‘Udta Punjab’ is not able to fly off from the dirty hands of the CBFC (Central Board Of Film Certification), which has withheld the film’s certification, ordering the producers to remove ‘Punjab’ from their title and demanding 89 cuts in total.
Many suspect that there is a hidden political angle involved. Just 9 months away from the Assembly Elections, releasing this film will project Punjab as a drugged state, exploiting the image of the current Punjab government led by Akali Dal in partnership with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Anurag Kashyap, producer of ‘Udta Punjab’, was disheartened to see his creative work tarnished by political minds. He voiced his anger on Twitter.
There is no film more honest than UDTA PUNJAB .. And any person or party opposing it is actually GUILTY of promoting drugs
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 6, 2016
I always wondered what it felt like to live in North Korea .. Ab to plane pakadney ki bhi zaroorat nahin..
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 6, 2016
And finally, he did something outrageous by Tweeting to the Prime Minister.
@narendramodi UDTA Punjab
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 6, 2016
People found his way to get Modi’s attention a bit odd. They gave mixed opinions.
‘Acche din’ are still far away!
@anuragkashyap72 @narendramodi can u sing "saare jahan se acha" after watching this.bigger problems then #UdtaPunjabhttps://t.co/UsWYP0daFb
— Lovely (@lovely9821) June 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/shlokraval/status/740041407818141696
But Anurag, I don’t think Modiji has enough time to look into your matter.
@anuragkashyap72 @narendramodi sir let modi ji first finish his world tour by 2025 uske baad aap apni samasya usko baataein
— fitoori_kudi (@srk_pankhi) June 7, 2016
@anuragkashyap72 mad or what? He doesn't have time to interfere in the working of the CBFC. @narendramodi
— आकाश 🇮🇳 (@akcopit) June 7, 2016
Maybe Anurag had a political motive.
https://twitter.com/sidharth2708/status/740106836955762688
Anurag be like:
