Batla House (Movie)

Batla House is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film 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 as the titular protagonist named Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the police officer who played a crucial role in the encounter. The film showcases the encounter, and in its aftermath, Sanjeev’s struggle to catch the fugitives and prove the authenticity of the encounter, while dealing with nationwide hatred and post-traumatic stress disorder.