Video: Udta Punjab mirrors drug menace... learn from it, say viewers in state
8 years, 9 months ago

Video: Udta Punjab mirrors drug menace... learn from it, say viewers in state

Hindustan Times  

Udta Punjab elicited a thoughtful response from the audience in Chandigarh and across Punjab, as people praised its idea and underlined that it projected “reality” of the drug menace in Punjab. Video: Chandigarh woman says no one is defamed in Udta Punjab Rupinder Kaur, 22, student from Panjab University, Chandigarh said, “It was a good movie and I wonder what exactly the censor board found objectionable in this. I enjoyed watching it.” Video: Young man from Jalandhar says you can’t watch it with family General secretary of the Jalandhar unit of Akali Dal Makhan Singh said, “I really liked the movie and the truth about the drugs has been shown aptly but why are we saying that it is in Punjab only? I would rather be happy if the movie wins an Oscar.” Video: Jalandhar man says no one targeted in particular 23-year-old house wife from Patiala Manpreet Kaur said, “The movie depicts the reality of ground level, which cannot be pressed with political or social pressure.

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Shahid Kapoor's Udta Punjab 2 in works: Report
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Shahid Kapoor's Udta Punjab 2 in works: Report

India Today  

Following the success of Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, and Diljit Dosanjh starrer Udta Punjab, it is believed that the makers are now planning a sequel. The new installment is believed to feature Shahid Kapoor reprising his role as the lead. According to a report by Peeping Moon, Ektaa Kapoor is developing Udta Punjab 2 and has reportedly brought …

Drug menace affecting country's youth at a large level, says Mandira Bedi
8 years, 9 months ago

Drug menace affecting country's youth at a large level, says Mandira Bedi

India TV News  

Mumbai: Mandira Bedi is concerned about the drug menace “affecting the youth of the country on a very large level”. “The whole drug issue is a menace and is affecting the youth of the country at a very large level. Recently, “Udta Punjab” turned the spotlight on how the use of drugs is affecting the youth of the country. Mandira, …

To avoid Goa from becoming 'Udta Punjab', everybody should watch the film, says DGP Muktesh Chander
8 years, 9 months ago

To avoid Goa from becoming 'Udta Punjab', everybody should watch the film, says DGP Muktesh Chander

India TV News  

Panaji: Fearing that the state of Goa could soon become like Punjab, Director General of Police Muktesh Chander today suggested that everyone in the state should watch the Abhishek Chaubey-directed movie 'Udta Punjab' which sheds light on the drug menace. While speaking at a rally organised on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse, Chander said, "Wherever you see …

By the way: ‘Udta Punjab’ is scared of deeper reality
8 years, 9 months ago

By the way: ‘Udta Punjab’ is scared of deeper reality

Hindustan Times  

Near the climax of ‘Udta Punjab’, Tommy Singh is looking for a girl. Green revolution, songs inspiring intoxication, the pharmaceutical industry on the Punjab-Himachal border, the school rallies with placards against drugs, the ruins of Mughal-era buildings turning into havens of addicts, it’s all there. It does a great job of taking note of every aspect of the problem, with …

Badals must watch 'Udta Punjab': Arvind Kejriwal
8 years, 9 months ago

Badals must watch 'Udta Punjab': Arvind Kejriwal

Firstpost  

“Movie shows politicians running drug rackets, drugs distributed freely during elections. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday praised the movie ‘Udta Punjab’ and said Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his family must watch the “powerful film” and see what they have done to the state. Badals must watch it to see what they have done …

'Udta Punjab' row an attempt to malign Punjab's image: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
8 years, 9 months ago

'Udta Punjab' row an attempt to malign Punjab's image: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

India TV News  

Thane: Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said the controversy surrounding the film Udta Punjab is an attempt to malign the image of Punjab and its people. Ms Badal, while talking to reporters after participating in a BJP programme in Maharashtra's Thane, termed infiltration as a major problem which is taking place in spite of high vigilance …

What after 'Udta Punjab'? Drug addiction is real, but here's how we're fighting it
8 years, 9 months ago

What after 'Udta Punjab'? Drug addiction is real, but here's how we're fighting it

Firstpost  

The recent controversy surrounding the film Udta Punjab has brought into the limelight the problem of drug abuse not only in Punjab – but across the country. A first-of-its-kind National Survey on the Extent, Pattern and Trends of Drug Abuse in India, jointly released by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime and the Ministry of Social Justice and …

Udta Punjab movie review: It was totally worth the fight
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta Punjab movie review: It was totally worth the fight

Deccan Chronicle  

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh, Satish Kaushik Director: Abhishek Chaubey Director Abhishek Chaubey and producer Anurag Kashyap’s Udta Punjab opened in theatres on Friday after a protracted fight, in and out of court. The Censor Board’s current dispensation can ask for 89 cuts, use delay tactics, resort to cheap, third-rate and now even alleged criminal …

'Udta Punjab' review: Uneven tone reduces drug addiction to a near-farce
8 years, 9 months ago

