Diljit Dosanjh‘Satluj’ has been in the news ever since it was pulled from OTT two days after the film’s release. Earlier, the CBFC had suggested 127 cuts for the film, so the makers opted for the OTT release. Now, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap alleged that former CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi objected to Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Satluj’ without even watching the film. Talking about the long-running censorship battle surrounding the Honey Trehan directorial, Kashyap claimed that the director himself told him that objections were raised despite the film not being watched by Joshi. For those who don’t know, Prasoon Joshi heads the: Central Board of Film Certification until May 2026, when Shashi Shekhar Vempati took over as chairperson.Earlier titled as ‘Punjab ’95’, ‘Satluj’ remained mired in censorship issues for almost three years. The film was recently pulled from ZEE5 worldwide just days after its release. Kashyap recalls a conversation with Honey Trehan about the certification process. “Honey says that Prasoon Joshi has objections to the film. He has not seen the film. I know, in other cases too, the chairman does not see the film,” said Kashyap in an interview with Kunal Kamra. The filmmaker further said that the CBFC chief does not need to watch each film personally and can rely on the reports submitted by the members of the Examining Committee before taking a decision. “Based on that report, an arbitrary decision can be made. So, the film was withdrawn arbitrarily. The last time I talked to Honey, she didn’t have a clear reason,” he said.Trehan recently told The Indian Express that neither he nor the producers received any direct communication before the film was pulled from the streaming platform. “I have not received any call from them. There is nothing I can do. Neither my producers nor I have received any call. But Zee5 has received a letter from the (I&B) Ministry to stop the film,” said Trehan.According to the report, when the project was still titled ‘Punjab ’95’, Prasoon Joshi reportedly recommended 127 cuts, including removing every reference to Punjab. The makers also alleged that they were forced to withdraw their case against the CBFC while the case was pending in court.Kashyap also criticized Joshi for not publicly addressing the recent controversies surrounding the film’s censorship. “If the face of the body is Prasoon Joshi, he has not made any statements on all the films that have been stopped. At the end of the day, by removing the FCAT, it is a Kafka-esque thing,” he said.He added, “A government office is a Kafka-esque face. You cannot make a government office responsible because they follow guidelines and procedures,” while claiming that guidelines change depending on public sentiment.