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Batwara 1947

बटवारा १९४७

Hindi13 Aug 20262h 25mA · 18+Action · Drama · War

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Filmi Score

Mixed 23 reviews read · 13 with the critic’s own rating

6575

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A Partition drama in which a Muslim family shelters an elderly Hindu woman amid communal riots. Reviews describe wartime violence,… Family Room →

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Box office ₹$

₹53.77 CrWorldwide gross

India gross₹44.72 Cr

Overseas gross₹9.05 Cr

Sacnilk · as of 26 Aug 2026 · day 12 · still running

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Every review we read

Scores normalised to 0–100. A 3/5 shows as 60. Each row links to where it came from when we have the link.

Cinema Express

BH Harsh · 14 Aug 2026

BH Harsh calls this an emotionally visceral, timely film anchored by Sunny Deol's career-best performance and a powerhouse Shabana Azmi, lifted… Read it there →

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NDTV

Saibal Chatterjee · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 Review: Shabana Azmi Does What Naseeruddin Shah Did In Main Vaapas Aaunga Read it there →

Published · 3/5 Filmi’s reading 80

Filmfare

Devesh Sharma · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 Review: Humanity’s Triumph Over Hatred | Filmfare.com Read it there →

Published · 4.0/5 Filmi’s reading 80

Koimoi

Rajiv Vijayakar · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 Movie Review: Sunny Deol & Shabana Azmi’s Film Is Not An India-Pakistan Partition Story—It Stirs A Bigger Debate About Us As People! Read it there →

Published · 4/5 Filmi’s reading 80

The Hindu

Anuj Kumar · 14 Aug 2026

Anuj Kumar praises the film as a humanist counter-narrative that subverts Sunny Deol's persona, with a 'deeply impactful' Shabana-Sunny core,… Read it there →

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Hindustan Times

Rishabh Suri · 14 Aug 2026

Rishabh Suri calls Shabana Azmi's performance the film's star in a 'heart-wrenching' and 'thought-provoking' drama, noting an occasionally… Read it there →

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Firstpost

Zinia Bandyopadhyay · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 review: Sunny Deol trades jingoism for a more important battle Read it there →

Published · 3/5 Filmi’s reading 72

The Quint

Sahir Avik D’souza · 14 Aug 2026

Calls Azmi and Deol's performances massively watchable and the film's secularist heart sweet and sincere, while faulting a predictable,… Read it there →

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Filmi Indian

Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 14 Aug 2026

3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →

Stated in video Filmi’s reading 68

Navbharat Times

रेखा खान · 14 Aug 2026

Praises the strong performances of Azmi, Deol and Zinta and calls the humanity-over-religion message important, but notes a slow, flat first half… Read it there →

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Bollywood Hungama

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Published · 3.0/5 Filmi’s reading 62

Deccan Chronicle

DC Correspondent · 15 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 Review: When Humanity Comes Before Religion in a Partition Story Read it there →

Published · 3/5 Filmi’s reading 55

Scroll.in

Nandini Ramnath · 14 Aug 2026

Nandini Ramnath finds the film visually drab and dramatically stodgy, faulting flat cinematography and plodding storytelling, but credits its… Read it there →

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Yogi Bolta Hai

Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 14 Aug 2026

2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →

Stated in video Filmi’s reading 48

Sucharita Tyagi

YouTube · transcript read · 15 Aug 2026

Tyagi finds the film exhausting and simplistic, with messy screenplay, inconsistent acting and heavy-handed direction, though she credits Shabana… Watch it there →

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Times of India

Dhaval Roy · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 Movie Review: An earnest message of harmony gets an overwrought treatment Read it there →

Published · 2.5/5 Filmi’s reading 42

Deccan Herald

Pranati A S · 14 Aug 2026

The critic credits the film's timely, humane message but says the 80s-style storytelling and dialogue create emotional distance, and faults poor… Read it there →

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Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 15 Aug 2026

Anmol Jamwal finds Batwara 1947 emotionally moving, anchored by a beautifully written bond between Sunny Deol and Shabana Azmi, but says… Watch it there →

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The Indian Express

Shubhra Gupta · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 movie review: Sunny Deol is let down by dated, banal storytelling Read it there →

Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 35

The Hollywood Reporter India

Rahul Desai · 14 Aug 2026

Admires the film's brave, humane premise but repeatedly calls the execution a "school play blessed with a Bollywood-sized budget," citing basic… Read it there →

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India Today

Sana Farzeen · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 review: Sunny Deol is no Tara Singh in underwhelming Partition tale Read it there →

Published · 2.5/5 Filmi’s reading 32

Rediff

Deepa Gahlot · 14 Aug 2026

Batwara 1947 Review: Good Intentions, Stilted Execution Read it there →

Published · 2.5/5 Filmi’s reading 32

Suraj Kumar

YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 14 Aug 2026

2/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →

Stated in video Filmi’s reading 30

The Quint

Anand Mathew · 12 Aug 2026

Reviewed, no rating. Read it there →

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Synopsis

The story of an elderly Hindu woman who refuses to leave her ancestral home in Lahore, only to have a Muslim refugee family from Lucknow allotted to her house following the events of the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.

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