May 11, 2024, 06:17 AM IST

6 shelved movies of Aamir Khan

Simran Singh

Bollywood's Mr Perfectionist, Aamir Khan is known for his choice of films

However, there were few films that was annouced, or even started, but they never saw the light

Here are the films led by Aamir Khan that reportedly got shelved

Shekhar Kapur adapted Hollywood's Back To The Future with Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Gulshan Grover. Sadly, the film got shelved midway

Time Machine

In 1989 Mahesh Bhatt was to direct a mother-son relationship film with Mumtaz and Aamir Khan. However, he reportedly shelved it after Andhiyaan (1990) flopped

Mahesh Bhatt's film

 Jackie Shroff, Aamir Khan, and Bhagyashree were signed for Naya Sawan. Then for undisclosed reasons, the project got shelved. Later the project was revived with a new cast. Despite the film being completed, it remained unreleased due to financial reasons

Naya Sawan (1991)

Chetan Anand had signed Raaj Kumar, Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, and Ved Thappar for the period drama Takht O Taj. However, the film got shelved due to Chetan's bad health

Takht O Taj (1991)

Amitabh Bachchan's ABCL signed Mansoor Khan for an ensemble drama with himself, Aamir Khan, and Rani Mukherjee. However, the film was scrapped

Happy Diwali (2001)

Jhamu Sughand announced Adaa with Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Aamir Khan. However, the film got shelved

Adaa (1998)