Harish Shankar slams Netflix over language-barrier with “non-Telugu heads”

Filmmaker Harish Shankar of ‘Gabbar Singh’ fame took to Twitter recently to slam streaming giant Netflix India for its language barrier while dealing with their executives. He requested that Netflix appoint representatives who can understand the language so there’s no communication gap during narration.
“Dear @NetflixIndia when you approach for Telugu content please appoint someone from Telugu states in the content department…… It’s becoming very tough for many to deal with Non-Telugu heads while narrations …. Hope you consider my request!!!” Harish tweeted.
Other Twitter users agreed with his tweet. A person wrote,“Netflix, this is very concerning, most of the artists from India are well-versed in their native language, so you are already missed out great products. Until you resolve this issue, you can’t grow in India, irrespective of your 'mobile only' offers or movie release plans.”
Another tweet read, “Director Harish Shankar raises an extremely important issue especially when it comes to Netflix/ Amazon. They don’t have a full grasp of what they are actually buying! TV+OTT companies like Star, Zee, Sony have local heads in all leading languages.”
On the work front, Harish Shankar is gearing up to reunite with Pawan Kalyan for the upcoming Telugu film 'Ustaad Bhagat Singh’. The film marks his reunion after eleven years with Pawan. The duo had previously worked together in ‘Gabbar Singh’, the Telugu remake of ‘Dabangg’.
Harish’s next film with Pawan Kalyan is rumoured to be a remake of the Tamil film ‘Theri.’ The project was officially launched last December in a pooja ceremony. The film’s crew includes cinematographer Ayananka Bose, who earlier collaborated with Harish Shankar for the Allu Arjun-starrer Duvvada Jagannadham, art director Anand Sai, editor Chota K Prasad, music composer Devi Sri Prasad and action choreographers Ram-Lakshman.