{
  "id": 2062612,
  "title": "Batwara 1947 Box Office Collection Day 6: Sunny Deol Starrer Drops On Wednesday, Earns ₹1.40 Crore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-6-sunny-deol-starrer-drops-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:09:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-6-sunny-deol-starrer-drops-on-wednesday-earns-140-crore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the sixth day of its theatrical run, the Sunny Deol-starrer Batwara 1947 earned a net collection of Rs. 1.40 crore, according to Sacnilk data. This marked a drop from its second day's performance, which occurred during an Independence Day holiday. Throughout the week, the film has consistently underperformed, with total net collections now reaching Rs. 32.15 crore. The movie's worldwide gross is even more disappointing, having earned only Rs. 45.42 crore globally. Batwara 1947 was reportedly produced on a budget of Rs. 120 crore, making it a clear box office failure thus far. This marks the third flop for Aamir Khan's production house in 2026, following the underwhelming results of Happy Patel and Ek Din. Mixed reviews from critics suggest the film struggled to reach its full potential, with particular praise for Sunny Deol and Shabana Azmi's performances, but criticism over a slow second half and over-dramatic action sequences.",
  "summary": "Aamir Khan's production venture, Batwara 1947, starring Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol, and Ali Fazal, has failed to make a mark at the box office. The film took a low opening but showed a good jump on its second day, which was an Independence Day holiday. However, once again on Sunday, it dropped, and on weekdays, it has been collecting a very disappointing amount. According…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Batwara 1947 Box Office Collection Day 5: Sunny Deol's Film Collects ₹2.25 Crore, But Still Far Behind ₹120 Crore Budget",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-5-sunny-deols-film-collects-2",
        "published": "2026-08-19T03:22:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Batwara 1947 box office update: Sunny Deol's film trails as Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 races past Rs 1 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/batwara-1947-box-office-update-sunny-deols-film-trails-as-emraan",
        "published": "2026-08-19T03:33:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}