# Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta meet Yogi Adityanath for Batwara 1947 2026-08-08T01:00:45+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Actors Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on August 7 as part of promotions for the upcoming film Batwara 1947. Earlier that day, they promoted the film in Lucknow with Sunny’s son Karan Deol. Sunny called it a 'pleasant and warm conversation' on Instagram. Yogi Adityanath posted on X that it was a courtesy meeting. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan, Batwara 1947 is set during the 1947 Partition. Sunny Deol called the film 'meaningful' and said everyone should watch it. The film also stars Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, and Abhimanyu Singh, with music by AR Rahman. It releases worldwide on August 14. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Batwara 1947, film promotion, Partition film, Preity Zinta, Sunny Deol, Yogi Adityanath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deol-preity-zinta-meet-yogi-adityanath-ahead-of-batwara-1947/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deol-preity-zinta-meet-yogi-adityanath-ahead-of-batwara-1947/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.