# Batwara 1947 advance bookings cross Rs 1.48 crore, gets early praise 2026-08-13T15:08:49+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Sunny Deol's Partition-era drama 'Batwara 1947' has earned Rs 1.48 crore in advance bookings for its opening day, excluding block seats, data from Sacnilk shows. Including block seats, the gross stands at Rs 3.81 crore. Delhi leads with Rs 33.86 lakh in advance sales. The film releases on August 14 or 15 depending on the outlet, indiatvnews.com says August 14, while Times of India says August 15, targeting the Independence Day weekend. Producer Ramesh Taurani, who watched the film early, called Deol's performance 'terrific' and praised the story as a 'powerful reminder of the resilience of the human spirit'. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and backed by Aamir Khan, the film stars Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, and Ali Fazal. It follows a Muslim man who shelters an elderly Hindu woman amid Partition violence. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - ndtvprofit.com Tags: Batwara 1947, Bollywood, Partition drama, Ramesh Taurani, Sunny Deol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ramesh-taurani-praises-sunny-deol-in-batwara-1947-first-review/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ramesh-taurani-praises-sunny-deol-in-batwara-1947-first-review/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.