The Independence Day 2026 battle at the box office is between Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947 and Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2. Advance bookings for both films have opened for the audience, and the rush to book tickets has kept fans engaged. The hype to watch Awarapan 2 and Batwara 1947 has led theatres to charge a premium amount for luxury seats, prime time and locations. In multiple theatres located in metro cities like Mumbai and Delhi, tickets are being sold at Rs 1000 and above. Despite the exorbitant ticket prices, fans of Sunny and Emraan are going all out to watch their movies.
Awarapan 2 Mumbai and Delhi ticket prices
According to BookMyShow, Cinepolis: Nexus Seawoods, Nerul, Navi Mumbai is selling tickets at Rs 1140 for Awarapan 2 for the 9 AM show on August 14. The film shows at Sky City Mall in Borivali are getting sold out rapidly. Tickets for the 4:25 PM, 7:30 PM and 10:35 PM shows are priced at Rs 980 and Rs 920 respectively. The cheapest ticket ranges from Rs 120, Rs 180, Rs 200 and Rs 300 in most Mumbai-based theatres.
PVR: Superplex Mall Of India, Noida, is selling Awarapan 2’s tickets at Rs 1100 and Rs 1200. PVR: Cinemagic, Unity One Elegante, NSP, Pitampura, has priced luxury seats at Rs 1400.
Emraan Hashmi in Awarapan 2
Batwara 1947 Mumbai and Delhi ticket prices
On the other hand, Batwara 1947 has cheaper options. Tickets for the 4:25 PM, 7:30 PM and 10:55 PM shows at Sky City Mall are under Rs 600. The most expensive ticket that is being sold at PVR ICON: Phoenix Palladium, Lower Parel, is worth Rs 1100. The cheapest ticket available for the film is worth Rs 280.
Similar to Mumbai screens, Delhi theatres are also offering tickets at fairly nominal prices. PVR: Superplex Mall Of India, Noida is selling Batwara 1947’s tickets at Rs 504 maximum. The cheapest ticket is worth Rs 120, which is available at US CINEMAS: Galaxy Blue Sapphire.
Sunny Deol in Batwara 1947
About Batwara 1947
is set against the backdrop of Partition. The film is inspired by the Urdu play titled Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya O Jamyai Nai. The movie stars Sunny Deol with Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol and Kanika Kapur. It is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Aamir Khan is the producer.
About Awarapan 2
features Emraan Hashmi with Shabana Azmi, Disha Patani and Suvinder Vicky. It is the story of Shivam, who returns from the dead. His journey takes the movie forward, and new characters join him in the romantic musical. Nitin Kakkar is the director of Awarapan 2, which is produced by Vishesh Bhatt.