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Awarapan 2 leads Batwara 1947 in advance bookings on Friday
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Advance booking numbers have many calling Awarapan 2 an early winner, but this is only the first frame. Batwara 1947 is a large-scale period drama that often plays to full houses on word-of-mouth, especially on Independence Day weekend. Spider-Man also poses a real threat. The real test is not the presales but the spot bookings and how audiences react to both films. Will nostalgia for Awarapan or the star pull of Sunny Deol rule the weekend? Wait for Monday's actuals.
Sources (3): indiatoday.in, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
