These Bollywood actors have multiple projects stuck in limbo

The Hindi film industry churns out about 300 to 500 films every year but there are also scores of delayed films that come really close to release and a lastminute hurdle pushes them back into the cans The latest case in point is the Sunny Deolstarrer Mohalla Assi whose makers have been restrained by a Delhi court from releasing the film for its abusive content and the possibility of it hurting religious sentiments The Chandra Prakash Dwivedi film had gone on floors sometime in 2011This isnt Sunnys only project that has been struggling for release I Love NY costarring Kangana Ranaut had been stuck for close to six years and is now slated to release this week Conceptualised in 2009 it was abandoned after producer Bhushan Kumar saw rushes of it and felt it wasnt up to the mark Moreover Sunny had apparently refused to dub for the film as he had not received his full payment then However with Kumar selling the films rights two years ago it is set to hit the marquee Besides theres Neeraj Pathakdirected actioncomedy in which Sunny plays a don that has been stuck midway for the last three years Like Sunny there are a few other actors whose multiple projects are waiting to exhale hitlist takes a look at themRicha ChaddaStruggle with projects 4gtgt IshqeriaThe longinthemaking film costarring Neil Nitin Mukesh has been delayed due to reasons ranging from inclement weather and production constraints to director Prerna Wadhwans wedding While the film was said to be in postproduction last year a release date hasnt been chalked out yetgtgt Main Aur CharlesThe fictional account of bikini killer Charles Sobhraj in which Richa plays a law student has been shot but is awaiting release as the makers are yet to find studio backinggtgt GhoomketuThe Anurag Kashyap film wrapped up last year but there has not been any official announcement of its release date yetAmitabh BachchanStruggle with projects More then 4gtgt ShoebiteThe Shoojit Sircar project has run into one hurdle after the other Initially the films original producer filed a legal case against Shoojit for having approached a big studio for backing Though it was complete and ready for a theatrical release in 2009 it has been kept in the cold storage which left the director miffed but not hopelessgtgt TalismanSupposed to be a superhero film it was apparently shelved due to creative differences between Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Ram Madhwanigtgt Yeh Meri ZindagiThis Mukul Dutt film took 35 years to be made and never releasedgtgt PowerDeclared in 2010 by Rajkumar Santoshi this multistarrer had to be put on hold after a small portion of it was shot following Sanjay Dutts imprisonmentNawazuddin SiddiquiStruggle with projects 4gtgt The Maya TapeHelmed by Nikhil Allug this horror film went on floors in 2012 and the postproduction work is complete but the makers are yet to get a release dategtgt Anwar Ka Ajab KissaThough it has been screened at film festivals and released in the UK in 2013 as Sniffer a theatrical release in India is awaitedgtgt Manjhi The Mountain ManAmidst all this struggle theres some good news for the actor mdash Ketan Mehtas biopic will hit the theatres on August 21 after waiting in the wings for three yearsgtgt GhoomketuThe comedy would have reached the audience long ago had it not been stuck for a major studio backing The makers are still scouting for a production partner after failing to persuade distributors to release the filmRandeep HoodaStruggle with projects 2gtgt Main Aur CharlesHe plays the protagonist in the film inspired by true events and told from the perspective of respected Indian cop Amod Kanth who handled the notorious case of celebrity prisoner Charles Sobhraj Though it was set for a June release it has been delayed as the makers are looking for studio supportgtgt ShooterVikram Sawant started work on his third film with the actor the earlier ones being D and Risk nearly four years ago in which he has been paired opposite his ex Neetu Chandra However there is no update on the films release dateArshad WarsiStruggle with projects 3gtgt ZamaanatThe film was launched in the mid 1996 and completed over a decade ago but is still waiting to exhale though it came quite close to release in 2010 Arshad is featured alongside Amitabh Bachchan in this muchdelayed project whose star cast also includes Karisma Kapoor Anupam Kher and Telugu actress Vijayashantigtgt The Legend of Michael MishraIt went on floors in early 2014 and was supposed to hit the marquee on March 20 this year However as the cricket World Cup was underway release of this Manish Jha film was indefinitely pushed aheadgtgt Bhaiyyaji SuperhitThe Neeraj Pathakdirected actioncomedy which has an ensemble cast has been stuck midway for the last three years