Puri Jagannadh still is following the advice of Nandamuri Balakrishna in all matters of life. Balakrishna helped him during crisis in Puri's life recently. Though their film 'Paisa Vasool' tanked at box-office, Puri and Balakrishna are maintaining cordial relations.

Puri began shooting his new movie 'Mehbooba' on Wednesday morning at the auspicious time (8.20 am) fixed by Balakrishna.

'Mehbooba' is launch pad for Puri's son Akash as hero. The period love story set in the backdrop of 1971 Indo-Pak war is now filming in Himachal Pradesh. Newcomer Neha Shetty is the female lead. 'Mehbooba' is being produced by Puri Jagannadh himself.