India, March 10 -- One mega box office clash was averted this month when Yash's comeback film, Toxic, postponed its release from March 19 to June 4. It is no longer releasing on the same day as Ranveer Singh's heavily-anticipated sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge. However, within hours of Toxic leaving that date, Telugu action thriller Ustaad Bhagat Singh rushed in to take the spot, much to the surprise of many. This has now created a second, albeit smaller box office clash, one limited to the Telugu states. And trade experts feel it is the Telugu film that may end up in the red.

Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar 2 is expected to be a juggernaut nationally. The first part earned Rs.1000 crore gross in India even though it released only i...