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{{short description|2019 Indian film directed by Nikkhil Advani}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Batla House
| image = Batla House poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| alt = A man running on an empty road.
| director = [[Nikkhil Advani]]
| writer = [[Ritesh Shah]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bhushan Kumar]]
* [[Divya Khosla Kumar]]
* [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]
* Monisha Advani
* Madhu Bhojwani
* John Abraham
* Sandeep Leyzell
}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[John Abraham]]|[[Mrunal Thakur]]|[[Ravi Kishan]]}}
| based_on = [[Batla House encounter case|2008 Batla House encounter case]]
| music = '''Score:''' John Stewart Eduri '''Songs:''' [[Rochak Kohli]] [[Tanishk Bagchi]] [[Ankit Tiwari]] [[Taz (singer)|Taz]]
| cinematography = Soumik Mukherjee
| editing = Maahir Zaveri
| studio = {{ubl|[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]|[[Emmay Entertainment]]|[[JA Entertainment]]|Bake My Cake Films}}
| distributor = {{ubl|[[Anand Pandit|Anand Pandit Motion Pictures]]|[[Panorama Studios]]|[[AA Films]]}}
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2019|08|15|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2018 |title=John Abraham and Mouni Roy start filming Batla House to release on Aug 15, 2019 |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/john-abraham-starts-shooting-for-thriller-drama-batla-house-2149946.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005304/http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/john-abraham-starts-shooting-for-thriller-drama-batla-house-2149946.html |archive-date=31 October 2018 |access-date=30 October 2018 |website=Zee News}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 146 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title="BATLA HOUSE (2019)- British Board of Film Classification." |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/batla-house-2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813190027/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/batla-house-2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref>
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}56 [[crore]]<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{Cite web |title=Batla House – Movie – Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5700 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607183229/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5700 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|link=yes}}113.38 [[crore]]<ref name="boxoffmain">{{Cite web |date=15 August 2019 |title=Batla House Box Office |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/batla-house/box-office/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407102918/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/batla-house/box-office/ |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=6 September 2019 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
}}

'''''Batla House''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action-thriller film]] written by [[Ritesh Shah]] and directed by [[Nikkhil Advani]]. Inspired by the 2008 [[Batla House encounter case]], the film stars [[John Abraham]] as [[Assistant commissioner of police|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]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 July 2019 |title=John Abraham: Spent time with Sanjeev to understand incident |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/john-abraham-spent-time-with-special-cell-dcp-sanjeev-kumar-yadav-to-understand-incident-21323190 |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=[[Mid Day]] |language=en}}</ref>

The film was theatrically released on 15 August 2019, coinciding with the [[Indian Independence Day]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 September 2018 |title=Batla House first look: John Abraham film to release on Independence Day, to clash with Brahmastra |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/batla-house-first-look-john-abraham-film-to-release-on-independence-day-to-clash-with-brahmastra/story-hK6Q3tFFMCpld02xJAg4PN.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921220943/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/batla-house-first-look-john-abraham-film-to-release-on-independence-day-to-clash-with-brahmastra/story-hK6Q3tFFMCpld02xJAg4PN.html |archive-date=21 September 2018 |access-date=30 October 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 September 2018 |title=Batla House: John Abraham starrer to release on Independence Day 2019 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/john-abraham-film-batla-house-release-date-independence-day-2019-posters-5368732/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030170501/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/john-abraham-film-batla-house-release-date-independence-day-2019-posters-5368732/ |archive-date=30 October 2018 |access-date=30 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |language=en-US}}</ref> It was a commercial success, grossing {{INRConvert|113.38|c}} worldwide.

