When Udta Punjab’s director Abhishek Chaubey decided to paint Punjab on a realistic canvas, he may not have foreseen the fire-fighting he would have to do with the Censor Board and the Punjab Government before the film’s release.
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The Shahid Kapoor-starrer has run into fresh trouble with the Central Board of Film Certification. The producers are likely to move court against the Revising Committee of the CBFC ruling asking them to remove all references to Punjab from the film, including the title.
This is what the Prime Minister had to say back in February:
And here’s how social media responded to the unceremonious cuts.
Some Facebook peeps’ outrage:
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