Shoebite

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title: "Shoebite" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["unreleased-hindi-language-films", "cancelled-films", "films-shot-in-himachal-pradesh", "films-directed-by-shoojit-sircar", "utv-motion-pictures-films", "films-shot-in-manali,-himachal-pradesh", "indian-drama-films", "films-set-in-manali,-himachal-pradesh", "films-about-marriage", "films-based-on-american-short-stories"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoebite" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Shoebite
image	Shoe Bite.jpg
native_name
director	Shoojit Sircar
producer	Ronnie Screwvala
based_on
starring
studio	UTV Motion Pictures
distributor
released
country	India
language	Hindi
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| name = Shoebite | image = Shoe Bite.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name = | director = Shoojit Sircar | producer = Ronnie Screwvala | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on = | starring = | narrator = | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio = UTV Motion Pictures | distributor = | released = | runtime = | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = | gross = Shoebite is an unreleased film and is the story of a man in his early 60s played by Amitabh Bachchan. The film is based on a story Labour Of Love by M. Night Shyamalan. It is directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. The lyrics are penned by Gulzar.

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

• Amitabh Bachchan as John Pereira
• Sarika as Aditi
• Shrysh Zutshi as Young John Pereira
• Sanjeeda Shaikh as Young Aditi
• Dia Mirza
• Jimmy Sheirgill
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui
• Apurva Mathur
• Preeti Nigam
• Suresh Gera

Production

Filming

During the Manali schedule of the film, the shooting unit converted the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) into a hospital.

Production

Percept Picture Company announced a film called Johnny Walker starring Bachchan and directed by Sircar, but the film was never made. Sircar took the film to UTV Motion Pictures, 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 Shoojit Sircar made film Vicky Donor and got it released since he started to face delays in Shoebite. 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

References

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7. [http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/joh/johnny-mastana/mid_25508/photos/mopho_25508_40840_2/2.html "Johnny Mastana"] {{webarchive. link. (8 March 2012 ,''Apunkachoice'', URL Retrieved on 8 April 2010)
8. (2008-07-24). "Amitabh's Shoebite in trouble". OneIndia.
9. "Archived copy".
10. (1 May 2012). "Never expected families to turn up for 'Vicky Donor',says director".
11. Vol 9, Issue 19. (2012-05-12). "Vicky Donor is born". Tehelka.
12. "Amitabh Bachchan: Put aside issues, give 'Shoebite' a chance | Hindi Movie News - Times of India".

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