Diljit Dosanjh recently opened up about the controversies surrounding ‘Satluj’, how the team had been fighting for the rights of the film for years, and how it was silenced again. The actor was quite candid about the journey everyone went through to release the film, and that he saw the efforts his fans put in for the film.Read on to find out more about what he has to share.
Diljit Dosanjh says he is not allowed to talk about the film
During one of his latest live sessions, the actor and singer opened up about all the struggles the team went through to ensure that ‘Satluj’ saw the light of day. After the release day, while going live and talking to fans about the film, Dosanjh revealed that he was not allowed to talk about the film until its release.When a fan asked why it wasn’t released on another platform, he responded by saying, in Punjabi, “Until yesterday I wasn’t allowed to talk about the film with anyone. The film was released directly on the platform without any promotion. Did it happen? The entire team worked hard on the film.”He also shared that there are many things he wants to talk about; however, he couldn’t, even though he asked fans to continue to support them and shared that he saw all the videos and edits and posts that viewers made about the movie online.
‘Satluj’ was removed from OTT after two days
After almost 4 years, Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Satluj’, which was initially titled as ‘Punjab 95’, has released on a popular OTT platform. However, after two days, it was completely removed from the platform, “until further notice.”
Diljit Dosanjh reacts to the removal of the film from the OTT platform
As the news of the film being dropped from ZEE5 spread online, Dosanjh also addressed the matter in his life. He stated that the matter was silenced in 1995, and the same thing happened in 2026 in ‘Satluj.’ “Even now you don’t allow anyone to talk about it. The court has already given its decision on the matter, and the film is talking about the same thing and not trying to show something new.”However, he continued on a positive note and thanked everyone for watching the film and shared that he saw everyone’s efforts for spreading the film everywhere. He added that “The only thing that I am relieved of is the fact that you all have the film now, and the film cannot be stopped now.” Earlier in the live, the actor had stated that the news may come that the film has been removed from the platform, however, he shared that he is happy to see people watching the film and sharing it wherever they can.After the film was removed, illegal download links started circulating online, with fans sharing links where ‘Satluj’ could be downloaded illegally.
