8 Amitabh Bachchan movies that could have been blockbusters

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Big B's shelved films

Amitabh Bachchan is hailed as the 'Shahenshah of Bollywood' for his immense contribution to Indian cinema. But his several films also got shelved that could've been superhits.

Apna Paraya

This romance drama was supposed to be Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha's debut collaboration. But got cancelled mid-way because both were newcomers in the industry.

Sarfarosh

Amitabh Bachchan joined the shooting for this film with Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, and Parveen Babi. But later it got shelved due to unknown reasons.

Shoebite

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar signed Amitabh Bachchan for this drama film, which even completed its shooting. But got shelved later. Big B even requested the makers to release the film on Twitter.

Shanakht

This action drama was supposed to be Amitabh Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit's first collaboration. But it later got cancelled mid-way.  They are yet to appear together in a film.

Power

Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi signed Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, and Anil Kapoor for this film. The film was ready to go on floors in 2010 but got shelved.

Taalismaan

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film had Amitabh Bachchan in the lead. But rumours say due to the weak script the film got shelved. It was based on the 1892 novel, Chandrakanta.

Kutumb

Actor Mahesh Manjrekar was supposed to direct this film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Kareena Kapoor Khan. But the film got suddenly cancelled.

Devaa

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai had signed Amitabh Bachchan for his ambitious film, along with Shammi Kapoor, and Meenakshi Sheshadri. Sadly, the film got shelved.