But the movie got shelved and eventually got canceled after the demise of actress Divya Bharti in the same year.
2. Dus: Helmed by Mukul Anand, Dus was all set to become the biggest action film of 1997. The story of two Indian agents who tries to stop the Indo-Pak war, the movie casts Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt in lead but then in the midst of the shooting schedule, Anand passed away. And after that, the movie failed to see the daylight.
3. Munna Bhai Chale Amerika: After the success of Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Raju Hirani released the trailer of Munna Bhai Chale Amerika in 2007. The plotline of the movie revolved around Munna and Circuit exploring states. But after the release of the trailer, Sanjay Dutt soon got arrested. Thus, the project got shelved forever.
4. Time to Dance: In 2017, the buffs got excited to see the debut of Katrina Kaif’s sister Isabella’s big Bollywood debut with time to dance. The film was touted to be a romance flick, set against the backdrop of a dance competition, in which Isabelle Kaif portrays an extremely competitive dancer who’s determined to win at all costs. After wrapping up the shoot, the makers decided to reshoot some sequence that never helped.
5. Shoebite: According to media reports, over a decade ago, Amitabh Bachchan was approached by Percept Picture Company to star in a slice of life film directed by Shoojit Sircar. This film was titled, Johnny Walker. But it never went on floors. Sircar took this film and went to UTV Motion Pictures. He renamed it Shoebite. The claim over the film's story led to a massive legal battle between the two media and film entities, and in the process Shoebite, even though complete, got stuck.
6. Time Machine: With a star-studded cast including Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover, and Vijay Anand, Time Machine was the Hindi version of Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s Back to the Future. But after completing the ¾ shoot of the movie, the director of the movie was forced to halt the movie due to dried-up funds.
7. Apna Paraya: The shelving of Apna Paraya is probably the best thing that happened to Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha’s careers. The film commenced shooting in 1972 when both the actors were fairly new in the industry. According to IMDb, both Bachchan and Rekha shot the first schedule of the film. But after a month, Bachchan was replaced by the director on grounds of his flop status. The title of the film was also changed to Duniya Ka Mela. This new production starred Sanjay Khan and Rekha in the lead roles.
8. Paanch: Director Anurag Kashyap may seem pretty hostile towards the Censor Board and with good reason, for they foiled the release of his debut film. Anurag was supposed to make his directorial debut way back in 2001 with ‘Paanch’, a dark and violent crime thriller. However, the Censor Board objected to the film’s release citing needless violence and portrayal of drug use.
