Harish Shankar who is considered as one of the most bankable directors in Tollywood has wasted some of his valuable years waiting for Pawan Kalyan. He readied ‘Bhavadeeyudu Bhagat Singh’ and waited patiently for his ‘Gabbar Singh’ hero while the latter completed movies like ‘Vakeel Saab’ and ‘Bheemla Nayak’. The star hero turned Deputy Chief Minister has rejected Harish’s script which made the director opt for remaking ‘Theri’ as ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’.
The two teasers got a huge response but Pawan did not give enough dates for this project. His first priority was always ‘Bro’ and ‘OG’. Because of his love for Pawan, Harish Shankar still waited patiently for the hero but Pawan decided to focus more on politics. He took a gap from movies and gave his everything during the campaigning in Andhra Pradesh.
Pawan Kalyan has won the elections and he is now the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. While everyone is happy with it, the filmmakers are worried if he will ever be back doing movies that he started or not.
Reports suggest that ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ is last on his list as he would wrap up working on ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ and ‘OG’ first. It looks like Harish’s film will not start this year. On the other hand, the ‘DJ’ director is about to finish the work of ‘Mr Bachchan’ and release it in July or August. Instead of waiting for Pawan, sources say that Harish Shankar is now looking to work with Megastar Chiranjeevi.
The elder brother of Pawan will be free of ‘Vishwambhara’ soon and he may start Harish’s project immediately if the director readies the script by then. Harish is known for his commercial entertainers which means they can wrap up the film within 5-6 months. People Media Factory is the frontrunner to producer Chiranjeevi-Harish Shankar’s film.
