‘Look, even if you have to watch the pirated version’, Anurag Kashyap’s reaction on Satluj ban, appeals to people

Anurag Kashyap on Satluj: Diljit Dosanjh’s film ‘Sutlej’ is in the headlines. This film was released on OTT platform ZEE5 on July 3, 2026, but it was banned in India within 48 hours. After this, everyone wants to know what was shown in this film, due to which it was banned. Director Anurag Kashyap also expressed his desire to know this. Not only this, Anurag even appealed to the people to watch the film on the pirated version. Let us know what he said.

What did Anurag say about the film?

Anurag Kashyap believes that banning a film makes people more anxious to watch it. Anurag Kashyap shared the post of Zee5 on his Instagram story, in which it was told that ‘Sutlej’ will not be streamed in India at present. Along with this he wrote – ‘I had not even thought of watching this film earlier, but now I definitely want to watch it so that I can understand why there was a need to remove it.’

Appeal to people to watch the film

After this, Kashyap shared another post on Instagram story in which an edited video of the film is going viral on social media. It was claimed in that post that a particular scene with Arjun Rampal became a major reason for the removal of the film. Reacting to this, Anurag appealed to the people to watch the film. He wrote, ‘Everyone watch the film, even if you have to watch the pirated version.’ Not only this, Anurag Kashyap also shared the 9.5 rating given to the film in IMDB on social media. However, now the rating has also been removed from IMDB.

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Why was the film banned?

Let us tell you, Diljit Dosanjh’s film ‘Sutlej’ was released on July 3 after facing a dispute with the Censor Board for almost four years. CBFC had asked for 127 cuts from the film. But it was released on OTT without any cuts. Due to this, the film was banned from OTT after 48 hours of its release. At the same time, after the release of the film, debate has started on social media regarding censorship, freedom of expression and making films on historical events.

What is the story of ‘Sutlej’?

‘ is based on the background of militancy and human rights violations spread in Punjab in the 1990s. After 1984, reports of thousands of people going missing during terrorism and the ongoing operations against it in Punjab started emerging. Then social activist Jaswant Singh Khalra had investigated thousands of alleged illegal and secret cremation cases. Khalda claimed that thousands of people were allegedly killed in fake encounters and cremated as “unclaimed”. These revelations of his created a big political and legal controversy in the country and abroad. This character is played by Diljit Dosanjh in the film.

Why is there controversy?

‘Sutlej’ is not just a film, but shows the story of that period of Punjab which is considered very sensitive politically and socially even today. Those who are supporting the film say that it is a story of fight for human rights, while those trolling believe that showing such subjects can resurface old controversies. This is the reason why the film is constantly in controversies. At the same time, now the film is not available in India, but in international markets it was released on ZEE5 Global.

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