The makers have renamed the film from Lahore 1947 to Batwara 1947 . It emphasizes on the emotions and the human tragedy of the 1947 partition affecting millions of families on both sides of the partition. 


The film marks the historic reunion of the actors Sunny Deol and the National Award-winning director Rajkumar Santoshi., The duo come together after three decades following their legendary hits like Ghayal, Damini and Ghatak.  The massive period drama is to be backed by Aamir Khan Productions and is alongside produced by Aparna Purohit.  


The star cast has Sunny Deol alongside Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol, Ali Fazal and Abhimanyu Singh.  Music and lyrics are by Academy Award Winner A R Rahman and the veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar. 


Aamir Khan Productions, Batwara 1947 slated for its worldwide release on August 14th 2026.


Aamir Khan Productions have announced a 12-city massive tour to build a box office momentum. The team is launching an extensive 12 promotional tour across India to directly interact with the fans and audiences across the 12 cities to prepare itself for the August premiere. 


Sunny Deol known for his impressive stre3ak continues to entertain the industry following his comeback with the OTT courtroom drama Ikka. He is now gearing up for the historical Partition drama ‘Batwara 1947’ The makers have unveiled the poster on Monday the July 13th 2026 confirming the release of the film in theatres on August 14th 2026. 


Sunny Deol Batwara 1947 Poster is out  


The release date is meaningfully planned for the Independence Day weekend since the film is about the partition of India and the pain of people as they had to leave their precious homes in 1947.The poster shows an idol of Lord Krishna with a glow of a lamp next to it that is set against the backdrop of India and Pakistan’s division in 1947.