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Sunny Deol’s ‘Batwara 1947’ advance booking crosses 7,000 tickets
Sunny Deol's historical drama 'Batwara 1947', set against the Partition, has sold over 7,000 tickets in its first day of advance booking across India. Delhi leads collections, and Uttarakhand records the highest…
The Story in Brief
Sunny Deol's historical drama 'Batwara 1947', set against the Partition, has sold over 7,000 tickets in its first day of advance booking across India. Delhi leads collections, and Uttarakhand records the highest occupancy, reports NDTV Profit. The film releases on August 14, 2026.
Reports, not officially confirmed by the makers, claim Sunny Deol charged Rs 60 crore for his role, while Preity Zinta took Rs 10 crore and Ali Fazal Rs 7 crore. The Times of India reports the budget is pegged at Rs 60-150 crore in various unconfirmed claims. The trailer shows Deol playing a Muslim man who migrates to Pakistan and protects a Hindu woman refusing to leave her home.
The Indian Opinion
The breathless focus on star salaries, unverified, at that, distracts from the only number that will settle this film's fate: its box office collections in the first weekend. Speculating about Rs 60 crore pay cheques for a film whose budget is uncertain feeds lazy gossip. The Partition story deserves attention on its storytelling, not on hearsay. Watch the opening day occupancy figures; they tell the real story.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, ndtvprofit.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
