Archive · 29 Jul 2026
Sunny Deol Stars in Partition Drama Batwara 1947
Sunny Deol stars in a new film called Batwara 1947, which is about the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
In this movie, Sunny plays a Muslim man who protects an elderly Hindu woman from communal violence.
The film also stars Shabana Azmi, Preity Zinta, and Sunny's son Karan Deol.
The movie is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and has music by A. R. Rahman.
It's a big deal because Sunny is usually cast as a Sikh or Jat, but this time he's playing a Muslim.
The film is set to release on August 14 and is produced by Aamir Khan Productions.
Sunny Deol stars as a Muslim man in the partition drama Batwara 1947.
The film explores themes of humanity and communal hatred during the partition of India and Pakistan.
Shabana Azmi plays an elderly Hindu woman who is protected by Deol's character.
The film is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan Productions.
Batwara 1947 is set to release on August 14.
- Who
- Sunny Deol, Shabana Azmi, Preity Zinta, Karan Deol, Ali Fazal, Abhimanyu Singh
- What
- A partition drama film titled Batwara 1947
- When
- August 14
- Where
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Why
- To explore themes of humanity and communal hatred during the partition of India and Pakistan
Role Reversal
Traditional Casting
Character Representation
Role Reversal
Sunny Deol plays a Muslim man, breaking his usual typecasting as a Sikh/Jat.
Traditional Casting
Traditional casting would have Deol play a Sikh/Jat character.
- Release Date
- August 14
- Director
- Rajkumar Santoshi
- Music Composer
- A. R. Rahman
- Lyricist
- Javed Akhtar
- Production Company
- Aamir Khan Productions
- Cinematographer
- Santosh Sivan
- Editor
- Shyam Salgaonkar
- Sound Designer
- Resul Pookutty
