Sunny Deol’s nuanced, subtle, persuasive performance as a Muslim man protecting an old Hindu woman from the mobs during the Partition in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Batwara 1947 has won praise. The film touches a far more profound core issue: What comes first religion or human compassion?” My character puts his entire life, his family’s safety, at risk to protect this woman who is not even related to him. Batwara has also given Sunny the opportunity to share screen time with his real-life son Karan. “It was Raj Santoshi’s idea to cast Karan as my son.