Sunny Deol is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Batwara 1947. During a recent promotional event in Patna, the actor was asked about Pakistan. Instead of sharing his political views, however, Sunny spoke about the shared history of India and Pakistan before Partition and recalled a statement once made by his father, the late veteran actor Dharmendra.
Responding to the question, Sunny explained why he prefers to stay away from political discussions, choosing instead to reflect on the human bond that connects the two nations despite their shared past.
During the promotion of actor Sunny Deol’s upcoming movie Batwara 1947, a journalist asked him, How do you see Pakistan as a nation?
Sunny Deol replied, If India is my mother, then Pakistan is my mother’s sister – my aunt. We are all connected to each other.
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Recalling Dharmendra’s words, he said, “Hum feel ki baatein nahi karte because pura mulk ek hi tha. Jaise papa ne kaha ki yeh meri maa hai aur woh meri mausi hai, yeh toh aap log sab acchi tarah se jante hain. Hum sab ek tarah ke hain toh jude hue kahin na kahin se. (We don’t talk in terms of ‘feelings’ because the entire country was one. As my father said, ‘This is my mother and that is my maternal aunt’—you all know this very well. In a way, we are all connected to one another).”
The actor further said that, as an artiste, his responsibility is to tell stories rather than weigh in on political debates.
He continued, “Main uss sab mein zyada jana nahi chahta lekin hum actors hain, we are makers. Hum kahaaniyaan chunte hain aur kahaaniyan banate hain. Usko phir hum yahan wahan, usko politically nahi leke jaate hain aur na jaana chahte hain. Issilye main us sabki baat hi nahi karuga (I don’t want to delve too deeply into all that, but we are actors—we are makers. We choose stories and create them. We don’t take them—nor do we want to take them—into the realm of politics. That is why I won’t even talk about that aspect).”
Batwara 1947 is inspired by Asghar Wajahat’s acclaimed play Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai. Set against the backdrop of the 1947 Partition, the film tells the story of a Muslim family that migrates to Lahore and is allotted a haveli, only to discover that an elderly Hindu widow still lives there and refuses to leave. The film stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol and Abhimanyu Singh, and is slated to release in theatres on August 14.
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