📌 Key Points
- Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ struggles at the box office, earning ₹65 crore in its first week.
- The film’s performance lags behind both ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ and Pawan’s previous release, ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’.
- Director Harish Shankar addresses negative reviews and trolling, focusing on constructive criticism.
- This film marks Harish Shankar and Pawan Kalyan’s second collaboration after the successful ‘Gabbar Singh’ (2012).
Pawan Kalyan’s latest film, ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh,’ has had a disappointing run at the box office, collecting only ₹65 crore in its first week. The action-comedy is underperforming compared to expectations and other recent releases. The director has responded to criticism.
‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ Fails to Impress at Box Office
Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 7: Pawan Kalyan and Raashii Khanna’s film continues to struggle, ends first week on dull note.
Ustaad Bhagat Singh box office collection day 7 : Pawan Kalyan ’s action comedy, which hit theatres on March 19 alongside Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge , has struggled to hold its ground at the box office. While Dhurandhar has turned into a full-blown theatrical phenomenon, Ustaad Bhagat Singh has failed to match the momentum and wrapped up its first week with underwhelming numbers.
Director Harish Shankar Responds to Negative Reviews
In comparison, Dhurandhar 2 collected ₹ 47.70 crore on Wednesday, out of which ₹ 2.50 crore came from Telugu, and this took its collection to a staggering ₹ 623.42 crore. The film is also lagging far behind Pawan’s previous release, Hari Hara Veera Mallu, which collected ₹ 79.73 crore at the end of its first week. Ustaad Bhagat Singh is also struggling to cross ₹ 100 crore at the box office worldwide.
Talking about the negative reviews and underwhelming box office collection, the film’s director, Harish Shankar, said at a recent event, “Trollers are more than free to troll anything, I take constructive criticism. Like, ‘the scene was not very well written’ or ‘it could have been written much better,’ ‘the first half was a little slow’… I will take the constructive criticism, and I don’t think of taking the troll material seriously because their identity and their whereabouts are not known. They themselves are too insecure to reveal their identity.”
Pawan Kalyan’s Film Compared to Previous Releases
He further added that he doesn’t care about the trolls and blocks or complains when someone uses abusive words or crosses a line online. Ustaad Bhagat Singh marks Harish and Pawan’s second film after their 2012 film, Gabbar Singh. The film, which was a remake of the 2010 film, Dabangg, proved to be a success at the box office.
Despite facing criticism and box office challenges, director Harish Shankar remains optimistic. He values constructive feedback as he moves forward in his career. The film’s performance will be closely monitored in the coming weeks.
