Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ has kicked off its box office run with a strong opening, surpassing Rs 9 crore by early afternoon on its first day. The film’s impressive advance bookings and wide release have fueled its momentum. While fans are reportedly pleased, social media reactions suggest a mixed reception for this mass entertainer.

Ustaad Bhagat Singh, starring Pawan Kalyan, has taken a solid start at the box office. With over 41,000 tickets booked nationwide for Day 1 the film showed promising signs even before the first show began.

Early estimates cross Rs 9 crore

According to early estimates by the Sacnilk website, ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ collected around Rs 9.94 crore by 1 pm on its opening day. The film also recorded approximately 60.7 per cent occupancy across 2,064 shows.

Pre-sales and wide release add momentum

The film’s advance booking figures played a key role in its opening performance. Reports suggest that Ustaad Bhagat Singh crossed Rs 15 crore in pre-sales alone. Additionally, around 4,500 shows were scheduled across India on Day 1.

Mass entertainer with big budget

Directed by Harish Shankar, the film features Sreeleela, Raashii Khanna, and R. Parthiban in key roles alongside Pawan Kalyan. Mounted on an estimated budget of Rs 150 crore, the project is designed as a large-scale commercial entertainer to entertain Pawan Kalyan fans.

Mixed reactions on social media

While the box office numbers look promising audience reactions online remain divided.One review read, “Typical commercial format film with many scenes written to elevate Hero. Nothing creative nor bad out there. Its decent so far. Harish Shankar puts together best efforts to show Pawan Kalyan in his strength mass elements. Background score is decent enough Few comedy scenes, ‘Ekke daka‘ song worked out well. On flip side, the template story might not impress gen Z audience.”Another user wrote, “FANS of #PawanKalyan have enough in the film to watch it without many complaints. Other sections might try watching it in the theatre only if you’re comfortable with viewing TEMPLATE-DRIVEN COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINERS.”DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and the data in this article are compiled from diverse public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.