Amitabh Bachchan praised his daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai’s forthcoming film Sarbjit.

The film is based on the real-life story of Sarabjit Singh who was pronounced guilty for spying and terrorism. He was rotting away in a Pakistani jail for 23 years; his sister Dalbir Kaur, tried to get him out.

“Sarabjit an intense dramatic film... Pertinent and performed with great aplomb! Congratulations!" Amitabh tweeted after the movie premiere.

"Thank you so much, sir and thank you for coming for the premiere," Omung Kumar, the director of the film, tweeted in response to Amitabh.

Actors of the film include Randeep Hooda as Sarabjit and Aishwarya Rai as his sister, Dalbir Kaur. The film is narrated in Aishwarya Rai’s character’s perspective.

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