Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 is releasing in cinemas this Independence Day weekend, in a direct clash with Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947. The Nitin Kakkar-directed romantic drama has generated a good pre-release buzz among the audience, which is reflected in its advance sales, too. For the record, the Emraan Hashmi film started trending on BookMyShow even with limited show listings.  As of 4:30 PM (Tuesday, August 11), Awarapan 2 sold around 8000 tickets in the top national chains, PVR Inox and Cinepolis, while Batwara 1947 could record 3000 admissions. A similar difference can be seen in other chains too.  However, despite audience demand being firmly in its favour, the film is facing a major challenge on the exhibition front. India’s largest multiplex chain, PVR Inox, is the distributor of its rival release, Batwara 1947, an Aamir Khan production venture. So far, the Sunny Deol starrer is lagging far behind the advances of Awarapan 2, yet it has been allocated a disproportionately high number of shows and seats across the chain. The showcasing pattern has become a major talking point …