The film is directed by Abhishek Chaubey and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap.
And it finally happened! The most talked about film of this year, Udta Punjab, has finally managed to get a proper release this week, After having dogged with various controversies with regards to its much discussed battle with CBFC, the film has now fallen victim to online piracy two days before release! Does the film have the the potential to get over this roadblock and become the huge hit in the careers of Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh? Let’s discuss that ahead…

What’s it about

As everyone must be aware of the plot by now, it’s the makers’ mirror to the society on how drug consumption has taken its toll on the youth of Punjab – told through the lives of four individuals. Tommy Singh aka Gabru (Shahid Kapoor) is a popular rockstar known for his abuse-filled songs, and his drug-fuelled lifestyle. However, when police arrests him for misdemeanor and puts him behind bars, he begins to re-evaluate his life. Alia Bhatt plays a Bihari immigrant working on the fields on the border of Punjab, when she comes across a drug package thrown from across the border. In trying to sell the package and earn fast buck, her whole life goes topsy-turvy and becomes a living hell for her. Sartaj Singh (Diljit Dosanjh) is an ASI in the Punjab police force, working under a corrupt senior who is mentor for him. Though he normally turns a blind eye towards the drug trade in his town, when his younger brother gets hospitalised due to drug overdose, he decides to wake up and take action. Enters Dr Preet (Kareena Kapoor Khan), who becomes his support in his tirade against drug trade, which they realise has some heavy political power behind it. Yet they strive ahead, because as he says in the climax baat meri ya aapki nahi hai, baat Punjab ki hai!
What’s hot

Censor di maa di is the first phrase that will come in your mind as you watch the film. Because this is a film that India needs to watch, and I am actually appalled to think the CBFC didn’t want the world to see the stark reality of drug abuse that has been haunting Punjab and many other states in India. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see a documentary featuring Rahul Bose, that also was about the rampant drug nexus in the state. It was scary yet insightful, and fortunately, the makers of Udta Punjab follows suit and doesn’t shy away from inflicting the viewers on the harsh effects of how drugs have seeped so much into our society that we don’t know where to begin cleansing.
What to do

Udta Punjab is definitely Bollywood cinema at its bravest, and also works as an eye-opener for people ignorant of the evils that’s plaguing our youth. Everyone involved in the making of the film should be lauded for backing such a film, when our viewers are still not able to get over the blockbuster fever. Yes, the film is very dark and mature, needed a tighter narrative and might not even be a 100-crore grosser, but still…it is a film our society desperately needs!

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