Shoebite

Shoebite is an unreleased film and is the story of a man in his early 60s played by Amitabh Bachchan. The film is based on a story Labour Of Love by M. Night Shyamalan. It is directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. The lyrics are penned by Gulzar.[1]

Shoebite
Directed byShoojit Sircar
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Starring
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

During production, the movie was titled Johnny Mastana and later Johnny Walker.[2]

Plot

Shoebite is the story of a man in his early 60s named John Pereira who sets out on a journey of self-discovery.

Cast

Filming

During the Manali schedule of the film, the shooting unit converted the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment(SASE) into a hospital.[8]

Production

Percept Picture Company announced a film called Johnny Walker starring Bachchan and directed by Sircar, but the film was never made. Sircar took the film to UTV Motion Pictures, renaming it Shoebite. Percept filed a lawsuit against UTV seeking to prevent Shoebite from being made. After a long legal battle, the lawsuit was dismissed in 2012.[9][10] The production of the film has been speculated to be stalled.[11] The director of the film Shoojit Sircar made film Vicky Donor and got it released since he started to face delays in Shoebite.[12] Sircar released Madras Cafe in 2013, and the film has now been cancelled.[13] In March 2018, Bachchan requested the makers to release the film in his tweet, saying Yes... put aside the internal debate, issues, or personal view points and give this labour of love from Shoojit Sircar a chance for others to appreciate this novel story and film... Please.. [14]

References
  1. "Shyamalan stalls release of Big B film?". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (29 January 2014). "Berlin: 'Sixth Sense's M. Night Shyamalan, Bruce Willis Re-Team For 'Labor Of Love'". Deadline. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. Glamsham, Abid (7 February 2008). "Amitabh Bachchan's wife Sarika dies". Filmbeat. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. "Johnny Mastana Photo - Hindi Movie". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. Shoebite's a very unique love story: Sarika
  6. Ive grown up watching C grade movies: Nawazuddin Part 1 Archived 8 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Singh, T Lalith. "Pretty Preeti's performance peps up small screen". Telangana Today.
  8. "Johnny Mastana" Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine,Apunkachoice, URL Retrieved on 8 April 2010
  9. "Amitabh's Shoebite in trouble". OneIndia. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  10. "UTV Wins Case Against Percept On Shoebite". Boxofficeindia.co.in. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  11. Shyamalan stalls release of Amitanh Bachchan film?
  12. Never expected families to turn up for 'Vicky Donor', says director
  13. Vol 9, Issue 19 (12 May 2012). "Vicky Donor is born". Tehelka. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  14. "Amitabh Bachchan: Put aside issues, give 'Shoebite' a chance | Hindi Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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