Sunny Deol's Partition saga Batwara 1947 cleared by CBFC without cuts: Report

Batwara 1947, starring Sunny Deol, is reportedly based on 'Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai and set against the backdrop of the 1947 Partition.

Batwara 1947, the upcoming historical drama starring Sunny Deol and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, has reportedly been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) without any cuts. The film is set around the Partition and tells the tale of a Muslim family in Lahore who come face-to-face with a Hindu woman refusing to leave her ancestral home.

Batwara 1947 reunites Sunny Deol with Preity Zinta.

Batwara 1947 cleared by the CBFC

News agency ANI cited sources as saying the film has received a CBFC certificate with zero cuts. Now, with the censor certification, the Rajkumar Santoshi directorial is set for its scheduled theatrical release on August 14.

Batwara 1947 is based on a Mohajir family that crosses over to Lahore and occupies an abandoned Hindu home after the Partition. Based on acclaimed playwright Asghar Wajahat's play Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai, the narrative focuses on an elderly Hindu woman who refuses to leave the house and the issues that arise between the Mohajir family and her. The film celebrates the bonding of two families while talking about hope in one of the darkest chapters of human history.

Batwara 1947, previously titled Lahore 1947, stars Sunny Deol as the patriarch of the Mohajir family, with Shabana Azmi playing a Hindu woman stranded in Pakistan who refuses to leave her ancestral home.

All about Batwara 1947

The makers of 'Batwara 1947' recently unveiled a new poster of the film and announced its release date. The newly released poster features an idol of Lord Krishna with a lit diya in the foreground, set against the backdrop of the Partition of India in 1947. Along with the poster, the makers wrote, “When the world chose sides, HE chose dharma. Watch #Batwara1947 in cinemas this Partition Day, 14th August.”

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, the film is backed by Aamir Khan Productions. Apart from Sunny and Shabana, the film also stars Preity Zinta, Karan Deol, Ali Fazal, Abhimanyu Singh, Khhushi Hajare, and Kanikka Kapur. Batwara 1947 marks Preity's return to acting after over half a decade. The music for the film has been composed by AR Rahman, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.