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Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 races ahead of Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947 at box office
Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 races ahead of Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947 at box office
Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 and Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 released in theatres on August 14, 2026, setting up a box office clash for Independence Day weekend. According to Hindustan Times, Awarapan 2…
The Story in Brief
Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 and Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 released in theatres on August 14, 2026, setting up a box office clash for Independence Day weekend. According to Hindustan Times, Awarapan 2 earned Rs 8 crore in advance bookings, selling over 2.6 lakh tickets for day one, while Batwara 1947 managed Rs 1.76 crore from 65,000 tickets. Awarapan 2, directed by Nitin Kakkar, brings back Emraan Hashmi as Shivam Pandit alongside Shabana Azmi and Disha Patani. Batwara 1947, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, is a Partition drama starring Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta and Karan Deol, based on Asghar Wajahat's novel.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh gave Awarapan 2 four stars on X, calling it a 'sure-shot success'. Filmmaker Ramesh Taurani called Batwara 1947 a 'deeply sensitive, moving and truly humanity-glorifying film'. Both films feature actress Shabana Azmi in supporting roles.
The Indian Opinion
Trade analysts are quick to declare Awarapan 2 a 'sure-shot success' based on advance bookings, but box office verdicts on day one are premature. Batwara 1947, with its heavyweight cast and Santoshi's direction, could see a surge over the weekend. The real test will be word-of-mouth after the first three days. Can a Partition drama, however moving, compete with the nostalgia-driven sequel, or will audiences choose both?
Sources (2): indiatvnews.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
