# Awarapan 2 leads Batwara 1947 in advance bookings on Friday 2026-08-14T02:12:47+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 has raced ahead of Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 in advance bookings for their August 14 release. According to a Sacnilk report cited by Times of India, Awarapan 2 grossed Rs 8.57 crore in advance ticket sales for Day 1, with total including blocked seats crossing Rs 10 crore. Batwara 1947 managed Rs 1.76 crore gross and Rs 4.21 crore with blocked seats. Both films face competition from Hollywood giant Spider-Man: Brand New Day, already showing since July 30. Awarapan 2, a sequel to the 2007 cult hit, stars Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi. Batwara 1947, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, explores Partition-era human stories and features Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Shabana Azmi, who appears in both releases. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Awarapan 2, Batwara 1947, box office clash, Emraan Hashmi, Indian films, Sunny Deol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/batwara-1947-and-awarapan-2-clash-at-box-office-on-friday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/batwara-1947-and-awarapan-2-clash-at-box-office-on-friday/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.