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As Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh struggles to earn Rs 100 cr at box office, director Harish Shankar reflects: ‘GenZ couldn’t understand’ | Telugu News

As Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh struggles to earn Rs 100 cr at box office, director Harish Shankar reflects: ‘GenZ couldn’t understand’ | Telugu News

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4 min readHyderabadMar 25, 2026 07:37 PM IST There is something quietly revealing about how a film’s team behaves with fans after a rough opening weekend. The conversations tend to loosen up, the scripted answers fall away, and what comes through is something more honest. The Ustaad Bhagat Singh fan interaction, held in the shadow of the film’s disappointing theatrical run, was one of those occasions. By day seven, the film had collected an estimated Rs 76.53 crore net at the Indian box office, according to Sacnilk, with hitting the Rs 100 crore mark looking like a serious challenge, a result that had left trade circles stunned for a Pawan Kalyan Ugadi release. Against that backdrop, director Harish Shankar and actresses’ Sreeleela and Raashii Khanna sat down with fans and spoke with a candour that the film’s promotional run had largely avoided. A title that lost a generation Harish Shankar revealed that the film had a title changed to Ustaad Bhagat Singh. “Initially it was Bhavadeeyudu Bhagat Singh, which means yours truly Bhagat Singh,” he …

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection Day 6: Pawan Kalyan’s film struggles to stay steady, yet to cross ₹100 crore

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection Day 6: Pawan Kalyan’s film struggles to stay steady, yet to cross ₹100 crore

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Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection Day 6: Pawan Kalyan’s action entertainer, also starring Sreeleela and Raashii Khanna, is continuing to face a challenging run at the box office after its March 19 release. The film, which locked horns with Dhurandhar: The Revenge in the Telugu states, has been struggling to maintain momentum amid stiff competition from Ranveer Singh’s release. On Day 6, the film saw a dip in both collections and theatre occupancy. Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection Day 6: Pawan Kalyan plays the lead in Harish Shankar’s film. The box office game The numbers on the trade website Sacnilk underscore its struggle to sustain early buzz. With numbers sliding, the big-ticket entertainer has yet to cross the ₹100 crore milestone. On Day 6, the film collected ₹1.75 crore, with theatres recording an occupancy of 19.0%. The latest figures reflect a continued downward trend, with both earnings and footfall slipping compared to the previous days. The total collection stands at ₹64.60 crore. The film collected ₹2.50 crore on Day 5, with an occupancy …

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 5: Dhurandhar 2 earns more in Telugu than Pawan Kalyan-starrer, film mints Rs 83 cr worldwide | Telugu News

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 5: Dhurandhar 2 earns more in Telugu than Pawan Kalyan-starrer, film mints Rs 83 cr worldwide | Telugu News

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3 min readHyderabadMar 24, 2026 09:29 AM IST Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 5: It appears that Harish Shankar’s action thriller, starring Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, is no longer able to milk its lead actor’s political clout and enduring life-sized stardom. After holding its own in front of Aditya Dhar’s pan-India juggernaut Dhurandhar 2 for the first four days since their release this past Thursday on March 19, Ustaad Bhagat Singh has finally surrendered even the Telugu market to Dhurandhar 2 on their first Monday. On Monday (day 5), Ustaad Bhagat Singh managed to add only Rs 1.96 crore to its domestic box office collection, as per trade tracker Sacnilk. That was a massive 74% drop from its earnings on Sunday (day 4), which stood at Rs 7.50 crore. This free fall was also caused by the reduction in the number of shows from 3,200 on Sunday to 2,715 on Monday. On Saturday (day 3), Ustaad Bhagat Singh earned Rs 9.05 crore from 3,340 shows, which was a minor improvement from …

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 5: Pawan Kalyan film dips further amid Dhurandhar 2 craze, mints ₹60 crore

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 5: Pawan Kalyan film dips further amid Dhurandhar 2 craze, mints ₹60 crore

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Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 5: Pawan Kalyan, Sreeleela and Raashii Khanna’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh has been hit hard from the storm that is Dhurandhar The Revenge. The spy thriller clashed with the Telugu film and has shattered box office records over the last few days. The box office performance of Pawan Kalyan’s film has barely touched its impact. (Also read: ₹500 crore; surpasses KGF 2 and Baahubali 2″>Dhurandhar 2 box office collection day 5: Ranveer Singh film crosses ₹500 crore; surpasses KGF 2 and Baahubali 2) Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 5: Pawan Kalyan plays the lead in Harish Shankar’s film. Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office update The latest report on Sacnilk states that Ustaad Bhagat Singh managed to earn a net of ₹1.67 crore on its fifth day of release, a Monday. It is the lowest single-day collection of the film so far. This brings the total India net to ₹61.97 crore so far after 5 days of release. The film clashed at the box office with Dhurandhar 2, …

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 …

Ustaad Bhagat Singh Collections: Pawan Kalyan’s Film Nets Rs 31.50 Cr on Day 1

Ustaad Bhagat Singh Collections: Pawan Kalyan’s Film Nets Rs 31.50 Cr on Day 1

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On its first day of release, Ustaad Bhagat Singh managed to secure Rs 31.50 crore in net collections (India business). The film played across a staggering 4,607 shows nationwide, with the majority concentrated in the Telugu states. Ustaad Bhagat Singh gross collections When accounting for total ticket sales before taxes and levies, the film’s gross collections stood at Rs 37.17 crore on Day 1 (March 19). High occupancy was reported in mass circuits across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. However, it remains to be seen whether the film will sustain this momentum over the crucial Friday–Sunday weekend. The opening numbers were strong despite mixed reviews and competition from Dhurandhar 2, largely due to the Ugadi festive season. However, the film falls short when compared to They Call Him OG, Pawan Kalyan’s previous release, which grossed Rs 145 crore worldwide on its opening day. Director Harish Shankar exudes confidence At a post-release press meet on Thursday, director Harish Shankar expressed confidence that Ustaad Bhagat Singh will witness a surge in collections in the coming days. Producer Y. …

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 1: Pawan Kalyan film drowns in Dhurandhar 2 tsunami, opens at ₹31 crore

Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 1: Pawan Kalyan film drowns in Dhurandhar 2 tsunami, opens at ₹31 crore

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Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 1: It was Dhurandhar 2 that swept audiences away on March 19, as the much-awaited sequel from Aditya Dhar arrived in theatres. But Ugadi also saw the release of a Telugu film, the only title that dared clash with the Bollywood spy thriller. Pawan Kalyan returned to the big screen in Ustaad Bhagat Singh, a mass action thriller. However, the film’s collections were clearly impacted by the clash with Dhurandhar: The Revenge, as evidenced by its box office receipts. Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 1: Pawan Kalyan stars in this action entertainer. Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office update Ustaad Bhagat Singh opened on Thursday with domestic collections of around ₹31.50 crore net. While this may seem like a big number in isolation, one must understand that Telugu mass action films featuring A-list stars routinely open at over ₹50 crore. Pawan Kalyan’s previous film – OG – had an opening day of ₹90 crore, almost thrice as much as Ustaad Bhagat Singh. Ustaad Bhagat Singh registered occupancy …