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Awarapan 2 outpaces Batwara 1947 in advance bookings
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…
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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?
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The advance-booking gap says more about fan bases than film quality. A romantic-action sequel with a cult songbook can sell tickets quickly, while a serious Partition drama may draw older or last-minute audiences. Neither side should declare victory before Friday. The actual opening-day net collection across India, not gross advance numbers, will show which film truly has momentum.
Sources (3): republicworld.com, siasat.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
