What are some major movies that have been shot without a script?

 

Mr. Natwarlal (1979)

When the film started Amitabh had become the numero uno actor of Bollywood. And he was paired with Rekha. Music by Rajesh Roshan the songs were recorded and shooting commenced. Except that there was no script. They just hand a few scenes in their mind that sounded exciting but nothing concrete on paper. But the producers didn't wanted to loose the dates of Amitabh so they began shooting without a script. So they shot the songs first and by the time they shot the songs they put together scenes to go with the songs and that's how the film was made where the script came after the songs and was made in a improv rather than bound script. The film was inspired by a real life thug but was made as a comic masala movie. Even then the film was a major commercial success.

Ugly (2014)

The script or Ugly was written but never shared with the actors. The film involved a lot of improvisation and actors were supposed to interpret the scene on their own. The actors were given plot outlines and character sketches but not a proper script. One of the most powerful scene of the film is in the police station where the protagonists and police inspector engage in a dialogue over a mobile phone rather than looking for the lost girl, was completely improvised. The whole film was shot in a way that the actors themselves were suprised when the story got a twist or suspense is revealed. It helped the director Anurag Kashyap get real emotions out of the actors rather than rehearsed ones. And Ugly is considered one of the best films of Anurag Kashyap as a director.

Hamshakals (2015)

If there is any hall of fame for bad directors Sajid Khan deserve a place in that for making the abysmal films Himmatwala and Hamshakals. Hamshakals was so bad that the actors working on it denounced it. Bipasha Basu and Saif Ali Khan outrightly told the pathetic way the movie was shot without any script. For the heroes the one liner way- Do as I keep saying and for heroines- just look good. Actor Saif Ali Khan has said that the film was based on the director's imagination, as it "didn't have a script as such". The result was cringe and offensive script and puke worthy dialogues that made the film one of the worst of all times.

Which are the Bollywood movies that were shot but never got released?

 There are many movies which were either shelved mid-way or not able to find distributors. However mentioning three most promising films of the 90's decade which would have been a treat to watch but could not see the light of the day.

DUS:

This film would have surely entered the 100 crore club. The trailer created an instant buzz on the satellite channels. The film starred Salman Khan and Sunjay Dutt as Army Officers whereas Vinod Khanna played the chief. It was supposed to be the debut film of actor Rahul Dev who played a terrorist in the film.

Raveena Tandon also played a sort of “Lady Gabbar Singh” terrorist, chewing tobacco and riding horses in the mountain ranges of Utah in United States where a major portion of the film was shot. Shilpa Shetty played a press reporter.

The film was based on terrorism and patriotism where the main lead actors invade Pakistan in order to avoid a fourth Indo - Pak war. It was a much revered dream of Mukul Anand but his untimely death due to a heart attack led the film to be shelved after 40% completion.

The music of the film was composed by Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy. A compilation of the film's rushes are avaliable on you tube in the form of songs, “Mahiya" sung by Sukhvinder Singh and “Uda de Mere Hosh" by Anupama Deshpande. The song “Suno gaur se duniya walo”, sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Udit Narayan was later released and was a big hit.

TIME MACHINE:

Time Machine was a science fiction film which made news in the first part of the 90's decade. Directed by Shekhar Kapoor, the film was shelved due to Shekhar Kapoor's International commitments. The film starred Aamir Khan and Raveena Tandon in main lead with a very different storyline.

Aamir travels back from the 90's decade to the 60's decade and meets his parents played by Naseerudin Shah and Rekha before they ever met themselves.

Today it sounds normal but three decades before it would have done wonders.

KALINGA

Kalinga was a special film because it not only starred Dilip Kumar but also would have been the directorial debut of the actor. It was jointly produced by Sudhakar Bokade and Saira Banu.

Dilip Kumar was to play a Justice in the film who takes revenge from his sons because he is ill-treated by them after his retirement. Raj Kiran was also a part of the film and it was during this time when he suddenly went missing.

Sunny Deol left the film because of date problems and was replaced by a newcomer Punjabi actor Amitosh Maan opposite Meenakshi Sheshadri. Jackie Shroff was the other actor in the film. The film is 70% complete.

Two films from great directors like Mukul Anand and Shekhar Kapoor, one great actor, Dilip Kumar wearing the director's cap....... MISSED!

Bollywood is not just about hits and flops.

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Which Bollywood movie was the first to be fully shot in a foreign country?

 Though Bollywood is a term coined in the 70s, the question here means the first movie to be entirely shot abroad. There is little evidence of movies shot abroad (especially prior independence), still India in Africa a.k.a. Africa Mein Hind can be called as the first Indian film to be entirely shot abroad (Africa). The movie was released in 1939.

The film was directed by Hirendra Kumar Basu (Hiren Bose) and starred B. Nandrekar, Urmila Gupta and Vidya Devi. It was an action film.

After Africa Mein Hind, Ashok Kumar starrer, Naaz had a few scenes which were shot in Cairo, London and Egypt.

Ten years later in 1964, Raj Kapoor shot a few scenes and songs in Paris and Switzerland. The film was Sangam. The film starred Raj Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar and Vyjantimala in lead roles.

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