Awarapan 2, directed by Nitin Kakkar, brings Emraan Hashmi back as Shivam Pandit, continuing the story and emotional world of the 2007 film Awarapan. The sequel also features Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi. The film combines action, emotion and nostalgia, with Hashmi once again playing the central character.
News18 Showsha rated Awarapan 2 three stars, praising Emraan Hashmi’s performance and the film’s action sequences while noting that the sequel does not completely recreate the cult appeal of its predecessor.
Batwara 1947, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit, is set during the Partition of India. The historical drama stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal and Karan Deol.