Batla House is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film[5][6] 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 portraying the titular protagonist, based on the life of Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the police officer who played an important role in the encounter, leading to the demise of his colleague Mohan Chand Sharma.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav is informed that his team has cornered 5 university students in L-18, 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).
Sanjeev orders not to engage until he arrives, but a relentless Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma alias M.C., proceeds with some officers.
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.
After being awarded the President Medal, Sanjeev begins his hunt again and this time, through Dilshad's girlfriend Victoria alias "Huma", tricks him into coming to Nepal.
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 Sanjeev and his team.
The court proceedings begin, where the opposing lawyer, Shailesh Arya, brings up arguments to counter Sanjeev's truth and a parallel story of fake encounters, as per which M.C.
The film was to be shot in Delhi, Lucknow, Mussoorie, Mumbai, Jaipur and Nepal starting in September 2018 in a span of 50 days.
[15] The film was released on 15 August 2019, coinciding with Independence Day and clashing with Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal.
[21] The Times of India gave it 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.