== Plot ==
[[Assistant Commissioner of Police]] Sanjay Kumar is informed that his team has cornered 5 university students in L-18, [[Batla House encounter case|Batla House]], who might have been involved in the [[13 September 2008 Delhi bombings]], the responsibility for which was claimed by the terrorist organization "[[Indian Mujahideen]]" (IM). Sanjay orders not to engage until he arrives, but a relentless [[Police Inspector|Inspector]] Krishan Kumar "K.K." Singh, proceeds with some officers. Sanjay arrives and, upon hearing the gunshots, decides to engage. The building is cleared, and K.K. is found shot down. Sanjay enters the room, and there's more shooting, as a result of which two students, Adil Ameen & Sadiq Khan, end up dead, and Tufail Khan is arrested alive. Dilshad Ahmed and Javed Ali escape and Sanjay now starts facing the heat from [[News media|media]] and [[politician]]s, who start billing the [[police encounter|encounter]] as a fake one. They're joined by the whole nation in condemning the [[Delhi Police]], and everyone starts demanding justice for the students who were supposedly killed to account for the bombings. Sanjay's wife, Nandita, a [[news anchor]], is however unwilling to accept this and decides to stay with Sanjay, who soon becomes diagnosed with [[post-traumatic stress disorder]], frequently hallucinating about getting shot by the [[terrorist]]s. She somehow stops him whenever he becomes [[suicidal]].

Sanjay now starts looking for the missing Dilshad and Javed and finds one of them to be hiding in [[Nizampur Gobari|Nizampur, Uttar Pradesh]]. He is informed by the [[police commissioner]] that he would be awarded for the encounter and that he must celebrate. Realizing he's not been told where to celebrate, he heads to Nizampur, where he manages to find Dilshad. Everyone tries to stop Sanjay, who chases, beats up, and almost arrests Dilshad, only for him to be cornered by the politicians and the public who let him escape but without Dilshad.

After being awarded the President Medal, Sanjay begins his hunt again and this time, through Dilshad's girlfriend Victoria alias "Huma", tricks him into coming to [[Nepal]]. He teams up with his officers once again and sends a van to pick up Dilshad, as a part of his plan. The latter, however, sends someone else to check for anything suspicious. Sanjay runs to stop his officers from engaging upon realizing Dilshad's not in the van and lets it flee. Learning of nothing suspicious, Dilshad informs the van driver he'd depart the next day, and upon landing in Nepal, is stopped, thrashed, and arrested by Sanjay and his team.

The court proceedings begin, where the opposing lawyer, Shailesh Arya, brings up arguments to counter Sanjay's truth and a parallel story of fake encounters, as per which K.K. and his men brought the students in L-18 tortured, and decided to kill them when they were ordered not to do so, following which K.K. was shot by one of his officers. Sanjay, however, brings out the truth that actually, his officers had been closely watching the students and realized they belonged to the IM. The real shootout then plays out, showcasing K.K. and his team engaging during the students' fire, and the very fact that K.K. died lends Sanjay's argument strong support when he tells everyone that no officer has ever died in a fake encounter. His arguments convince the court to sentence the 2 terrorists to [[life imprisonment]], while the last one somehow escapes the country.

While sections of the media still oppose the ruling and believe the police to be culprits, a video clip that surfaced in 2016 featured a confession from the terrorist Javed who had escaped the encounter, about how he managed to do so and later join the ISIS, further confirming the credibility of the encounter.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|*[[John Abraham]] as [[Assistant commissioner of police (India)|ACP]] Sanjay Kumar [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Based on [[Sanjeev Kumar Yadav]])
*[[Mrunal Thakur]] as Nandita Kumar, Sanjay's wife and a journalist (Based on Shobha Kumar)
*[[Ravi Kishan]] as [[Inspector]] K. K. Verma, Sanjay's colleague (Based on [[Mohan Chand Sharma]])
*[[Manish Choudhary]] as [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Joint CP]] Jaivir Singh, [[Delhi]] Special Cell
*[[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as [[Advocate]] Shailesh Arya, Sanjay's defense lawyer
*[[Nora Fatehi]] as Huma / Victoria
*Sonam Arora as Shweta Verma
*Sahidur Rahman as Dilshad Ahmed
*[[Kranti Prakash Jha]] as Adil Ameen
*[[Alok Pandey]] as Tufail Khan
*Faizan Khan as Javed Ali
*Niranjan Jadhoo as Sadiq Khan
*Chirag Katrecha as Zia
*Amit Jairath as Jeetender
*Utkarsh Rai as High Court Judge
*Pramod Pathak as Defense Counsel P. Krishnan
*Siddharth Bhardwaj as Maan Singh
*Robin Das as Chacha
*Gaurav Sharma as Nikhil
*Anil Rastogi as [[Home Minister]] Shivaji Patil
*Bachchan Pachera as Tufail's father
*Amruta Sant as Shraddha, the activist
*Anjuman Saxena as Nandita's mother
*Jitendra Trehan as Police Commissioner
*[[Indraneel Bhattacharya]] as Head of News Channel
*Monisha Advani as Psychiatrist
*Sanjeev Jogtiyani as Constable Balbir Singh
*Amit Jaiswal as [[Inspector]] Jaiswal}}

