At the trailer launch of ‘Bantwara 1947’, Shabana Azmi told that during the shooting of a scene, she felt as if her dignity had been snatched away. Sunny Deol supported me in that difficult moment. Both the actors looked emotional while talking about the shooting incident.
The trailer of Sunny Deol’s upcoming movie ‘Bantwara 1947’ was released on 28th July. It went viral as soon as it was released and people are saying that this movie will be a blockbuster like ‘Gadar’. Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who is playing an important role in this movie, shared an experience of shooting. He told that shooting a scene of ‘Partition 1947’ was the most difficult moment of his career.
‘The villain tore the kurta, felt insulted’
During the trailer launch of the film, he said that while shooting a scene, he felt as if his dignity had been completely snatched away. Shabana Azmi told that a glimpse of the scene has also been shown in the trailer, in which the villain misbehaves with her and tears her kurta. He said,
‘As a human being, I felt extremely humiliated and helpless. At that moment it felt as if my entire dignity had been snatched away.
As soon as the scene ended, Sunny Deol covered her with her scarf.
Shabana further told that after the scene was over, co-star Sunny Deol immediately came to her and covered her shoulders with his dupatta. He said that at that moment Sunny was not just his co-star but became his support like a son.
He said that at that moment I hugged Sunny and said thank God you were here to save me.
Sunny said that while working with Shabana, it felt like mother and son together.
While sharing her experience of shooting the film, Sunny said, ‘I have worked with Shabana Azmi for the first time and I liked it very much. It didn’t feel like we were acting at all. It felt as if our relationship was that of mother and son. This is the biggest beauty of this film. As I also wrote in my post, I dedicate this film to my mother and all the mothers of the world.
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‘Partition 1947’ declared a relevant film of today’s era
Shabana Azmi praised the film and said that
‘Partition 1947’ is a very relevant film in today’s time. According to him, this is not only the story of India-Pakistan partition, but also brings out the importance of humanity, sensitivity and relationships.
‘Batwara 1947’ will be released on 14 August 2026
Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol and Ali Fazal will be seen in important roles in ‘Bantwara 1947’ directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Made under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions, this film will be released in theaters on August 14, 2026.
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