# Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947 gets first review, called emotional and powerful 2026-08-13T09:56:29+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Filmmaker Ramesh Taurani has given a glowing first review of Sunny Deol's 'Batwara 1947', which releases on August 14. Taurani called the film 'extremely sensitive, emotional and humanitarian'. He urged audiences to watch it on the first day, first show. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan Productions, the movie is set against the 1947 Partition. Sunny Deol plays a Muslim man who moves to Lahore with his family after Partition. The film also stars Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal and Karan Deol. Its box office clash is with Imran Hashmi's 'Awaraapan 2', which is ahead in advance bookings. ## Coverage - aajtak.in Tags: Batwara 1947, Bollywood, Partition film, Rajkumar Santoshi, Sunny Deol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deols-batwara-1947-gets-first-review-called-emotional-and-powerful/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deols-batwara-1947-gets-first-review-called-emotional-and-powerful/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.