New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Batwara 1947 witnessed a significant decline in box office activity on its first Monday, with the Rajkumar Santoshi-directed period drama seeing lower occupancy and collections compared with its first Sunday.

As of 6 PM on Monday, Batwara 1947 had recorded a live net collection of Rs.0.88 crore in India, with the film running across 5,132 shows at an occupancy of 10%. The early Monday figures mark a substantial fall from Sunday, when the film registered a net collection of Rs.7.25 crore from 7,239 shows, with occupancy standing at 22%.

The film's India net collection currently stands at Rs.27.38 crore, while its reported India gross collection has reached Rs.32.65 crore. The final collection figures for Monday are ...