Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Punjab 95’ Censor Board Limbo has been cut in demand for 127

‘Punjab 95’ still. Photo Credit: RSVP movies

More than two years after completion, Punjab 95Human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalara starring Diljit Dosanj, delayed and trapped in a cycle of censorship, is unpublished. Despite being screened privately in Cannes for a small group of Indian and international journalists, the official release date of the film is still not anywhere.

Produced by Honey Trehan, directed by Honey Trehan and produced by Ronnie Screwal’s RSVP films, the film was initially slate for a premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2023. But Indian officials intervened, inspired the filmmakers to withdraw. Since then, Punjab 95 The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has faced a tough fight, resulting in the demand for 127.

“Shruu starts 21 chopped cars of Meen Main Mann Month, thought Chalo Picture Nahi Atki (first, I agree to 21 cuts so that there is not a minimum release stall,” the Trainee said. The Indian Express During a conversation in the ear. “They returned with more cuts. We also made them. Then more silence.”

The film detects Khalara’s visit, a bank manager who had disappeared in Punjab during the extremism era and exposed additional judicial killings. In 1995, Khalara was kidnapped and later found dead. Dosanjh plays the role of a worker, and is supported by a dress artists consisting of Arjun Rampal, Kanwaljeet, Suwinder Vicky and Geetika Vidiya Ohlia.

Trehan says that some demands from CBFC are “orally non-pervilitary”, including removing the name “Khalara”, removing the view of the Indian flag, muting Gurbani It seems, avoiding the word “Punjab Police”, changing the names of places, and by changing the name of the film.

“What is left then?” The traihan asked. “No reason is given formally. If this is the direction of the court, I am ready to cut anything, but I am not allowed to fight in court.”

Although the case reached the Bombay High Court in 2023, producers were later asked to withdraw it. Efforts to release the film abroad have also been given shelter.

Now named Sutlej, Trehan says that the film has included all demand changes. But he and the friends are running away. “This is not my film, and I am withdrawing my name from it. So Diljit Hai … he is with me and through it,” the Trehan said.