8 shelved movies of Amitabh Bachchan

Here's the list of Amitabh Bachchan's movies that were announced or partly shot but never saw the day of light

Amitabh Bachchan was reportedly making his debut with Sawan Kumar Tak's ambitious project. However, the movie got scraped due to budget issues

Mirza Ghalib (1969)

Subhash Ghai signed Amitabh Bachchan to in his ambitious production Devaa with Meenakshi Seshadri, Shammi Kapoor, and Lilliput. However, the movie got shelved after mahurat

Devaa (1987)

Ramesh Sippy was directing this film with Amitabh and Sridevi in dual roles, but the movie was scrapped. Reportedly the song Jhumma Chumma De De was originally recorded for this film

Ram Ki Seeta Shyam Ki Geeta (1990)

Ram Gopal Varma was bringing Amitabh, Ajay, Anil, and Nana Patekar in his crime-drama, but the movie got shelved because of its extensive budget

Ek (2000)

Mahesh Manjrekar was signed to direct Amitabh, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor, however, the film got canceled due to incomplete script

Kutumb (2001)

Vidhu Vinod Chopra signed Amitabh Bachchan for a fantasy adventure based on Chandrakanta. However, after the announcement, the film was scrapped due to financial issues

Taalismaan (2009)

Rajkumar Santoshi was directing an ensemble actioner with Amitabh, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, and the movie was announced with grand mahurat. However, the film got shelved

Power (2010)

Mehrunnisha (2013)

This romantic drama was announced with a stellar cast, including Rishi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, and Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek playing the younger roles of their fathers. However, the film got cancelled due to financial issues