Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- On the eve of the release of her film 'Batwara 1947' with Sunny Deol, actress Preity Zinta shared her look test photo for her character Hamida.

"On the eve of the release of Batwara 1947, I wanted to go back to where it all started. This photo was taken at the look test where I saw n felt the first glimpse of Hamida. To me Hamida is beautifully described by these famous words from Rumi - 'If everything around seems dark, look again, you may be the light.' See you all in a theatre next to you on the 14th of Aug for Batwara 1947 ! Ting," she captioned the post.

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, 'Batwara 1947' is set during India's Partition and explores a story of love, sacrifice and resilience.

Earlier, speaking about th...