At the time of release of "Naam" in 2004 ; There was an "A.G Nadiadwala's Productions" shelved film titled "Kutumb" ; Starring :- Amitabh Bachchan , Abhishek Bachchan , Akshay Kumar , Ajay Devgn , Irrfan Khan , John Abraham & Kareena Kapoor with Celina Jaitley & (Sanjay Dutt) in a Cameo ; Music By -Pritam ; Produced by - Firoz A. Nadiadwala ; Directed By - Anees Bazmee (Replaced by Vikram Bhatt & Mahesh Manjrekar) ; but this project also got shelved.....after many directors chages hands on this film !!!!!!
The film was completed under the title "Benaam" in 2004. It remained unreleased for over 16 years.
Anees Bazmee was announced this film in 2002 after "Deewangee" ; then starts & completes this film in 2004 with title "Benaam" ; then the title was changed as release date comes near & re-titled "Naam" 2004/2008/2022 ; Starring:- Ajay Devgan , Sameera Reddy , Bhoomika Chawla , Rahul Dev , Sharat Saxena & Anupam Kher with Lara Dutta in a Cameo as Item Number in the film ; but the film is still unreleased since 17 Years & now it will be released online on OTT platform in 2022 !!!!!!
According to Anees Bazmee, Naam will release on OTT platform in 2021
It is the 2nd film under the same name titled "Naam" after the 1986 Blockbuster Movie "Naam" ; that was Directed By - Mahesh Bhatt ; but after legal response from Bhatt Sahab , Anees Bazmee takes the right of title "Naam" for his film after changed its name from "Benaam" in 2004 !!!!!