India, Jan. 31 -- Shahid Kapoor's return to action - Deva - has been released in theatres. The film sees Shahid as a mercurial police officer and has been billed as a mass entertainer. Given the combination of Shahid's stardom and the genre, expectations were high from Deva. However, it appears that the film may struggle to meet those. (Also read: Deva Trailer: Shahid Kapoor drops jaws with his 'unhinged' portrayal of a cop; fans compare it to Haider)

Deva was expected to do well on its opening day and the first indication of that is always the advance booking collection. However, if those figures are a sign of what is to come, then the makers may not have a bumper opening day on their hands. According to Sacnilk, Deva collected just Rs....