{
  "id": 4415974,
  "title": "'Amitabh Bachchan Played A Muslim In Coolie': Rajkumar Santoshi Rejects Shabana Azmi’s Theory On Sunny Deol's Role In Batwara 1947",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/amitabh-bachchan-played-a-muslim-in-coolie-rajkumar-santoshi-rejects",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T11:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/amitabh-bachchan-played-a-muslim-in-coolie-rajkumar-santoshi-rejects-shabana-azmis-theory-on-sunny-deols-role-in-batwara-1947"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi disagreed with veteran actress Shabana Azmi’s assessment of why Batwara 1947 did not connect with audiences. Shabana had suggested that viewers may have been uncomfortable with Sunny Deol portraying a Muslim character in the film. However, Santoshi dismissed the theory, pointing out that Bollywood has previously seen major stars play characters from different religious…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}