5 Abhishek Bachchan movies that could have been blockbusters

Arpita Sarkar

Abhishek Bachchan's shelved films

Amitabh Bachchan's son and actor Abhishek Bachchan has starred in several popular films in his remarkable career. However, some of his films were shelved. Take a look!

Vettai's Hindi remake

The Hindi remake of the Tamil film Vettai was shelved. The film was originally planned to star Shahid Kapoor and Ali Zafar, but was later given to Abbas-Mastan, who cast Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham.

Sena

Sena, a film starring Abhishek Bachchan, was shelved. The film was planned in 2004 by producers Vicky Chopra and Sohail Khan, as per reports.

Purushartha

The film Purushartha, which was to star Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, and Amitabh Bachchan, was shelved in 1999.

Businessman

Businessman, a remake of a Telugu film, was originally planned to star Abhishek Bachchan, but was shelved by the makers.

Jungle

Abhishek Bachchan was offered a role in the film Jungle, but it was shelved and later restarted, only to be shelved again.

Abhishek Bachchan's debut film

Abhishek Bachchan's debut film was Refugee, released in 2000. In the film, he played the role of a young man who helps illegal refugees cross the India-Pakistan border. The film also starred Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Abhishek Bachchan's recent film

He was recently seen in Shoojit Sircar's I Want to Talk. It tells the story of Arjun Sen (played by Abhishek Bachchan), a successful marketing executive who is diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer