Sunny Deol's Partition saga Batwara 1947 cleared by CBFC without cuts: Report
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Batwara 1947, the soon-to-release historical drama starring Sunny Deol and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi , has as per reports been cleared by the Central Board of Movie Certification ( CBFC ) without any cuts. The movie 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.
Adding to this, Batwara 1947 reunites Sunny Deol with Preity Zinta. Batwara 1947 cleared by the CBFC News agency ANI cited sources as saying the movie has received a CBFC certificate with zero cuts. Now, with the censor certification, the Rajkumar Santoshi directorial is set for its scheduled theatrical rollout on August 14.
Meanwhile, 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 movie celebrates the bonding of two families while talking about hope in one of the darkest chapters of human history.
Notably, 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.
As per the latest buzz, The makers of 'Batwara 1947' of late unveiled a new poster of the movie and revealed its rollout date. The newly rolled out 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.”
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On top of that, Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, the movie is backed by Aamir Khan Productions. Apart from Sunny and Shabana, the movie 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 movie has been composed by AR Rahman, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.
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Source: Hindustan Times