Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj It has been in the headlines ever since its release on OTT. Streaming platform Zee5 removed the film within 48 hours of its launch on July 3, and murmurs of protest grew by the day.

While it is well known that the film was called Punjab 95 Before the manufacturers changed it SatlujNow another interesting fact is coming to light regarding the title.

Punjab 95 (In some places it is reported as Punjab 95), it turns out, isn’t even the original name of the film. Satluj This is the third name of the film directed by Honey Trehan.

What was the film called before Punjab 95?

With sensitive material to describe, Satluj Has seen several title changes. This was the original title of this film with dialogues in Hindi as well as Punjabi. GhallugharaA word which in Punjabi language means massacre or carnage.

Ghallughara Trehan’s film as the 1984 anti-Sikh riots following Operation Blue Star and the assassination of Indira Gandhi play a significant role in the film. Co-producer Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies, which also produces the film, has submitted the film for certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (India). Ghallughara In 2022.

How Ghallughara became Punjab 95

The censors demanded several cuts at this stage and, importantly, also asked for the film’s title to be changed. Punjab 95.

Not happy with the suggested new title, the producers approached the Bombay High Court, while a planned premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2023 was put on hold at this stage. Diversity.

Punjab 95 becomes Satluj for OTT

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has said that the release of the film on Zee5 violated the provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. I&B sources have reportedly said that after the film was submitted to the CBFC for theatrical release, the board had demanded around 127 cuts.

After this the makers decided to release the film on ZEE5. Satluj.

What is Satluj about?

Satluj A political drama based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, played by Diljit Dosanjh. Serious in tone, the plot follows Khalra as she discovers evidence of the kidnappings, murders and mass burials of thousands of people in Punjab who are allegedly killed by the police under orders from the authorities.

Khalra was kidnapped and allegedly murdered in 1995, which the title makes clear. Punjab 95. Name Satluj A reference to the Sutlej River which silently witnessed a tragic chapter in the history of Punjab. The film also stars Arjun Rampal and Geetika Vidya Ohlyan.

In the latest development, a high-level government panel is being formed to review the content of the film before taking a decision regarding the OTT re-release of the film.

“Satluj Might have stopped. But the conversation that started did not start. Thank you for the incredible love. We hope to bring it back soon,” ZEE5 said in a social media post on Monday. The question is when.