Batwara 1947 has been directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film also stars Ali Fazal, Karan Deol, Kanikka Kapur, Abhimanyu Singh, Khushi Hajare, Isha Sandhir, Khalid Siddiqui, Rukhsar Rehman and Shabana Azmi in key roles. It is based on Asghar Wajahat’s drama, Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai. The film is set in Lahore against the backdrop of the 1947 partition of India and the division of Pakistan.
