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‘A revolutionary act to watch it’: the film India’s censors do not want you to see

Director Honey Trehan decries ‘dystopian’ opposition to his film depicting crackdown on Punjab’s separatist movement

The Guardian - UK

Marxist, Akali, Khalistan sympathiser: Jaswant Singh Khalra was harder to place than Satluj admits

Punjab 95 – a film based on the life of Jaswant Singh Khalra, the Punjabi human rights activist killed in illegal police custody in 1995 – finally reached audiences on July 3, when it was released on the OTT platform ZEE5 under the title Satluj. It had taken four years…

Newslaundry

What is Satluj Movie? After 127 Censor Cuts, Indian Government Bans Movie Just 2 Days Post Secret Release

Director Honey Trehan's film 'Satluj' was removed from ZEE5 just two days after release, amid ongoing certification disputes and controversy over its content.

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Why a Diljit Dosanjh film released after a four-year battle with censors was gone within two days

The long-delayed film is based on the life of Sikh activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who was abducted and murdered by Punjab police officers for investigating alleged extrajudicial killings

The Independent UK

History cannot be censored: Punjab unites after Diljit Dosanjh's 'Satluj' removed from Zee5

Political parties and Sikh bodies in Punjab have strongly condemned the removal of Diljit Dosanjh's film "Satluj" from ZEE5 in India. Critics argue the movie, based on human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, confronts a dark chapter of Punjab's history and its censorship is an assault on truth and freedom…

The Economic Times

Months before Satluj vanished, Honey Trehan told us why he kept hoping

Less than two days after its long-awaited release on OTT platform Zee5, Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj, previously titled Punjab 95, has been taken down from the streaming service in India.

Newslaundry

TMR 2025: Can Indian cinema be a chronicler of our times?

Can cinema retain its message under censorship? Has the meaning of censorship itself changed? And can films still comment on social issues, depict historical events, and capture the human experience with honesty?

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South Central 33: The CBFC’s absurd demand of 127 cuts for Punjab 95, director Honey Trehan speaks

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath first discuss the controversy around director Honey Trehan’s film Punjab 95, starring Diljit Dosanjh, based on the life and death of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The film’s release has been stalled by the Central Board of…

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