# Awarapan 2 outpaces Batwara 1947 in advance bookings 2026-08-13T04:51:00+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 beat Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 in day one advance bookings, selling over 44,000 tickets for Rs 1.56 crore against Batwara 1947's 12,800 tickets for Rs 42.77 lakh, according to Sacnilk figures reported by Republic World. Later reports from Siasat and Times Now put Awarapan 2's total advance gross at over Rs 3 crore, but the figures differ on whether block seats are included. Both films release on August 14. Awarapan 2, directed by Nitin Kakkar, also stars Disha Patani. Batwara 1947, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, is set against the Partition. Nostalgia for the original 2007 flop is driving advance sales, but that alone does not guarantee a hit. Batwara 1947, a Partition drama with strong talent, may attract late walk-ins that advance figures miss. Early hype must be separated from actual weekend earnings. The real test will be the opening-day net collection, will Awarapan 2 cross Rs 15 crore as some predict, or will Batwara 1947 catch up? ## Coverage - republicworld.com - siasat.com - timesnownews.com Tags: advance booking, Awarapan 2, Batwara 1947, Box office, Emraan Hashmi, Sunny Deol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/emraan-hashmis-awarapan-2-beats-sunny-deols-batwara-1947-in-advance-booking/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/emraan-hashmis-awarapan-2-beats-sunny-deols-batwara-1947-in-advance-booking/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.