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Sunny Deol, who is gearing up for the release of Jaat, will also be seen in Lahore 1947, which Aamir Khan bankrolls. The Gadar 2 star recently revealed that he wanted to make the Rajkumar Santoshi directorial, which is based on Asghar Wajahat’s renowned play ‘Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Ni’ for many years. However, it wasn’t executed because of financial reasons, and Aamir Khan was the first person to show interest in bankrolling the movie, which is why the project took off.
“Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya ek play hai jo kai saalon se hum koshish kar rahe the use banana ki. Lekin because success nahi tha, toh financially use banana mushkil ho raha tha. Jaise hi Gadar chali, toh we were very delighted ki koi banayega. And Aamir was the first person jo aaya ki ‘Sunny main ye banana chahta hu.’ (Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya is a play that we had been trying to adapt into a film for many years. However, because there was no success, it was financially difficult to make. When Gadar became a hit, we were really delighted, thinking someone might eventually make it. And Aamir was the first person who came forward and said, ‘Sunny, I want to make this film’)," said Sunny at News18’s Rising Bharat Summit 2025.
“I said why not, we were waiting to do this film. And Raj (Rajkumar Santoshi) aur hum dono ne 3 film ki hai aur fir kai saalon se kuch kiya nahi hai so from the fan point of view, people out there would love to see us together, so uss tarah se ye silsila chalu hua. (Raj and I had already made three films together, and after that, we hadn’t worked on anything for years, so from the fans’ perspective, people out there would love to see us together. That’s how this project started)," he added.
The film also features Preity Zinda in a prominent role.
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