When Amitabh Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit almost teamed up for 4 films; But none took off - Here’s why

Amitabh Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit, two of the biggest icons in Indian cinema, surprisingly never shared much screen space despite their immense popularity. While fans have long wished to see them together in a substantial project, very few know that the two were actually supposed to collaborate on four different films over the years.

Unfortunately, each of those attempts was shelved at various stages of production.Four Projects That Never HappenedAs reported by BollywoodMDB, the first of these was Bandua in 1989, helmed by JP Dutta. While a grand muhurat ceremony was held, the film never moved forward. Dutta reportedly refused to elaborate on the reasons, saying cryptically, “Ask Mr. Bachchan about it.” Then came an ambitious film by acclaimed filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, who envisioned Madhuri as Madhabi Mukherjee and Big B portraying the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.

However, fears that the Ray family might object to the portrayal led to the project being dropped.In 2004, a comedy about a scientist and a musician was planned, with Somnath Sen directing and both stars on board. But Amitabh Bachchan opted out midway, citing a lack of excitement about the script. “I decided not to do Somnath Sen's purely because the project didn't enthuse me after a point,” he told IANS.Lastly, Madhuri revealed on a reality show that she and Bachchan once shot for 90 minutes for a film titled Shanakth, which was eventually shelved without explanation.

Where They Are Now Despite those missed collaborations, both stars have continued to enjoy strong individual careers. Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in the Rajinikanth's starrer action flick ‘Vettaiyan and Madhuri Dixit played a pivotal role in the horror comedy film ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ which turned out to be a decent hit.