Harish Shankar’s Claims Are Worrying Audience
Director Harish Shankar has extensively promoted the film “Ustaad Bhagat Singh” before the release of the movie.
By: Shanaz B Syed | 23 March 2026 11:06 PM ISTDirector Harish Shankar has extensively promoted the film “Ustaad Bhagat Singh” before the release of the movie. Now, even after the release of the film, he has taken the daunting task of carrying this heavy torch on his shoulders, thus getting more attention for the film. However, some of his revelations are a little tough to handle even for hardcore fans, as he started comparing the film to a classic commercial potboiler already.
Other day, Harish Shankar stated in a TV interview that the Sreeleela episode in the second half is actually thrilling for the family audience. Well, that episode is actually boring, except that “ee manase” song from Tholiprema is a surprise. This is just a small sample, as Harish Shankar is making many big claims while the theatres are registering less occupancy for the kind of bland content the director has produced. Especially for reasons like #OG mania still staying strong, Harish’s content and direction not clicking, Pawan Kalyan’s routine commercial films, have all affected Ustaad Bhagat Singh big time, but then, the director is making these tall claims in TV studios and web interviews. Well, that seems to be a bit of a worry.
In the name of promoting the film, if Harish Shankar goes on telling these kinds of stuff to the audience, he’s getting trolled more on social media without any doubt. However, if he self-analyses the mistakes like Mr Bachhan and why Ustaad Bhagat Singh failed to impress big time, his next venture would be more interesting at least. Many are wondering if Harish Shankar would ever accept his mistake of failing to create better original content for the movie by deviating from Theri remake.
