The Telangana strike disrupted the shooting of Balaji's keenly awaited THE DIRTY PICTURE for two days in Hyderabad.

Reportedly, Members of Parliament from the region in Andhra Pradesh have been exerting pressure on the central government to create a separate state.

The region, which has been on a lockdown for 2 days, resulted in the shoot of the Milan Luthria-directed musical drama getting cancelled at Ramoji Film City on July 5th and 6th.

This gave Vidya Balan, Tusshar and Naseeruddin Shah a breather from the film's hectic shooting schedule. Emraan Hashmi joins the unit next week following the release of his Mohit Suri-directed thriller.

The shooting resumed late night on 6th July.

Both Emraan and Tusshar will be seen opposite Vidya for the first time in THE DIRTY PICTURE.