Power Star Pawan Kalyan, chief of Janasena created a sensation turning Gabbar Singh seven years back. Harish Shankar who directed the film which is a remake of Bollywood hit, Salman Khan starrer Dabangg, shared many secrets turning nostalgic on Gabbar Singh completing seven years.
After thanking his Gabbar Singh Pawan Kalyan, he recollected, "I used to watch Pawan Kalyan's films in a crazy manner while studying in BHEL. I caned the first shot on Pawan Kalyan for Gabbar Singh on Dec 4th 2011. For the entire first week I forgot that I am the director of the film. What ever Pawan did, I just used to say ok in the first take. He himself used to remined him 'Shankar, saripotunda.. leda'."
Harish Shankar then revealed " When I announced Gabbar Singh, director Ram Gopal Varma came to Hyderabad. He questioned Dabangg is a super hit film in Bollywood. When you have the talent to write dialogues and scripts, what is the need to go for a remake? Apart from it, there will be huge expectations on Pawan Kalyan's film. Seems You are walking on fire?' I smiled and kept quite. I know that I am not doing a remake. It was not the time for me to argue with him. Later RGV praised me after seeing the premier. I didnot think of showing Pawan Kalyan in a new manner in Gabbar Singh. By that time we missed old Pawan Kalyan. I planned to show Pawan Kalyan in the similar manner after Jalsa. I became fan of Pawan Kalyan after watching Pawan Kalyan's fight in white dress in Gokulamlo Seetha".