Sunny Deol on his partition roles in Batwara 1947 and Gadar

Ahead of “Batwara 1947” (August 14), Sunny Deol distinguishes his character Sikandar Mirza from Tara Singh in “Gadar,” calling this a family story. He recalled Partition-era tales of his family helping others. The film reunites him with director Rajkumar Santoshi after 30 years and co-star Preity Zinta, while “Gadar 3” remains in development.