Punjab '95' Abruptly Pulled OUT Of Toronto Film Festival; Here's The Reason! (Details Inside)
Controversial film Punjab '95,' focusing on human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, has been unexpectedly removed from the Toronto International Film Festival lineup.
BollywoodMDB Team | Updated On: Aug 12, 2023 10:01 PM IST
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The much-anticipated movie 'Punjab '95,'' which was about Jaswant Singh Khalra, was suddenly taken off the schedule for the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie, which stars Diljit Dosanjh as Khalra, was supposed to be shown for the first time on September 11 as part of the Gala Presentations. However, it has been taken off the official schedule and website for the festival.
Jaswant Singh Khalra, a well-known human rights campaigner, found proof that the police were involved in the kidnapping, killing, and burning of more than 25,000 Sikhs from 1984 to 1994. Khalra went without a trace in 1995, and six Punjab police officers were found guilty of killing him a decade later.
RSVP Movies, the company that made the movie, asked India's Central Board of Film Certification for a censor licence in December 2022. But the process took six months longer than expected and was only finished when the Bombay High Court stepped in. The movie got an A grade, which means that people over 18 can watch it, and 21 cuts and changes to the dialogue were asked for.
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RSVP Movies has taken this decision to the Bombay High Court, but there hasn't been a ruling yet. Representatives from TIFF have not yet answered questions about why the picture was taken down. Honey Trehan is in charge of 'Punjab '95,'' which is his second movie after 'Raat Akelia Hai' on Netflix. Screen Daily was the first to report that the movie was taken down.
