After the massive success of Satyameva Jayate, the team – Bhushan Kumar, Nikkhil Advani and John Abraham come back together for a thriller drama ‘Batla House’. The first look poster of the film was released today. Directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by T-Series, Emmay Entertainment & JA Entertainment in association with Bake My Cake Films, the film will release on 15th August 2019. The film is written by Ritesh Shah.

Keeping its holiday date like this year, John Abraham will portray the role inspired by Sanjeev Kumar Yadav who spearheaded the Batla House encounter. The poster was launched with a day prior build up by the team who launched two teaser posters giving a background of the incident the film is based on. As the tag line says ‘The story of India’s Most Decorated/Controversial Cop’, the case was about this one man who has had 70 encounters, a record 22 convictions from 30 cases and 9 Gallantry Awards.

John Abraham says “Being recognized for films like Madras Cafe and Parmanu, I automatically gravitate towards scripts like Batla House, however, that also means that the script needs to live upto those standards. With Batla House, Ritesh blew me over with his precision in the story telling as well as the emotional roller coaster of the characters. I am truly excited to bring this story alive to audiences”

Commenting on this, Juno Chopra of BR Studios says, “The revival of our banner has shaped up well with the Bareilly Ki Barfi and Ittefaq. Taking the legacy forward, we are now looking at bringing more such interesting stories to the audience in the future. With Bhushan ji and T-Series on board this journey, we are looking forward to a fruitful association for the Bhoothnaath franchise and the other films.”  

BR Studios enjoyed critical and commercial success last year with their films Bareilly ki Barfi and Ittefaq. Helmed by Renu Chopra BR Studios has developed two films that they will collaborate with T-Series on. 

While it is premature to talk of exact details, what is known for sure so far is that Mudassar Aziz of Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi fame will direct a film under this renewed collaboration. There is another film that T-Series and BR Studios are committed to working on together, the script of which is being currently developed which is a family entertainer in lines of Bareilly ki Barfi. 

Anurag Basu, after Jagga Jasoos will be directing the new project. Ina statement he said "I have had a great association with Bhushan. When I shared the idea of this project with him, he instantly decided to come on board. 

I have been working on the project for some time now and really looking forward to directing it. It's again going to be a ride of emotions on the silver screen," 

John Abraham will be seen playing the role of Sanjeev Kumar Yadav as the one who spearheaded the Batla House encounter. The thriller drama will be written by Ritesh Shah who has worked with Nikkhil before.

Speaking on his next, John Abraham says, “I have always been drawn to the intrigue and drama that real life holds. Small events, big ones, a human experience that resonates with a larger reality. Batla House is on point with this pursuit I’m almost obsessed with it. I am aware of Nikkhil’s talent but more than that I am sure of his intent.