Rajkumar Santoshi questions audience hesitation over Sunny Deol playing a Muslim in Batwara 1947; asks, “If Spiderman’s name was Aslam Sheikh, would they reject him?”
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The filmmaker says audiences who have watched the Sunny Deol starrer are responding emotionally and insists viewers should watch the movie before forming an opinion.
Adding to this, In conversation with a portal/publication, Santoshi shared, “It is important that people come out and watch the movie.” He went on to highlight the response from those who have already seen the Partition drama. “The people who have seen the movie Batwara are liking it a lot.”
Meanwhile, According to Santoshi, the movie has also prompted viewers to reach out to the team. “They are appreciating it a lot. They are sending so many fan mails. They are getting so many bookings.” The filmmaker further described the emotional response from audiences emerging from theatres. “People are calling and appreciating it. And when people who have come out of the theatres are asked how it is – their eyes are tearful.”
Notably, Santoshi also opened up that some viewers have compared Batwara 1947 with Sunny Deol’s smash hit Gadar , which remains one of the star’s biggest commercial successes. He shared, “Everyone is saying that ‘it is a bigger movie than Gadar . It is a better movie than Gadar’ . Gadar is one of the biggest hits of Sunny's career.”
As per the latest buzz, Despite the positive word of mouth, Santoshi expressed his surprise over the movie’s ticket-window performance. “They are appreciating it so much. But they are not showing the ticket-window numbers. I am surprised about the people who are not coming.”
In further updates, The director believes that Sunny Deol’s Muslim character could potentially be one of the reasons why some audiences are staying away from the movie. “I wonder why are they not coming? Either they have heard that Sunny is doing a Muslim character. Sunny has played a Muslim in the movie for the first time. So why are they not watching the movie?”
On top of that, Rajkumar Santoshi Calls Out Hate Against #Batwara1947 🔥🚨
Rajkumar Santoshi criticized those spreading hate and shared some people are refusing to watch Batwara 1947 because #SunnyDeol plays a Muslim character.
Source: Bollywood Hungama