Telugu filmmaker Nandini Reddy who recently directed Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ‘Maa Inti Bangram’, has extended her support to Diljit Dosanjh starrer ‘Satluj’. The movie was in the news after it was recently released on OTT and was pulled from the platform within two days. The director recently talked about leaving the last 30 minutes of the film.Sharing her thoughts on Instagram Stories, Nandini Reddy wrote, “Started watching this awesome movie…. Stopped before the last 30 minutes to take a break and watch it the next day because I was so traumatized by it…. Wish I finished it.”
The filmmaker praised the team behind the film
The ‘Oh! The director of “Baby” also praised the director Honey Trehan and actor Diljit Dosanjh for bringing the story to the screen. He said films should have the freedom to tell hard truths, even if they are painful to watch. He wrote, “If we don’t have places to speak the truth no matter how painful what is the meaning of freedom in this country.. more power to you @diljitdosanjh @honeytrehan.” He also reposted a video praising the film. The post read, “Watch it ASAP. This is undoubtedly one of the greatest movies of modern times. The performance of Diljit Dosanjh and the entire cast will blow your mind. Special mention to Savinderpal Vicky… He is amazing. Watch it guys as soon as possible before it gets banned.”
About ‘Satluj’
For the uninitiated, ‘Satluj’ was released on Zee5, however, it was pulled from the platform within two days of its release.
What is ‘Satluj’ about?
“Satluj” tells the story of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The film follows his fight after he discovers police brutality and the illegal killing and burning of some 25,000 people.After its removal, the streaming platform released a statement but did not explain the reason behind the decision. It said, “Due to current developments, Satluj will not be available in India until further notice. We remain committed to exploring every appropriate avenue through due process to bring the film back to our audiences at the earliest opportunity.”