Actor John Abraham unveiled the first look of his next film Batla House, and announced its release on 15 August 2019, clashing with Brahmastra and Made In China.
Batla House is based on a real-life incident about the Delhi spot where a shootout took place in 2008.
John posted the film’s poster on Twitter:
Encounters: 70
Cases: 33
Convictions: 22
Gallantry Awards: 9
Accusations: 1“When everything you’ve achieved could be wiped out in that one moment.”
The story of India’s Most Decorated/Controversial Cop@itsBhushanKumar @nikkhiladvani @TSeries @EmmayEntertain @johnabrahament pic.twitter.com/krYFmqracU
— John Abraham (@TheJohnAbraham) September 21, 2018
Known for doing patriotic movies like Madras Cafe and Parmanu – The Story Of Pokhran and his latest release Satyameva Jayate, John will once again be seen donning the patriotism on his sleeve in Batla House by essaying police officer Sanjay Kumar Yadav, who led the Batla House encounter.
Abraham also shared his look in the film as a police officer, with phrases such as ‘India’s most decorated, controversial cop’, ‘Indian Mujahideen’ and ‘Judicial conspiracy’ in the foreground.
“95 mins that took 8yrs to be resolved and changed his life forever.” The story of India’s most Decorated/Controversial Cop. #BatlaHouse@itsBhushanKumar @nikkhiladvani @writish @TSeries @EmmayEntertain @johnabrahament @bakemycakefilms @BatlaHouseFilm pic.twitter.com/RzsbCT5kcd
— John Abraham (@TheJohnAbraham) September 22, 2018
The film is helmed by director Nikkhil Advani and written by Ritesh Shah.
While announcing the release date, Advani tweeted: “Have waited for a long time for this story to be told. Unveiling an explosive account of one of the most controversial events to have rocked modern India.”