# Batwara 1947 opens to conflicting box office figures 2026-08-15T01:06:33+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Sunny Deol's period drama 'Batwara 1947', directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, opened in theatres on Friday to divergent box office estimates. Trade tracker Sacnilk, cited by NDTV Profit, reported a Day 1 India net collection of Rs 2.15 crore from 5,913 shows. The Times of India, citing the same platform, put the figure at Rs 5.75 crore from 8,721 shows, with a gross of Rs 6.84 crore in India and Rs 1.50 crore overseas, taking the worldwide gross to Rs 8.34 crore. Occupancy also varied: 10.73% reported by NDTV Profit versus 15.42% reported by TOI. The film, set against the Partition of India, marks Preity Zinta's return after eight years. It stars Sunny Deol, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, and others, produced by Aamir Khan Productions with music by AR Rahman. The film clashed with 'Awarapan 2', which TOI reported earned Rs 21 crore net on opening day, and with Hollywood release 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'. ## Coverage - ndtvprofit.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Aamir Khan Productions, Batwara 1947, Preity Zinta, Rajkumar Santoshi, Sacnilk, Sunny Deol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/batwara-1947-earns-rs-2-15-crore-on-opening-day/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/batwara-1947-earns-rs-2-15-crore-on-opening-day/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.