==Production==

=== Development ===
In May 2018, [[Nikkhil Advani]] announced that he would making a film starring [[John Abraham]] in the lead, based on 2008 [[Batla House encounter case|Operation Batla House]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2016 |title=John Abraham Joins Nikkhil Adavani's Next Film On Batla House Encounter |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/john-abraham-joins-nikkhil-adavanis-next-film-on-batla-house-encounter-1853068 |access-date=11 January 2026 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] began in November 2018, and took place in [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Jaipur]], and [[Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=5 September 2018 |title=John Abraham’s Batla House to start rolling in November |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/john-abrahams-batla-house-to-start-rolling-in-november/ |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=[[Eastern Eye]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Ravi Kishan]] and [[Nora Fatehi]] joined the cast in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2018 |title=Nora Fatehi Is All Set To Share Screen Space With John Abraham in Batla House |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/nora-fatehi-is-all-set-to-share-screen-space-with-john-abraham-in-batla-house-1941506 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104170230/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/nora-fatehi-is-all-set-to-share-screen-space-with-john-abraham-in-batla-house-1941506 |archive-date=4 November 2018 |access-date=4 November 2018 |website=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2018 |title=Batla House: Ravi Kishan opens up on his character, terms the film as 'one of the finest breaks |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-batla-house-ravi-kishan-opens-up-on-his-character-terms-the-film-as-one-of-the-finest-breaks-479274 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811093955/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-batla-house-ravi-kishan-opens-up-on-his-character-terms-the-film-as-one-of-the-finest-breaks-479274 |archive-date=11 August 2019 |access-date=21 May 2019 |website=India TV News}}</ref> Filming wrapped in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2019 |title=It's a wrap for John Abraham starrer Batla House |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wrap-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725160724/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/wrap-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house/ |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=21 May 2019 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

==Release==

=== Theatrical ===
The film was released on 15 August 2019, coinciding with [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]].<ref name="bbfc">{{Cite web |title=BATLA HOUSE (2019) |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/batla-house-2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813190027/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/batla-house-2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |access-date=14 August 2019 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
''Batla House'' began streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]] from October 2019.

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Batla House
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Rochak Kohli]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Ankit Tiwari]] and [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz]]
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| recorded = 2018–2020
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| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 15:55
| language = Hindi
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
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The soundtrack is composed by [[Rochak Kohli]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz]] and [[Ankit Tiwari]], with the lyrics written by Bagchi, Gautam Sharma, Gurpreet Saini, and Prince Dubey. The first song, "O Saki Saki," is a version of the song "of the same name" from the 2004 film {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2019 |title=O Saki Saki: 'Dancing With The Heavy Fire Fans Was Risky,' Says Nora Fatehi |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/o-saki-saki-dancing-with-the-heavy-fire-fans-was-risky-says-nora-fatehi-2070270 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716123446/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/o-saki-saki-dancing-with-the-heavy-fire-fans-was-risky-says-nora-fatehi-2070270 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 |website=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2019 |title=Batla House song O Saki Saki: Nora Fatehi's dance is high point of this recreated version |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/batla-house-song-o-saki-saki-nora-fatehi-dance-video-remix-5829951 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716150516/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/batla-house-song-o-saki-saki-nora-fatehi-dance-video-remix-5829951/ |archive-date=16 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> The song "O Saki Saki" was launched on 15 July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2019 |title=Batla House song 'O Saki Saki' sees Nora Fatehi match steps to Tanishk Bagchi's recreation of 2004 classic |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/batla-house-song-o-saki-saki-sees-nora-fatehi-match-steps-to-tanishk-bagchis-recreation-of-2004-classic-6995591.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723085157/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/batla-house-song-o-saki-saki-sees-nora-fatehi-match-steps-to-tanishk-bagchis-recreation-of-2004-classic-6995591.html |archive-date=23 July 2019 |access-date=23 July 2019 |publisher=First Post}}</ref>

