A veteran player Shabana Azmiwho has a great responsibility Sunny DeolFor the upcoming movie ‘Batwara 1947’, it was revealed at the launch of the trailer that he now wants to work with them. Bobby Deolhaving already worked with his late father Dharmendra and older brother Sunny.
Shabana Azmi’s message to Bobby Deol
According to an NDTV report, the actor, speaking at the trailer launch of ‘Batwara 1947’, said, “Meri jo last theatrical release hai, woh Dharamji (late actor Dharmendra) ke saath thi – ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’. kaam kar sakti hoon. Bobby (Deol) ko bhi bolo ab taiyaar ho jaaye mere saath kaam karne ke liye.” (My last theatrical release was with Dharamji — ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’). My next release is with Sunny. I can work with Abhay. Tell Bobby to get ready to work with me).Shabana was accompanied at the event by her singer husband Javed Akhtarwho wrote the music for the film. In ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, Azmi and Dharmendra played lovers, and their on-screen kiss made headlines.
Sunny Deol’s post on dedicating a film to his mother
Before the trailer launch, Sunny Deol shared a picture with his mother, Prakash Kaur, gifting him the film. He wrote, “Meri Maa hi mera Rab hain, mera pyaar, mera hausla, meri taaqat,” and then, “Batwara 1947 main apni Maa aur duniya ki har Maa ko samarpit karta hoon.” He said that the trailer would be out the next day, and it went on to receive a huge response online.
More about ‘Batwara 1947’
Directed by a National Award winning filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi‘Batwara 1947’ reunites him with Sunny Deol nearly three decades after films like ‘Ghayal’, ‘Damini’ and ‘Ghatak’. The film is produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit, music by AR Rahman and lyrics by Javed Akhtar.The film also brings the double of Sunny Deol and Preity ZintaWho shared the finale position in ‘The Hero: Love Story of a Spy’ and recently in ‘Bhaiaji Superhit’. ‘Batwara 1947’ is expected to release on 14th August 2026.