Movies that were shelved after big fights – when egos took over the editing table

Directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring Big B, this philosophical drama about a man in his 60s never saw the light of day due to a legal battle between UTV and Percept Picture Company. Sircar and Bachchan both publicly expressed disappointment.

First Hrithik Roshan, then Salman Khan, then Varun Dhawan—it felt like everyone in B-town was in Shuddhi at some point. But clashes over casting, scheduling conflicts, and unclear creative direction eventually led Karan Johar to shelve the magnum opus altogether.

Kangana was announced as the lead in this historical epic by Ketan Mehta. But what followed was a legal battle and accusations of script hijacking, with Mehta claiming his concept was used in Manikarnika. The original Rani Mahal was shelved for good.

Yes, the sequel was planned! But back when SRK and Salman weren’t on talking terms, the tension was too high for any script to survive. The mega reunion fans were dying for was buried under bruised egos and unresolved drama.

Starring Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt, Dus had a promising start. But after director Mukul Anand’s untimely death and internal disagreements among producers, the film was never completed. It eventually got a spiritual reboot in 2005 with an entirely new team.

This ambitious sci-fi film starring Aamir Khan and Raveena Tandon was touted to be India’s first time-travel movie. But after creative differences and production delays (not to mention Shekhar Kapur’s fallout with producers), the film was put in a permanent freeze.

Another Shekhar Kapur dream project, Paani was a dystopian thriller with Sushant Singh Rajput onboard. But creative differences with YRF reportedly derailed the project. Kapur even tweeted his frustration, calling it a film "they never allowed me to make."