
Batwara 1947 has already created a buzz on social media. The period drama film starring Sunny Deol in the lead role is all set to hit the theatres on August 14, 2026. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, the movie stars Sunny, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi and others. The film is set in Lahore against the backdrop of the 1947 partition of India and the division of Punjab. Amid the buzz, here comes the early review of Sunny Deol starrer.
What to expect in the period drama film, Batwara 1947?
The story of Batwara 1947 is set in the aftermath of the Partition of 1947, when a Muslim family is moved from Lucknow to the newly created Pakistan, where the family is allotted a deserted haveli in Lahore. However, their new beginning gets disrupted when an elderly Hindu woman refuses to leave her haveli. Eventually, the property dispute turns into an emotional story of grief, of belonging, of identity crisis and existence.















