The abrupt removal of a film starring popular Indian singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh from a streaming platform has triggered a row, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Satluj is inspired by the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated allegations of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during Punjab’s separatist insurgency — and then he himself disappeared.
He was later found to have been abducted and murdered. Several Punjab police officers were eventually convicted for their role in the killing.
Satluj was released on the ZEE5 platform on Friday but removed two days later.
ZEE5 said in a statement the film would be unavailable in India “until further notice” because of “current developments” but did not explain what they were. With ZEE5 pulling it, the film is no longer officially available in India.
