Director Harish Shankar’s much-anticipated project, “Ustaad Bhagat Singh,” has been plagued by persistent delays attributed to Pawan Kalyan’s political engagements. Despite commencing production in May, the film’s shooting schedules have been repeatedly postponed due to Pawan Kalyan’s juggling act between film commitments and his political responsibilities.
Recently, the shooting of “Ustaad Bhagat Singh” resumed; however, it was once again disrupted by Pawan Kalyan’s political activities. The Andhra Pradesh Police detained the Janasena party president in preventive custody in the NTR district following a dramatic episode that unfolded late Saturday night.
Pawan Kalyan had been protesting the police’s interference with his convoy at the Telangana-Andhra border while en route to his party office for a PCA meeting. Initially, he attempted to travel by air, but his special flight was prevented from departing from Hyderabad. He then chose to travel by road, but his convoy encountered obstacles in the NTR district, leading him to temporarily abandon his vehicle and walk towards Mangalagiri in Vijayawada. At one point, he even resorted to lying down and walking on the road at Anumanchipalli after being blocked from proceeding to Vijayawada.
Director Harish Shankar finds himself in a challenging position, as he requires a substantial portion of Pawan Kalyan’s time, approximately 70 days, to complete the film. The ongoing clash between Pawan Kalyan’s film commitments and his political activities continues to cast uncertainty over the production of “Ustaad Bhagat Singh.”