'Udta Punjab' review: Uneven tone reduces drug addiction to a near-farce

Firstpost  

Motherfucker, sisterfucker, cock, balls, nuts, asshole, madarchod, behenchod, fucker… Once you get past the shock value of hearing those words in more than one language repeatedly on screen – yes, even more than in numerous Bollywood gangster flicks of the past 10-15 years – you will realise that all this is nothing more than what a visitor to many parts …

Udta Punjab takes political cinema up north from the deep south
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta Punjab takes political cinema up north from the deep south

Hindustan Times  

While Udta Punjab, the film on drug abuse in the election-bound state, released on Friday after a tumultuous court battle and a hurried backtracking by the Central Board of Film Certification on the cuts it ordered in the movie directed by Abhishek Chaubey, one remark by CBFC’s controversial chairman Pahlaj Nihalani still hangs unresolved in the air: “ I’ve heard …

Film Review: Udta Punjab
8 years, 9 months ago

Film Review: Udta Punjab

Live Mint  

Udta Punjab glamorizes drugs about as much as Saving Private Ryan glamorizes war. Even in an anti-drug film, it’s easy for a director to justify a couple of flashy scenes like these—he can simply say he’s attempting to show how seductive drugs can be. But Abhishek Chaubey, director of Udta Punjab, isn’t interested in making things easy or pretty. Much …

Special Screening of Udta Punjab: No more cut-cut!
8 years, 9 months ago

Special Screening of Udta Punjab: No more cut-cut!

India TV News  

1/13 Movie Udta Punjab is finally released today as per the schedule. 2/13 Shahid Kapoor, who plays Tommy Singh in the movie, was seen wearing a plain white t-shirt along with faded black denims and black ankle length boots and ofcourse, a coffee mug in hand! 3/13 Kumari Pinki of the movie Alia Bhatt was spotted with Shahid Kapoor wearing …

Udta Punjab Movie Review
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta Punjab Movie Review

India Today  

Udta Punjab is a sledgehammer of a film that not only gets its hands dirty, digging deep into the Punjab drug menace, but is also an out-and-out entertainer. Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Satish Kaushik Direction: Abhishek Chaubey Ratings: Udta Punjab has sadness in its cold heart and speed running through its pulsating veins. Within …

Udta India: Check out the country's drug menace in five charts
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta India: Check out the country's drug menace in five charts

Firstpost  

The Udta Punjab row brought India’s focus on to the state of drug menace in the state. The controversy surrounding the Abhishek Chaubey-directed “Udta Punjab” has brought back the focus to the crippling drug menace in Punjab. While 31.2 percent of the total drug cases were reported from Maharashtra, Punjab was a close second at 30.9 percent. In what can …

Not 'Udta Punjab': 76% drug users are youth, says official report that govt killed
8 years, 9 months ago

Not 'Udta Punjab': 76% drug users are youth, says official report that govt killed

Firstpost  

The report titled Punjab Opioid Dependence Survey with disturbibng revelations was submitted to the government sometime in “middle of 2015”, but that report was never made public Now, a Punjab-based NGO named ‘Human Rights Awareness Association’ has moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order directing the Censor Board to clear Udta Punjab with only one cut. The …

‘Udta Punjab’ in Punjab-Haryana HC: Screening held, feedback awaited
8 years, 9 months ago

‘Udta Punjab’ in Punjab-Haryana HC: Screening held, feedback awaited

Hindustan Times  

The special screening of ‘Udta Punjab’ movie was held at Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. Bombay high court lawyer Sujay N Kantawala, who has been appointed the amicus curiae by the Punjab and Haryana high court, said over phone that he along with petitioner Wattan Sharma and lawyers of the CBFC and movie producer attended the screening. A …

More trouble for 'Udta Punjab'? Now petition in Punjab High Court against film
8 years, 9 months ago

More trouble for 'Udta Punjab'? Now petition in Punjab High Court against film

Firstpost  

The Punjab HC has asked for a special screening of the film after a petitioner claimed Udta Punjab showed the state and its youth in a bad light Even as the Bombay High Court granted Udta Punjab a go-ahead, is more legal trouble for the film brewing from another quarter? On Tuesday morning, The Indian Express and Hindustan Times were …

Before ‘Udta Punjab’, Ex-CEC Had Blown Lid off Punjab’s Drug Mess
8 years, 9 months ago

Before ‘Udta Punjab’, Ex-CEC Had Blown Lid off Punjab’s Drug Mess

The Quint  

The letter should serve as a warning: Punjab could lose a generation of its youth to drugs. However, Intelligence Bureau sources are of the opinion that Punjab Congress president and former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh himself has not made enough effort to end drug trade in the state. Congress sources reveal that the Captain has been chary of openly …

No objection to ‘Udta Punjab’ release: Punjab govt
8 years, 9 months ago

No objection to ‘Udta Punjab’ release: Punjab govt

The Hindu  

With Bombay High Court on Monday clearing decks for the release of Udta Punjab, which was caught in censorship row, Punjab government said they had no objection to the movie’s release. “There is no intention of the state government to stop the release of the movie,” Punjab Education Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal Secretary and Spokesman, Daljeet Singh Cheema said …

