{
  "id": 975428,
  "title": "‘Do we deserve our independence?’: Sunny Deol on ‘Batwara 1947’ and the enduring pull of patriotic cinema in India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/do-we-deserve-our-independence-sunny-deol-on-batwara-1947-and-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:11:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/do-we-deserve-our-independence-sunny-deol-on-batwara-1947-and-the-enduring-pull-of-patriotic-cinema-in-india-1.500631278"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: If there is one actor who has become the long-enduring poster boy for patriotic cinema in Bollywood, it is Sunny Deol. For over three decades, this age-defying Indian actor has been Hindi cinema's undisputed face of unapologetic, chest-thumping nationalism. From leading Indian soldiers into battle in the Border films to delivering the now-iconic \"Hindustan Zindabad tha, hai aur rahega\"…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}