''Shoebite'' is an unreleased film and is the story of a man in his early 60s played by

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

. The film is based on a story ''Labour Of Love'' by M. Night Shyamalan. It is directed by

Shoojit Sircar Shoojit Sircar (born ) is an Indian filmmaker, director and producer known for his work in Hindi films. He has received several awards, including two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award from five nominations. Sircar made his directoria ...

and produced by

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. The lyrics are penned by

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. During production, the movie was titled ''Johnny Mastana'' and later ''Johnny Walker''.

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

as John Pereira *

Sarika Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English-language film ''Parzania''. She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work i ...

as Aditi * Shrysh Zutshi as Young John Pereira *

Sanjeeda Shaikh Sanjeeda Sheikh (born 20 December 1984) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi television industry. She is one of the most famous actresses on Indian television. Early life She was born in Kuwait into a religious Muslim family who hail ...

as Young Aditi *

Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian model, actress, producer, and social worker who predominantly works in Hindi films. Mirza won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Mis ...

Jimmy Sheirgill Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His bre ...

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui (; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in ''Patang'' (2012). He ga ...

* Apurva Mathur *

Preeti Nigam Preeti Nigam is an Indian actress who is known for her negative roles in Telugu-language television serials. Career Her career began when a Telugu short filmmaker noticed her while she was giving a dance performance. The maker insisted that s ...

Filming

During the Manali schedule of the film, the shooting unit converted the

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(SASE) into a hospital.

Production

Percept Picture Company Percept Picture Company is an Indian film production company, established in 2002 and a division of Percept Limited, an entertainment, media and communications company based in Mumbai. It has produced films like ''Dhol'', '' MP3: Mera Pehla Pehl ...

announced a film called ''Johnny Walker'' starring Bachchan and directed by Sircar, but the film was never made. Sircar took the film to

, 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. The production of the film has been speculated to be stalled. The director of the film

made film ''

Vicky Donor ''Vicky Donor ''is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Fil ...

'' and got it released since he started to face delays in Shoebite. Sircar released ''

Madras Cafe ''Madras Cafe'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri with newcomer Raashi Khanna in lead roles. The film is set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, dur ...

'' in 2013, and the film has now been cancelled. 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..''

References

External links

on oneindia.com''
{{UTV Movies Unreleased Hindi-language films Cancelled films Films shot in Himachal Pradesh Films directed by Shoojit Sircar UTV Motion Pictures films