Rituparno Ghosh wanted Amitabh Bachchan as Satyajit Ray & Madhuri Dixit as Madhabi Mukherjee, but the film got dropped fearing backlash

Three potential film projects aimed to pair Bollywood icons Amitabh Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit, but all were shelved for various reasons. The first, directed by the late Rituparno Ghosh, faced concerns about offending the family of filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Ghosh later expressed his regret over the missed collaboration. The second project, ‘Bandua,’ directed by JP Dutta in 1989, didn’t go beyond its initial shot. A third by Somnath Sen also failed to materialize, leaving the industry to ponder what could have been.