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Batwara 1947 struggles at box office, Awarapan 2 dominates
Sunny Deol's period drama Batwara 1947 has collected around Rs 30 crore net in India after five days, struggling to cross Rs 50 crore amid stiff competition from Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2, which has crossed Rs 100 crore. The Rajkumar Santoshi-directed film opened with Rs 5.75 crore on Friday, saw a jump to Rs 13.50 crore on Saturday, then dropped to Rs 7.25 crore on Sunday, followed by Rs 2 crore on Monday and Rs 2.25 crore on Tuesday, according to Sacnilk data cited by Hindustan Times and Bollywood Life. Koimoi reports the film earned around Rs 2.5-2.8 crore on Tuesday and estimates its total at Rs 29.5-29.9 crore net.
The film, produced by Aamir Khan on a reported budget of Rs 120 crore, has recovered only about 24.5% of its budget. Meanwhile, Times Now reports that Aamir Khan turned down a Rs 60 crore OTT offer for the film, a decision Sunny Deol reportedly disagreed with, and the digital valuation has now fallen to around Rs 30 crore. Koimoi notes that despite this setback, Sunny Deol has crossed the Rs 1,000 crore net mark in India and Rs 1,300 crore globally in the post-COVID era, driven largely by Gadar 2.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Most sources frame Batwara 1947 as a box office disappointment, with Hindustan Times, Bollywood Life, and Pinkvilla leading with struggle and failure language. Koimoi takes the most dramatic stance, calling the film "broken beyond repair" and comparing it to a disaster. Times Now deviates entirely by foregrounding a behind-the-scenes dispute over a rejected OTT deal, injecting gossip. Only Koimoi's second piece offers a neutral corrective: Sunny Deol's overall post-COVID box office dominance, crossing Rs 1,000 crore in India despite this film's underperformance. A measured reading: the film is underperforming but not a career crisis for Deol, and the OTT deal story is unconfirmed. Watch for the film's first-weekend hold to see if it recovers any ground.
Coverage: 7 sources, 1 pro-government, 3 neutral, 3 sensationalist
Sources (7): dnaindia.com (sensationalist), koimoi.com (sensationalist), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), bollywoodlife.com (neutral report), pinkvilla.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (sensationalist), koimoi.com (2) (pro government)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 7 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 7 sources.
