Sunny Deol's 'Batwara 1947' finally crosses ₹51cr mark globally
What's the story
Sunny Deol's latest film Batwara 1947 has finally crossed the ₹51cr mark globally. The partition drama, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, opened to decent numbers but struggled to maintain momentum at the box office. On its ninth day of release (Saturday), it reportedly earned ₹1.15cr across 3,247 shows in India and a further ₹0.75cr overseas.
Box office performance
Day-wise collection report
The film's total India net collection has now reached ₹35.5cr, with a gross collection of ₹42.12cr.
The overseas earnings on Day 9 took the film's total overseas gross to ₹9cr, pushing its worldwide gross collection to ₹51.12cr, reported Sacnilk.
The day-wise breakdown of collections shows an encouraging opening with ₹5.75cr on Day 1 and peaking at ₹13.5cr on Day 2 before declining subsequently.
Film details
Is Deol's character affecting film's performance?
When recently asked if Deol's portrayal of a Muslim character impacted the film's box-office performance, Santoshi dismissed it.
He clarified that Deol is not playing a Pakistani Muslim but an Indian one who has been forced to migrate to Lahore.
The film also stars Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Abhimanyu Singh, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol, and Khushi Hajare.
It was released on August 14, clashing with Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2.