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Shuddhi: Rumours about 'Shuddhi' getting shelved and Deepika Padukone replacing Kareena Kapoor Khan in the film have been doing the rounds for a while now. The latest news in this saga is actor Hrithik Roshan’s press statement where he has declared his exit from the project. According to sources, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone have now been approached to star in the film 2/23

Buddha: Ashutosh Gowariker’s dream project has been a jinxed venture ever since it was announced in 2009. The film project that went through numerous script changes, budgeting constrains and pre-production hassles was then converted into a television series. The show currently on air is in no way associated with Gowariker, but is being directed by a newcomer 3/23

Bajirao Mastani: Recently, it was reported that Shah Rukh Khan would star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s dream project. SLB first spoke about it in 1999, after which the fallout between his lead pair -- Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai – stalled work on the film. Bhansali then wanted to replace Ash with Kareena Kapoor but that didn’t happen either. Instead, he went on to make ‘Devdas’ and ‘Black’, following which there were rumours about him casting Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya as the lead pair. The historical drama, based on the life of Peshwa Bajirao and his ladylove Mastani, has seen several casting changes and has never really taken off 4/23

Amar Akbar Antony remake: David Dhawan was to helm this project, starring Salman Khan and his two brothers. There was a lot of excitement for a while, but Salman, who was supposed to step into Big B’s shoes, felt he couldn’t do justice to the iconic Antony. In the end, better sense prevailed and the project was scrapped altogether 5/23

Fitoor: Ever since 'Kai Po Che!' director Abhishek ‘Gattu’ Kapoor announced his next venture, 'Fitoor', it has created more buzz for its casting issues. Now there is speculation that the Katrina Kaif-Aditya Roy Kapur starrer has been shelved. Inspired by Charles Dickson’s 'The Great Expectations', 'Fitoor' is the love story of an orphan who falls for a wealthy, heartless girl. Says a source, “As things appear, it is unlikely that it will take off. The film has been put on the backburner and meanwhile, Abhishek might move on to another project.” 6/23

Paani: Paani looks at the water shortage and how it will affect relationships between individuals and countries. Incidentally, a decade ago Kapur had met Vivek Oberoi for the film. At that time he had maintained that Vivek and he were looking at a project together. Nothing happened after that. Last September, it was reported that Sushant Singh Rajput was signed in for the film. There were rumours initially of Hrithik Roshan starring in the film 7/23

Rani Laxmibai: Sushmita Sen’s debut directorial venture, based on Rani Laxmibai’s life, was shelved due to budgetary issues. It was supposed to be made on a whopping budget of Rs 130 crore. The film was in pre-production stage for a long time. Sush decided to produce it herself, when she didn't find buyers for the expensive project, but things did not work out. The fact that a TV show on the same was being made also did not help her cause 8/23

Heer Ranjha: Sajid Nadiadwala was going to produce this film starring Shahid Kapoor as the male lead. However, the film was shelved since Sajid was not too happy with the way the storyline of the period drama was developing. There were issues with the female lead as well with Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Nargis Fakhri among other being considered but no one being finalised 9/23

Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai: The movie starring Govinda, Tabu, Lara Dutta, and Boman Irani has been stuck in the cans for a long while. In 2009, the makers received a lawsuit from 20th Century Fox, who demanded Rs 7 crore from the producers, alleging BYBH was a remake of the English film ‘My Cousin Vinny’. The producers went for an out-of-court settlement, and the movie is yet to see the light of day 10/23

Milan Luthria’s film on Aarushi Talwar: Sensational murder cases mostly make it to the big screen. ‘The Dirty Picture’ director Milan Luthria had also decided to tell the story of the chilling double murder of Aarushi and Hemraj in Delhi a few years ago. According to Milan, it was a story waiting to be told. The film was scheduled to go on air earlier this year. However, Luthria later revealed that he has scrapped the plans after discussing the idea with family and friends because he didn’t want to trivialise the case 11/23

Badtameez Dil: Ekta Kapoor and Karan Johar’s joint production also hit a roadblock. The film was to go on floors last September, but there were reports that all wasn’t well between the two producers. The project was to star Emraan Hashmi and Kareena Kapoor. Initially there was buzz about some creative differences between the co-producers. Next, Bebo apparently refused to shoot for intimate scenes with her co-star, post which Emraan allotted the dates of this film to his next project, leading to further delays in the film. Unconfirmed reports say the film might be shelved 12/23

Partner 2: Following the success of ‘Partner’, which revived Govinda’s career briefly, there was plenty of buzz around the sequel of the film. However, after working on the script for a while, David Dhawan decided to scrap the idea. Apparently, Salman was not too happy with the writing for the film, and Dhawan eventually decided to move on. It did not help that Govinda’s career had plunged again 13/23

Time Machine: As the name suggests, this Shekhar Kapur project was aimed to be a sci-fi adventure, inspired by ‘Back To The Future’. It had big names like Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah and Raveena Tandon. Kapur left the film midway, and it was never completed owing to financial constraints 14/23

Kalinga: Many may not be aware that in the early 90’s thespian Dilip Kumar was directing this film, which dealt with the story of an honest judge and his errant sons. The shooting of the film went on and on, following which the producers lost interest 15/23

Devaa: Amitabh and Subhash Ghai have never collaborated till date. Well, they almost did. In the late 80’s, the showman had signed the angry young man for a dacoit-based movie. Following a high-profile mahurat though the film did not take off. It has been alleged that ego clashes between the two big names did not allow the story to blossom. In pic: Big B and Ghai with yesteryear actress Sulochana 16/23

Zamaanat: Starring Amitabh Bachchan along with Karisma Kapoor and Arshad Warsi, the movie was to be made in the mid 80’s, but was shelved. A decade later, it was relaunched, but the shooting of the film wasn’t completed until mid-2000. The film’s director S. Ramanathan passed away last year. The latest development is that his son, Subish, is keen on releasing the film as soon as possible 17/23

Dus: An ambitious venture of director Mukul Anand, the film remained incomplete due to his untimely death during its making. Starring Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan, ‘Dus’ had Indo-Pak relations as the theme, specifically focussing on the terrorism angle 18/23

Paanch: This is arguably the most popular unreleased Bollywood flick. Anurag Kashyap’s controversial film starring Kay Kay Menon, Vijay Maurya and Tejaswini Kolhapure dealt with the story of a rock band, whose members get entangled in drugs, robbery and murder. The censor has refused to clear the film stating it’s unsuitable for viewing. Kashyap, on the other hand, has not agreed to make modifications to the original film. Pic/ Santa Banta 19/23

Chor Mandali: It was supposed to be Raj Kapoor’s last film but it didn’t up being so. Starring Kapoor alongside fellow veteran Ashok Kumar, the plot revolved around a heist. But the film never got released as it got mired in financial tangles 20/23

Rock The Shaadi: Before ‘Go Goa Gone’, this was touted to be India’s first zombie film starring Abhay Deol and Genelia D’Souza. But, Navdeep Singh's directorial venture went into a zombie state itself. According to Abhay, the film did not happen because the co-producer (Siddharth M Jain's iRock) messed it up. According to Abhay, 40 minutes of the film was ready and it was looking really good, with everything present to make it a commercial potboiler 21/23

Chand Bhai: ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ fame director Nikhil Advani was keen on presenting the story of a boy on the streets who wanted to be a gangster. ‘Chand Bhai’ was to be a realistic film without songs on juvenile delinquency. It was to star the versatile Akshaye Khanna and Vidya Balan in the lead, but the movie found no takers, and was shelved 22/23