Bollywood films that were shelved due to unavoidable circumstances

With the coronavirus pandemic taking over the world, life has come to a complete halt. Bollywood obviously is one of the most affected industries due to the situation as theatres and production across the country have been shut down by orders of the government. While the move is taken to ensure the safety of people, it also puts the future of many films at stake. Even in the past, many films from Bollywood met with untimely ends. So, we decided to list films that were unfortunately shelved due to unavoidable situations. 

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1. Apna Paraya 

The shooting for Apna Paraya kicked off in 1972 when both Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha were finding their space in the industry. Rumour has it that Amitabh even shot for the first schedule of the film with Rekha but later was replaced by the director due to his unimpressive track record. The film was renamed to Duniya Ka Mela and released with Rekha and Sanjay Khan in lead. The film failed to impress at the box-office and Amitabh’s Zanjeer, which also released around the same time, became one of his biggest hits. 

2. Time Machine 

Time Machine was Shekhar Kapur’s dream project which was inspired by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s Back to the Future. The film was supposed to star Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover and Vijay Anand in pivotal roles. The film could not be completed reportedly due to a lack of funding after which Shekhar Kapur ended up moving to the U.S. 

3. Parinaam 

Parinaam was supposed to be a massive Bollywood project starring Divya Bharti and Akshay Kumar. The film was supposed to go on floors in 1993, but unfortunately got shelved in the same year due to Bharti’s demise. 

4. Dus 

Dus was supposed to be an all out action entertainer Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. The two actors were playing Indian agents in the film whose mission was to prevent an Indo - Pak war. However during a shooting schedule, director Mukul Anand passed away. The film remained incomplete and only the music album was released.

5. Shoebite 

According to reports, Amitabh Bachchan was approached by Percept Picture Company to star in a slice of life project titled Johnny Walker. The film was supposed to be directed by Shoojit Sircar. After the film didn’t go on floors Shoojit approached UTV Motion pictures for the project and renamed it Shoebite. This resulted in a legal battle between the production houses. Amitabh even put a tweet requesting the respective production houses to set aside their difference and let the film be released.