The Immortal Ashwatthama To Takht, 8 Big-Budget Bollywood Films That Got Shelved

Bollywood films are shelved for many reasons, and over the years, a bunch of them have never seen the limelight.

Fans are extremely excited about every little detail that the makers of their highly anticipated movies reveal. It is also disappointing when the same movies are not released despite years of announcements and occasionally even after teaser releases. Films are shelved for many reasons, and over the years, a bunch of them have never seen the limelight. A few of these were grandly introduced to the audience, only to be pushed back.

Here is a roundup of some of the big Bollywood films that have been shelved. 

Takht 

Karan Johar’s much-awaited film ‘Takht’ was first announced in August 2019. The film, written by Sumit Roy and Hussain Haidry, was initially slated to release on April 24, 2020. Due to the pandemic, it got delayed. The stellar ensemble cast of the film included Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, and Bhumi Pednekar.

The Immortal Ashwatthama

Filmmaker Aditya Dhar wanted to make a film titled 'The Immortal Ashwatthama’. Reportedly, Vicky Kaushal was roped in to play the titular character. The film was in pre-production, but it was never released in theatres. Earlier this year, Aditya finally shared an update about the film. The director said, “We have put that on the back burner right now. I’ll be honest, the kind of vision we all had for that, it was too big to work for Indian cinema. The kind of VFX quality we were looking at, nobody has even strived for it here. Until the technology becomes affordable or cinema halls increase, we’ll have to wait.”

Jee Le Zaraa

Farhan Akhtar’s film ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ was announced back in 2021. There were rumours about lead actors Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif walking out of the project. However, recently, in an interview with News 18, Alia Bhatt, who is also part of the star cast, talked about the delay. She said, “Sometimes there is a time and place for everything, and you just have to wait for the right time to come together. But I think the intention in everybody's hearts is to make sure that this film hits the big screen, some day or another.”