Batwara 1947

About Batwara 1947

The story of an elderly Hindu woman who refuses to leave her ancestral home in Lahore, only to have a Muslim refugee family from Lucknow allotted to her house following the events of the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.

Batwara 1947 is a 2026 war film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. It runs 145 minutes and was released in August 2026.

Sunny Deol takes the lead as Sikander Mirza, Preity Zinta as Hamida Mirza, Shabana Azmi as Mai, and Ali Fazal as Habib Anwar. Written by Rajkumar Santoshi.

Shelv files it under independence day, lahore, and period drama.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Great Wall, and RRR make useful companions to Batwara 1947, all filed under war.