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With War 2, Jr NTR Becomes 7th Telugu Star To Deliver Flop On Bollywood Debut; Joins Prabhas

MENSXP | August 19, 2025 3:39 AM CST

Ayan Mukerji’s War 2 starring Hrithik Roshan marked the Bollywood debut of Telugu superstar Jr NTR.

Unfortunately for Jr NTR, the spy action entertainer failed to impress the audiences and crashed at the box office over its 4-day extended opening weekend earning just Rs 200 crore in India.

It is now expected to end its run barely touching Rs 300 crore worldwide and is heading towards being a massive box office flop.

7 New-Age Telugu Stars Who Delivered Flops On Bollywood Debuts

Jr NTR has now become the seventh Telugu star to deliver a box office flop on Bollywood debut.

Before Jr NTR, Telugu stars like Prabhas, Ram Charan and Vijay Deverakonda also tried to take over Hindi box office but failed miserably.

Check out the list of 7 new-age Telugu stars who failed in Bollywood debut:

• Jr NTR in War 2 (2025)

Directed by Ayan Mukerji of Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva, the spy film also featured Hrithik Roshan and was backed by Yash Raj Films.

• Prabhas in Adipurush (2023)

The mythological epic was directed by Om Raut of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior fame and was produced by T-Series.

• Ram Charan in Zanjeer (2013)

Early in his career, Ram Charan tried to make a mark in Hindi cinema with Amitabh Bachchan’s Zanjeer remake. The Apoorva Lakhia directorial box office bomb also starred Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt.

• Vijay Deverakonda in Liger (2022)

The film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Karan Johar was a major critical and commercial misfire.

• Nithiin in Agyaat (2009)

The horror film was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. It was an outright box office failure.

• Rana Daggubati in Dum Maaro Dum (2011)

The mystery action thriller also starred Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu and was directed by Rohan Sippy. It was produced by Sholay director Ramesh Sippy and featured popular songs.

• Bellamkonda Sreenivas in Chatrapathi (2023 film)

An official Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s 2005 Telugu film of the same name starring Prabhas, Chatrapathi was dead on arrival. It was directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Jayantilal Gada.

Besides the aforementioned Telugu stars, Naga Chaitanya also made his Hindi debut with Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha which was a box office disaster. But, it was more of a special appearance.