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Indian Filmmaker Honey Trehan On His Two-Year Censorship Battle Over Diljit Dosanjh-Starrer ‘Punjab ‘95’
Film about Sikh activist Jaswant Singh Khalra has not been cleared for Indian release since being submitted to the censorship board in December 2022.
Punjab ’95, starring singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, has still not been cleared for Indian release since being submitted to India’s Central Board of Film Classification (CBFC) in December 2022. Speaking to Deadline off the record, some Indian industry execs who deal regularly with the CBFC say the board may have been concerned that the film could incite violence within the Sikh community, as well as have a negative impact on India’s relations with other countries. Trehan says he fears that a cut version of the film will eventually be released, as it would be too awkward for the government to simply bury it, especially with the attention it’s gaining from Dosanjh’s fan base.
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