Due to production goof-ups, a schedule of Nagesh Kukunoor’s Eight by Ten (earlier titled Tasveer) went awry. Back home from Canada, Akshay Kumar, who obviously doesn’t like his dates to go down the tubes, alloted them to another film. So what happens to Eight by etc?
Well, it could be shelved.. stalled.. stuck. Glitches, differences, plain old production problems have been the bane of Bombay show business, notorious for the wastage of man and money power.
Cut to the chase then.. or just look at some of the movies that went poof with the wind.. for reasons known and unknown.
Zamaanat
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vijayashanti, Arshad Warsi, Karisma Kapoor
Status: Coming, coming.. but where? For months had a Juhu hoarding which faded with the summer heat.
Reason: Not even Bachchan’s blessings could get this S Ramanathan film into the theatres.. and mind you, Ramanathan sir is one of the most likeable souls in the business.
Milenge Milenge
Cast: Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor
Status: Almost there.
Reason: Everyone concerned, including director Satish Kaushik, is into new projects. Only producer Boney Kapoor is still optimistic, claiming, “Hoga.. hoga.. hoga.”
Mehbooba
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala
Status: Ready but no takers.
Reason: Director Afzal Khan’s romantic saga has been a case of no-show. Shakeel Noorani’s Jaan ki Baazi and Pankaj Kharbanda’s Dost are other Sanjay Dutt movies that are not likely to increase the sale of popcorn.
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