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Sunny Deol's Partition Drama Sails Through Censor Board

The actor-director's Batwara 1947 gets full approval without any cuts.

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Big win for Sunny Deol in the censor department. His upcoming film Batwara 1947 has reportedly been cleared by the board without a single cut, landing an ‘A’ certificate straight up. That’s pretty rare territory, folks.

The project, inspired by a stage play about the Partition era, is shaping up to be an emotional period piece set in 1947. As per reports doing the rounds in the Indian media, the film’s narrative depth and storytelling apparently impressed the censors enough to greenlight it in its original form.

For Deol, known for powerhouse performances in films like Border and the Gadar franchise, this is another feather in his cap as a filmmaker. The actor-director has been selective with his projects in recent years, and this Partition-era drama seems to be getting the industry attention it deserves even before its release.

We’re keeping our ears to the ground for premiere dates and more details.

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