John Abraham starrer Batla House has fared well on its opening day. However, the box office collection figures were impacted due to clash with Akshay Kumar starrer Mission Mangal. Despite the clash, Batla House gathered momentum post noon onwards. And, Independence Day holiday gave its business an additional push. On its opening day on Thursday, Batla House collected, Rs 14.59 crore in India.

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Confirming the development, famous film trade analyst Taran Adarsh, "#BatlaHouse fares well on Day 1, although the numbers are affected due to the clash... Gathered momentum post noon onwards... #IndependenceDay holiday gave its biz additional push... Will need to score from Fri-Sun... Thu ₹ 14.59 cr. India biz."

The Nikkhil Advani directorial Batla House casts John Abraham as DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who headed the Batla House encounter that took place in New Delhi's Jamia Nagar in 2008.

The Batla House encounter has been one of the most controversial incidents in recent times, and the film shows how the incident was a life-changing experience for the top cop played by John, who had to fight for years to clear his name.

Bollywood actor John Abraham says the script of the film explores a much bigger human story, which goes beyond just the controversial police encounter that took place in real life.