Sarbjit Released

Randeep Hooda's recent release Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is currently running in cinemas

"It's a very different film for me. I have literally been nursing this project for several years now and I am glad the time has come for the film to go on the floors," Omung said in a statement

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took a sabbatical after her daughter Aaradhya was born and made a comeback after five years with Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa, which released last year. She was last seen in Omung Kumar's Sarbjit and will soon be seen in Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

It is better if he is an actor because he knows what actors go through. I've always liked directors who are actors as well. It's always an advantage. The disadvantage is when directors have not been actors but are wannabe actors. That is difficult. They haven't done acting but they have an actor within," says Randeep Hood.

"In Pakistan the system is a distribution company first approaches the information ministry for importing and releasing an Indian film the ministry than asks the censor board to review content of the film"

"It's a very sincere piece of cinema straight from the heart. As a team, it's important to us that this film has been made sensitively keeping in mind the sensitivity of the subject and the members of the family," she said.

Sarbjit chronicles the life of Indian farmer Sarabjit Singh (played by Randeep Hooda) who was killed in a Pakistani jail. It also tells the story of his sister Dalbir kaur (played by Aishwarya Rai), who leaves no stone unturned to get justice for her brother

Sarbjit is slated to release on May 20 and Aishwarya will be giving the glamorous charity event a miss, as her commitments towards promoting Sarbjit will bring her back to India, read a statement

"We are sending it (the film) to them for their censor board. There is nothing objectionable in the film. We would like it to release everywhere. We have just told the facts and these are from both sides, India as well as Pakistan," said Omung Kumar

The actor shaved his moustache in a video, bidding 'goodbye' to his character in the chaste Punjabi dialect that he has adopted for his role in the film. Sarbjit also co-stars Aishwarya as Randeep's sister. Richa Chadha plays his wife. The film releases on May 20

Sarbjit, directed by Omung Kumar, is a biopic of slain Indian Sarbjit Singh. It stars Randeep Hooda as the Indian who died in a Pakistani prison. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays his sister, Dalbir Kaur. Richa Chadha plays the role of Sukhpreet Kaur, Sarbjit's wife. Sarbjit is scheduled to release on May 19

Aishwarya, who stars as Sarbjit's sister Dalbir Kaur in the movie, is reportedly, filming in Attari, a village in Punjab. She is seen posing for a selfie with a Border Security Force jawan in a picture. Aishwarya's first look from the movie was released earlier in February

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarbjit Singh who died in a Pakistani jail in Sarbjit. Actor Randeep Hooda plays the titular role while actress Richa Chadha will play the role of Sarbjit's wife Sukhpreet in the film. Directed by Omung Kumar, Sarbjit will release on May 19

Randeep Hooda's recent release Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is currently running in cinemas

"It's a very different film for me. I have literally been nursing this project for several years now and I am glad the time has come for the film to go on the floors," Omung said in a statement

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took a sabbatical after her daughter Aaradhya was born and made a comeback after five years with Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa, which released last year. She was last seen in Omung Kumar's Sarbjit and will soon be seen in Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

It is better if he is an actor because he knows what actors go through. I've always liked directors who are actors as well. It's always an advantage. The disadvantage is when directors have not been actors but are wannabe actors. That is difficult. They haven't done acting but they have an actor within," says Randeep Hood.

"In Pakistan the system is a distribution company first approaches the information ministry for importing and releasing an Indian film the ministry than asks the censor board to review content of the film"

"It's a very sincere piece of cinema straight from the heart. As a team, it's important to us that this film has been made sensitively keeping in mind the sensitivity of the subject and the members of the family," she said.

Sarbjit chronicles the life of Indian farmer Sarabjit Singh (played by Randeep Hooda) who was killed in a Pakistani jail. It also tells the story of his sister Dalbir kaur (played by Aishwarya Rai), who leaves no stone unturned to get justice for her brother

Sarbjit is slated to release on May 20 and Aishwarya will be giving the glamorous charity event a miss, as her commitments towards promoting Sarbjit will bring her back to India, read a statement

"We are sending it (the film) to them for their censor board. There is nothing objectionable in the film. We would like it to release everywhere. We have just told the facts and these are from both sides, India as well as Pakistan," said Omung Kumar

The actor shaved his moustache in a video, bidding 'goodbye' to his character in the chaste Punjabi dialect that he has adopted for his role in the film. Sarbjit also co-stars Aishwarya as Randeep's sister. Richa Chadha plays his wife. The film releases on May 20

Sarbjit, directed by Omung Kumar, is a biopic of slain Indian Sarbjit Singh. It stars Randeep Hooda as the Indian who died in a Pakistani prison. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays his sister, Dalbir Kaur. Richa Chadha plays the role of Sukhpreet Kaur, Sarbjit's wife. Sarbjit is scheduled to release on May 19

Aishwarya, who stars as Sarbjit's sister Dalbir Kaur in the movie, is reportedly, filming in Attari, a village in Punjab. She is seen posing for a selfie with a Border Security Force jawan in a picture. Aishwarya's first look from the movie was released earlier in February

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarbjit Singh who died in a Pakistani jail in Sarbjit. Actor Randeep Hooda plays the titular role while actress Richa Chadha will play the role of Sarbjit's wife Sukhpreet in the film. Directed by Omung Kumar, Sarbjit will release on May 19