Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.

Even in the most innocent times nobody in Punjab would believe that the OTT release and then sudden withdrawal of Honey Trehan/Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj was without political motives. And then sudden withdrawal of Honey Trehan/Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj was without political motives.

In this era of conspiracy theories, everybody in Punjab seems to have their own ‘insight’ into this. If the BJP wanted to stop the film, as CBFC’s 127 proposed cuts showed, it could’ve easily made sure Zee wouldn’t release it. It’s also owned by somebody close to it politically.

Then, why would he pull it in 48 hours? Everybody would’ve known that once out in digital form, it will be shown widely. If anything, the controversy will give it more fire and fury. The buzz in Punjab headed for elections early next year is: who benefits the most from this controversy? Or who will it hurt the most? As usually happens, one outcome leads to the other.Show Full Article

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