Top 10 People Who Didn’t Live To See The Fate Of Their Movies

1. Yash Chopra Film maker Yash Chopra is recognized as the ‘king >> Read More...

Yash Chopra declared his retirement after ‘ Jab Tak Hai Jaan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, and what seemed like a career choice then, appears more like a sign of things to come now. Two weeks away from the release of his mega budget Diwali release, Chopra was hospitalised amidst rumours of a possible case of Dengue. A few days later, reports confirmed that a deteriorating Chopra had passed away. The movie went on to become a massive hit, but Chopra didn’t live to see the fate of his last directorial venture.

2. Smita Patil This versatile actress was born on the 17th of Oct >> Read More...

The political protagonist in many Bollywood movies and a bold force to reckon with, Patil did a number of movies and made her way into the hearts of the masses. Unfortunately, at the young age of 31, Smita passed away due to complications of childbirth. She left behind approximately 8-10 movies, all of which she worked hard for but never got to see the reception by the audiences.

3. Amjad Khan Amjad Zakaria Khan was born on 12th November, 1940 >> Read More...

Bollywood’s poster child for a villain, Amjad Khan aka Gabbar died in 1992. He had an accident and slipped into a coma, and although he recovered soon, the heavy medication caused him to put on a lot of weight. Owing to which he had a heart attack and died. His movies like ‘Do Fantoosh’, ‘Rudaali’ and ‘Aatank’, were released posthumously.

4. Rajesh Khanna Born as Jatin Khanna on 29th December 1942, the ch >> Read More...

Yesteryear's superstar, Rajesh Khanna passed away in 2012. The actor fought a long and hard battle against cancer and finally gave in. Two of his movies, ‘ Riyasat Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘Jaanleva Black Blood’ remain incomplete to date, and the producers are struggling to fit someone into the legendary superstar’s shoes.

5. Jiah Khan Jiah Khan was a British-American actress, singer >> Read More...

The actress who committed suicide and generated much more media attention post her death than she ever had when she was alive, was also going to be a part of a big league movie. She had in fact signed a lot of projects and then suddenly out of nowhere news broke out of her alleged suicide. Her mother claims she was happy about her career’s recent tidings and that she was forced into committing suicide.

6. Divya Bharti Divya Bharti was an Indian film actress and model, >> Read More...

Talk about unexplained deaths; Divya Bharti was certainly one of them. Bharti committed suicide at the young age of 19. She was replaced in all her movies. Various heroines were consulted to take her place and the incomplete sequences she shot, never saw the light of day.

7. Farooq Sheikh Farooq Sheikh is a legendary actor, a television p >> Read More...

Farooq Sheikh died of a heart attack in UAE. He graced the screen with two movies the same year he died, and there were two more movies released after his death. ‘ Children of War Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, a critically acclaimed movie and ‘ Youngistaan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, both were released after Sheikh’s demise.

8. Amrish Puri Amrish Lal Puri was born on 22nd June, 1932 in Pun >> Read More...

Bollywood’s favourite baddy, ‘Mogambo’ Amrish Puri, shot to fame with his dialogue “Mogambo Khush Hua”. He had been a household name. The veteran actor passed away in 2005. His movie ‘Kachi Sadak’ was released after his death.

9. Balraj Sahni Sahni was born to Yudhishthir Sahni in 1913. He st >> Read More...

He passed away in 1973 and unfortunately there was a slew of movie releases pending. Among the many movies that released after this demise were the award-winning films like ‘Amaanat’, ‘Jallian Wala Bagh’ and ‘Garam Hawa’.

10. Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar was born on July 9th, 1938 in Mumbai >> Read More...

Another name in the list of people who left behind a legacy of unreleased movies is that of Sanjeev Kumar. Among more than 10 of his posthumously released movies was ‘Professor Ki Padosan’.