One of the songs, "Gallan Goriyan", was removed from the film's final cut and was instead released as a separate single due to thematic inconsistency at the time of the film's release. The song, a recreated version of an eponymous original from the 2000 album ''Oh Laila'', was released on 11 June 2020 by T-Series.

{{Tracklist
| headline=Track listing
| total_length= 15:55
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| title1= O Saki Saki
| extra1= [[Neha Kakkar]], [[Tulsi Kumar]], [[B Praak]]
| lyrics1 = Tanishk Bagchi {{small|'''(Original Lyrics: Dev Kohli)'''}}
| music1 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]] {{small|'''(Original Music: [[Vishal–Shekhar]])'''}}
| length1= 3:11
| title2 = Rula Diya
| extra2 = [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Dhvani Bhanushali]]
| lyrics2 = Prince Dubey
| music2 = Ankit Tiwari
| length2 = 4:39
| title3 = Jaako Rakhe
| extra3 = [[Rochak Kohli]], [[Navraj Hans]]
| music3 = Rochak Kohli
| lyrics3 = Gautam G Sharma, Gurpreet Saini
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Gallan Goriyan
| extra4 = [[Dhvani Bhanushali]], [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz]]
| music4 = [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz]]
| lyrics4 = [[Kumaar]]
| length4 = 3:58
}}

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
The film received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 August 2019 |title=Batla House box office collection Day 3: John Abraham film witnesses boost |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/batla-house-box-office-collection-day-3-john-abraham-film-to-witness-boost-1581902-2019-08-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818085835/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/batla-house-box-office-collection-day-3-john-abraham-film-to-witness-boost-1581902-2019-08-18 |archive-date=18 August 2019 |access-date=18 August 2019 |website=India Today}}</ref> ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it "one of the finest films of the year" while praising the performances of John Abraham and Ravi Kishan, the action sequences and the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2019 |title=Batla House Movie Review |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/batla-house/critic-review/batla-house-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715202234/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/batla-house/critic-review/batla-house-movie-review/ |archive-date=15 July 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and felt that Abraham delivered "the best of his career" performance, while also praising the action sequences but criticizing the pacing of the second half.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Batla House Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/batla-house/movie-review/70673295.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814160428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/batla-house/movie-review/70673295.cms |archive-date=14 August 2019 |access-date=14 August 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Prasanna D Zore writing for ''[[Rediff.com]]'' gave 2 stars out of 5 and noted that only second half had gripping moments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zore |first=Prasanna D |date=15 August 2019 |title=The Batla House Review |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-batla-house-review/20190815.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815122215/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-batla-house-review/20190815.htm |archive-date=15 August 2019 |access-date=15 August 2019 |website=Rediff}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Batla House'' earned {{INR}}14 crore domestically on its opening day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Harminder |date=16 August 2019 |title=Batla House Has Decent First Day |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407103444/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5314 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=16 August 2019 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

{{As of|2019|09|5}}, with a gross of {{INR}}102.61 crore in India and {{INR}}10.77 crore overseas, the film grossed {{INR}}113.38 crore worldwide.<ref name="boxoffmain" />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt8869978}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|batla_house}}

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