Preity Zinta on how being a mother shaped her role in ‘Batwara 1947’: ‘When I run out of diapers, I freak out.,so what were the mothers doing at that point?’
Preity Zinta says playing Hameeda in ‘Batwara 1947’ was deeply personal, as motherhood helped her understand the character’s family-first worldview amid Partition’s chaos. She found the story hopeful despite its darkness. Director Rajkumar Santoshi added the film explores how men’s egos endanger families, while wives become their strength.
