India, Aug. 25 -- War 2 marked the Hindi debut of Jr NTR alongside Hrithik Roshan. As the film was backed by Yash Raj Films, there was massive hype across the globe, but in the Telugu states, the buzz was on another level as NTR was facing Hrithik for the first time, and he was doing a stylish action drama after a long time.

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Though War 2 released alongside Rajinikanth's Coolie, it opened big in Telugu, collecting Rs 23 crore net on day one, the highest ever for a dubbed Hindi film in Telugu. The first weekend saw decent collections, but as word of mouth turned negative, War 2 continued to ...