India, March 20 -- 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 opened on Thursday with domestic collections of around Rs.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 s...