Despite emerging as a flop in theatres, Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh is having a great run in the digital space. The film, directed by Harish Shankar, has found a new lease of life on Netflix. In its first weekend, the movie clocked 2.5 million views and 6.2 million viewing hours, securing a spot among the top 3 non-English films on the streamer.
The movie continued to remain stable by adding another 1.9 million views and 4.7 million viewing hours to its tally after the first weekend. So far, Ustaad Bhagat Singh garnered 4.4 million views and 10.9 million viewing hours, the highest for any South-Indian film on Netflix in 2026 so far (post-theatrical releases). Currently, it is trending at the fifth spot worldwide (non-English films).
In its 2-week digital journey, Ustaad Bhagat Singh is ahead of other South films, including Youth, Akhanda 2, Anaganaga Oka Raju, and Mrithyunjay. The star power of Pawan Kalyan is helping the film pull in these extraordinary numbers, even though it received negative reviews. Sreeleela and Raashii Khanna played the female leads. Mythri Movie Makers backed this biggie.