Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Sunny Deol Top Earner With ₹60 Crore For Batwara 1947
A new Hindi movie called Batwara 1947 is coming to theaters.
It tells a story from 1947, when a place called India was divided and the city of Lahore changed forever.
In the movie, a Muslim family moves into a big house that used to belong to a Hindu family.
The very old grandmother of the Hindu family refuses to leave her home.
At first, this causes tension between the two families.
But slowly, their relationship begins to change.
The movie is based on a famous play written in Urdu.
Reports say the movie cost about 150 crore rupees to make.
The reports also say Sunny Deol will be paid 60 crore rupees, more than anyone else in the movie.
The film comes out in theaters on August 14.
Sunny Deol is reportedly the highest-paid actor in Batwara 1947 with a remuneration of Rs 60 crore.
Preity Zinta is reportedly earning Rs 10 crore for her comeback to a leading role, while Ali Fazal has reportedly charged Rs 7 crore.
The film, formerly titled Lahore 1947, has a reported budget of around Rs 150 crore.
Shabana Azmi's reported remuneration has not been disclosed; the film also features Karan Deol, Kanika Kapur and Abhimanyu Singh.
Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and backed by Aamir Khan Productions, Batwara 1947 releases in theatres on August 14.
- Who
- Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal and other cast members, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan Productions.
- What
- Reports surfaced about the star cast remuneration and production details of the Partition drama film Batwara 1947.
- When
- Reports emerged ahead of the film's scheduled release in theatres on August 14; the story itself is set in 1947.
- Where
- The film is set in Lahore shortly after the Partition of 1947.
- Why
- Cast salary reports were published as the film prepares for its theatrical release.
- Film
- Batwara 1947 (formerly Lahore 1947)
- Director
- Rajkumar Santoshi
- Reported budget
- Around Rs 150 crore
- Sunny Deol remuneration
- Rs 60 crore (reported)
- Preity Zinta remuneration
- Rs 10 crore (reported)
- Ali Fazal remuneration
- Rs 7 crore (reported)
- Producer
- Aamir Khan Productions (Aamir Khan, Aparna Purohit)
- Release date
- August 14, alongside Awarapan 2