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Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 3: Pawan Kalyan film crosses ₹50 crore mark but falls short of HHVM

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 3: Pawan Kalyan film crosses ₹50 crore mark but falls short of HHVM

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Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 3: Harish Shankar’s Pawan Kalyan, Sreeleela, Raashii Khanna and R Parthiban-starrer Ustaad Bhagat Singh (UBS) was released in theatres on March 19 in a clash with Dhurandhar 2 in the Telugu states. While the film showed slight growth on its first Saturday, it has yet to catch up to Pawan’s previous films, Hari Hara Veera Mallu (HHVM), They Call Him OG, and Dhurandhar 2. (Also Read: Sreeleela almost quit films due to trolling, Raashii Khanna says she fears it: ‘Would cry, they write for clickbait’) Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 3: Pawan Kalyan and Sreeleela in a still from the film. Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection According to trade website Sacnilk, Ustaad Bhagat Singh collected ₹9.15 crore net in India from 3340 shows with a 36% occupancy rate on Saturday. The film showed slight improvement, growing 1.7% from Friday, when it collected ₹9 crore. It saw a massive dip in collections from Thursday, when it brought in ₹34.75 crore. This takes its three-day domestic total …

Allu Aravind backs Pawan Kalyan and questions theatre bandh during HHVM release; Dil Raju claims ‘miscommunication’

Allu Aravind backs Pawan Kalyan and questions theatre bandh during HHVM release; Dil Raju claims ‘miscommunication’

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Ever since news came out two weeks ago that the exhibitors in the Telugu states are debating calling for a theatre bandh from 1 June, should their demands not be met, allegations have been thrown around. Actor and Deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan, whose film Hari Hara Veera Mallu (HHVM) was in the line of fire, also called out the Telugu film industry for lacking respect for the government. Since then, the bigwigs in the film industry have scrambled to make things right, at least publicly. (Also Read: Telugu film industry doesn’t have ‘minimum respect or gratitude towards Andhra Pradesh govt’, says Pawan Kalyan) Pawan Kalyan’s Hari Hara Veera Mallu will be released in theatres on June 12. What did Pawan Kalyan say? On Saturday, the actor-politician called out the film industry’s lack of respect, pointing out that the film chamber has yet to meet AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu since he came into power. Pawan said, “At a time when the government is thinking of giving industry status and developing the film …

AP and Telangana theaters likely to shut down from June 1 amidst Pawan Kalyan’s HHVM, Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life release

AP and Telangana theaters likely to shut down from June 1 amidst Pawan Kalyan’s HHVM, Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life release

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In the months of May and June 2025, several exciting films will be released in the South cinema. These include Pawan Kalyan’s Hari Hara Veera Mallu, Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life and more. However, it seems that there is some kind of uncertainty over the fate of these movies lately. A Cinema Express report has revealed that theaters in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are likely to face a bandh or shutdown, from June 1 onwards.  Around 60 film exhibitors have met and discussed with notable producers like Dil Raju and Suresh Babu to resolve long-standing issues over the current rental-based revenue model followed by filmmakers. The meeting was concluded with pressure from the exhibitor fraternity demanding a percentage-based model for revenue over the current one.  Queries have also been raised over some films that move over to OTT releases more quickly than the desired window of theatrical run.  A request has also been made to withhold the digital release of films for a longer time until a movie completes the bare minimum run in theaters. The …

Nidhhi Agerwal says her HHVM contract prevented her from signing films: ‘I had to be available when Pawan Kalyan was’

Nidhhi Agerwal says her HHVM contract prevented her from signing films: ‘I had to be available when Pawan Kalyan was’

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Jan 12, 2025 06:19 AM IST Nidhhi Agerwal spoke in a recent podcast about why she hasn’t signed more films beyond Hari Hara Veera Mallu and The Raja Saab. After the 2022 Telugu film Hero and Tamil film Kalaga Thalaivan, actor Nidhhi Agerwal went MIA. Fans wondered why she wasn’t doing more films beyond the Pawan Kalyan-starrer Hari Hara Veera Mallu and the Prabhas-starrer The Raja Saab. Talking to Nikhil Vijayendra Simha on his podcast, Nidhhi revealed that she had a good reason for that. (Also Read: Chiranjeevi shares his dream of Mega family being like Kapoor family; calls Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan his ‘achievements’) Nidhhi Agerwal in a still from her upcoming film with Pawan Kalyan, Hari Hara Veera Mallu. Nidhhi Agerwal on missing out on films Nidhhi was asked on the podcast why she hasn’t signed more films, unlike her contemporaries. The actor said that while she got numerous offers, there were some films she wasn’t interested in and others she couldn’t sign for a reason. She said, “I had signed Hari Hara …