India, Aug. 14 -- 2026 has already seen a Partition story reduce audiences to tears with Main Vaapas Aaunga. Now, we have Batwara 1947.

Director Rajkumar Santoshi and lead actor Sunny Deol have given us classics such as Ghayal, Damini and Ghatak in the past. This time, the duo turns to the popular play Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Nai (Those who haven't seen Lahore, aren't even born yet), adapting it into a full-fledged feature film. But does Batwara 1947 offer a fresh perspective on Partition, or does it revisit familiar territory we have already seen on screen? Let's find out.

The story revolves around Sikandar Mirza (Sunny Deol) and his family: wife Hamida (Preity G Zinta), son Javed (Karan Deol) and daughter Tanvir (Khushi Hajare...