A couple of days after Honey Trehan and Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj premiered on OTT, the film was removed from the streaming platform. After being held up by the censor board for over three years, the film finally released on ZEE5 on Friday evening, only to be taken down by Sunday evening.
Reacting to the development, Diljit addressed fans during an Instagram Live session. The comments section was flooded with messages from viewers saying they had already downloaded the film before it was removed from ZEE5.
Responding to the comments, the actor-singer said he was happy that many had managed to download the film. He even urged those who had downloaded it to share the links with others so more people could watch Satluj until it returns to the platform.
During the live session, Diljit said, “Hun tension nahi, sab ne kar layi download.” He then reflected on the film’s long and difficult journey to release.
He stated, “We’ve been fighting to get this film released for the last three to four years. We never went to anyone asking for support. I never asked anyone from my industry, nor did I ever ask anyone in Bollywood to help release our film, support us, or stand by us. We fought this battle ourselves.”
He added, “Everyone feels their own struggle is the biggest. Whatever work you’re in, everyone is fighting their own battle on their own platform. We too brought our film to the audience on our own, got it released, and made sure it reached the people.”
He also said in the live that he had a prediction that the platform would have to take down the film eventually. Diljit then stated that releasing the film without promotion was the only way to release it.
Meanwhile, ZEE5’s official Instagram handle issued a statement saying that it is working to bring Satluj back to the platform. The streamer also urged viewers not to pirate the film or circulate downloaded copies.
Directed by Honey Trehan, Satluj was earlier titled Punjab 95. Besides Diljit Dosanjh, it also stars
Arjun Rampal, Suvinder Vicky, Kanwaljit Singh, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan and Saurabh Sachdeva in key roles.
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