Bollywood films that never saw a release

Not all films that are made get a theatrical release Some are not screened at all while others are restricted to film festivals Take for instance Kamal Swarooprsquos OmDarBaDar Twentysix years after its completion the film is finally getting its due as it releases on January 17 However not all cinematic endeavours have been equally lucky HitList brings you a lineup of few such films that made a lot of noise but somehow couldnrsquot make it to the cinema hallsZamaanat 1998Director S RamanathanLowdown Starring Amitabh Bachchan along with Karisma Kapoor and Arshad Warsi this filmrsquos director passed away after the filmrsquos completion The latest development is that his son Subish is keen on releasing the film as soon as possibleRang Rasiya 2008Director Ketan MehtaLowdown After a notsosuccessful biopic on Mangal Pandey the director turned his attention to celebrated painter Raja Ravi Varma Randeep Hooda played the protagonist while Nandana Sen essayed his muse Itrsquos been six years since the projectrsquos completion but therersquos no word yet on the release dateChor Mandali 1984Director Sanjay KhannaLowdown It was supposed to be Raj Kapoorrsquos last film but it didnrsquot up being so Starring Kapoor alongside fellow veteran Ashok Kumar the plot revolved around a heist But the film never got released as it got mired in financial tanglesChemistry 2011Director Sai KabirLowdown Kabir claims that upcoming film Revolver Rani is his directorial debut but the fact is that he had first started work on the film Chemistry But this movie never made it to the theatres due to several obstacles It was produced by Shreyas Talpade and also starred him opposite Soha Ali KhanKissa Kursi Ka 1977Director Amrit NahataLowdown If there was a film that came close to depicting the harsh realities of the Emergency then this was it But the movie paid a price for being excessively satirical Though praised for its brave imagery it was banned in the countryLadies Only 1997Director Dinesh ShailendraLowdown Kamal Haasan made a guest appearance in the film interestingly he played a dead body while Randhir Kapoor Seema Biswas and Shilpa Shirodkar summed up the lead cast An official remake of Magalir Mattum the film never had a theatrical release for reasons still unknown The film was also in news because as Randhir Kapoor was making a comeback to Bollywood with this filmPercy 1989Director Pervez MehrwanjiLowdown Offering a wonderful peek into the world of middleclass Parsis through a character named Percy played by Kurush Deboo the film did the rounds of the festival circuit and was widely appreciated But the movie didnrsquot see a theatrical releaseKhabardar 1984Director T Rama RaoLowdown This feature film based on euthanasia was supposed to feature Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan together for the first time Touted as an ambitious project the film never saw the light of dayPaanch 2001Director Anurag KashyapLowdown Itrsquos difficult to miss the irony in the fact that a filmmaker whose debut venture never got released is today launching younger filmmakers Paanch faced several problems due to its heady depiction of violence drug abuse and explicit language Despite cuts it never managed to hit the big screenAT LASTFilms that released after a prolonged delayYaar Meri Zindagi 1971Director Mukul DuttLowdown Thirtyseven years after its completion this film starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles released in the year 2008Love in Bombay 1975Director Joy MukherjeeLowdown Completed in 1975 this Joy Mukherjee and Waheeda Rahman starrer faced several problems that came in the way of its release It was finally released last year