Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau issues notices to Sai Dharam Tej's film crew

Amidst swirling rumors surrounding the fate of Sai Dharam Tej's anticipated film "Ganja Shankar," fresh trouble brews as the Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau (NAB) issues notices to the actor, director Sampath Nandi, and producer Naga Vamsi. The bureau has raised objections to the movie's title and content, specifically regarding its depiction of a character involved in the ganja business, urging the filmmakers to abstain from glorifying drug consumption and sales.

In the notice they posted on X, Sandeep Sandhilya, director of NAB wrote, “In your movie, depicting the protagonist as engaging in ganja business and glorifying his acts and the title Ganja Shankar will create negative impact on the viewers, especially students and youth. We expect you to refrain from depicting any scenes in your movie where consumption, sale, peddling and supply of ganja is glorified and shown as a heroic act and you desist from having such scenes in your movie and to abstain from propagating such acts which will have deleterious effects on the young generation.”

Meanwhile, amidst these controversies, rumors persist regarding the shelving of the film due to purported budgetary constraints, although neither the production team nor official sources have confirmed these speculations.