Shoojit Sircar's 'Shoebite' starring Amitabh Bachchan on hold since 2009; 'makes me sad'

Shoojit Sircar is currently basking in success of his latest film Sardar Udham Singh, based on life of revolutionary freedom fighter played by Vicky Kaushal. ace director has been garnering praises for his filmmaking from fans and critics alike. However, Shoojit still awaits release of a dece-old film Shoebite starring Amitabh Bachchan in le. 

unreleased film, which charts story of a man in his early 60s has been on hold since 2009 due to an altercation between different partners of film regarding its rights. According to a report by Mid Day, director has revealed that Disney, Fox Star Studios, as well as some writers and collaborators on board project, are yet to give ir Cs and permissions for film to see light of day. 

Shoojit Sircar's Shoebite stuck since 2009

director furr explained that film's rights, which were originally held by UTV, were later taken over by Disney. He ded that Disney's representatives told makers that  Hollywood partners were unsure about film's Hindi release. Shoojit, who recently collaborated with Big B for Gulabo Sitabo, stated that unreleased film still comes up in a discussion with actor, who puts his heart and soul into every project. 

Any mention of film sdens director, who iterated that Disney and Fox should do something about this release. He also revealed that only post-production work on film is left. Reportedly, Shoebite is based on Indian-American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan’s story, Labour of Love. film's rights were sold to 20th Century Fox Studios in 1994, post which it was picked up by UTV. However, Shyamalan ardently wanted to make screen aption in US first. 

Meanwhile,  Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 host is gearing up for release of his film Mayday, which also stars Ajay Devgn and Rakul Preet Singh in pivotal roles. He will also essay an important role in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra, which also stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna Akkineni. Apart from se, Big B also has Project K, Intern, Goodbye, and Uunchai in his kitty.

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