Batla House

Batla House (2019)

Inspired by true events

Following a gunfight with suspects believed to be innocent by the media and public, an honest cop struggles to justify police actions before beginning the hunt for fugitives.

Date of release
2019-08-15
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (69)
Runtime
2h 26m
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Director
Nikkhil Advani

Casting

Interesting facts

Batla House is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film written by Ritesh Shah and directed by Nikkhil Advani. Inspired by the Batla House encounter case that took place on 19 September 2008, the film stars John Abraham as ACP Sanjay Kumar, a police officer based on Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who played an important role in the encounter, leading to the demise of his colleague Mohan Chand Sharma. Mrunal Thakur and Ravi Kishan appear in supporting roles. The plot showcases the encounter, its aftermath, Sanjay's struggle to catch the fugitives and prove the authenticity of the encounter, while dealing with nationwide hatred and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Production

In May 2018, Nikkhil Advani announced that he would making a film starring John Abraham in the lead, based on 2008 Operation Batla House.

Principal photography began in November 2018, and took place in Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Nepal. Ravi Kishan and Nora Fatehi joined the cast in November 2018. Filming wrapped in February 2019.

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