Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi has created excitement around his upcoming directorial ‘Batwara 1947’, promising an intense cinematic experience for audiences. The director revealed that Sunny Deol will appear in one of his boldest and most challenging roles yet, adding that the film will offer a story and performance unlike anything viewers have seen before.
Rajkumar Santoshi highlights the partition drama’s emotional core
As reported in Bollywood Hungama, he said, “The film has to be engaging and entertaining for it to work. Hum message dene ke liye film nahin bana rahe hain. The film’s foremost purpose must be to entertain. The story of Batwara 1947 is emotional, and you’ll get so lost in the characters that you won’t realize ki yeh Hindu hai ya Musalman hai (this is Hindu or Muslim). Aap insaan ko dekhte hai. (You see a human being). An incident takes place with a human being in the film and how he deals with it forms the crux of the tale. During the partition, it was observed that on one hand, human beings showed great courage and sacrifices. On the other hand, some human beings also indulged in the worst kinds of atrocities. This film throws light on both these aspects. You’ll get so captivated with the story and characters that you’ll forget what’s happening around you. I am not giving any message with this film. I am not a teacher! I am a filmmaker. I want to make a good film which gives a satisfying time to the viewers”.
Rajkumar Santoshi praises Sunny Deol’s powerful character in the film
During the conversation, Rajkumar also opened up about Deol’s character in ‘Batwara 1947’, calling it one of the most courageous roles he has ever written. Reflecting on his past work, the filmmaker said, “Main bade-bade action hero ke characters bahut acche se likh deta hoon. I have that confidence, whether it is Ghatak (1996) or Ghayal (1990). But among all the characters I have written, the one Sunny played in Batwara 1947 is the most courageous. Sunny has done full justice to it as well. He is better and stronger than Iron Man and Superman put together! A person can fight another person, or a group of people or an army. But here Sunny is fighting against fanaticism. That’s impossible to do. Achhe-acche khade nahin ho paate. Hil jaate hain! But this man shows that moral courage and physical strength to take them on. Hence, I am deeply connected to this character. Mujhe iss character se mohabbat bhi hai aur sympathy bhi. Very rarely do you come across a character like that.”
About ‘Batwara 1947’ release
‘Batwara 1947’ is set to arrive in theatres on August 14.