'Udta Punjab will fly': Anurag Kashyap, Alia Bhatt and Bollywood react to verdict
8 years, 9 months ago

'Udta Punjab will fly': Anurag Kashyap, Alia Bhatt and Bollywood react to verdict

Firstpost  

As the Bombay HC passed a landmark judgment on Udta Punjab clearing the film with one cut out of a suggested 89, the entire film fraternity stood together and supported the film’s release. — Dia Mirza June 13, 2016 Relieved by the court's judgement, looking to release the film on the scheduled date: Abhishek Chaubey,Director of #UdtaPunjab — NDTV June …

Punjab govt. not contemplating any ban on ‘Udta Punjab’: SAD
8 years, 9 months ago

Punjab govt. not contemplating any ban on ‘Udta Punjab’: SAD

The Hindu  

The Shiromani Akali Dal today said the Punjab government was not contemplating any ban on Shahid Kapoor-starrer Udta Punjab, which is caught in a censorship row, and alleged AAP’s “hand” in the making of the film to defame the State. Mr. Cheema asked Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to accept his party’s “role” in the …

'Udta Punjab impact'? I&B Minister Arun Jaitley says 'Radical changes' in film certification to be announced soon
8 years, 9 months ago

'Udta Punjab impact'? I&B Minister Arun Jaitley says 'Radical changes' in film certification to be announced soon

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amid a raging row over 'Udta Punjab', Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley today said movie certification norms have to be liberal and "some very radical changes" will be announced over the next few days. In his first comments on the row sparked by cuts sought by Central Board of Film Certification on Udta Punjab, a film that …

Amarinder Singh to release uncensored copies of 'Udta Punjab' on 17 June
8 years, 9 months ago

Amarinder Singh to release uncensored copies of 'Udta Punjab' on 17 June

Firstpost  

Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that he will release uncensored copies of Bollywood movie Udta Punjab in Majitha town near Amritsar on 17 June. Chandigarh: Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that he will release uncensored copies of Bollywood movie Udta Punjab in Majitha town near Amritsar on 17 June. Amarinder also clarified to Udta …

Six charts that show the seriousness of Punjab’s drug problem
8 years, 9 months ago

Six charts that show the seriousness of Punjab’s drug problem

Live Mint  

The Censor Board’s decision last week to snip away all drug-related references to Punjab in the film Udta Punjab highlights the seriousness of the drug problem in that state. Senior leaders of the state’s ruling party can engage in whataboutery and call the drug menace a national problem, but data show that over the last decade Punjab has ranked consistently …

Udta Punjab: Never in Punjab
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta Punjab: Never in Punjab

The Hindu  

Udta Punjab is not the first film that the >Central Board of Film Certification has sought changes in. Assembly elections in Punjab are less than a year away, and the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, which leads a coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party, is being cornered most acutely on drug abuse. But in his inordinate enthusiasm in talking down Udta …

Accusations, politicking in the air as Udta Punjab row gets bigger
8 years, 9 months ago

Accusations, politicking in the air as Udta Punjab row gets bigger

Hindustan Times  

A Bollywood movie on drug abuse in Punjab turned into a full-blown legal and political battle on Wednesday with the filmmakers moving court over censored parts, which Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said were done at the BJP’s bidding. Barbs engulfed the bitter censorship row over Udta Punjab after censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani suggested that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap took …

Udta Punjab vs CBFC: Don’t blame the mirror for the reflection
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta Punjab vs CBFC: Don’t blame the mirror for the reflection

Hindustan Times  

The Central Board of Film Certification, or the censor board, has developed a penchant to be in the news for the wrong reasons. The latest is its ‘suggestions’ to the makers of the Hindi movie Udta Punjab — an Abhishek Chaubey film, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, which extensively deals with the drug menace in Punjab. Read | Kashyap …

‘Popular Punjabi songs drive youth to drug addiction’
8 years, 9 months ago

‘Popular Punjabi songs drive youth to drug addiction’

Hindustan Times  

CHANDIGARH: Even as the Shahid Kapoor-starrer Udta Punjab has courted controversy for portraying drug abuse in the border state, popular Punjabi songs are glorifying violence and drugs with suggestive and provocative videos accompanying them, reveals a study. HT Image Around 60% of the 200 youth interviewed across universities in Punjab are listening to Punjabi music that has reference to drugs, …

‘Udta Punjab’ has put the focus back on the drug menace in Punjab
8 years, 9 months ago

‘Udta Punjab’ has put the focus back on the drug menace in Punjab

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The controversy over censoring Udta Punjab has ensured two things: it has highlighted the drug menace in Punjab; and that more people will now watch the movie, should it be released. With assembly elections in Punjab due in nine months, the ongoing drug problem in the state has become a political issue and the two main opposition parties, …

Debates around 'Udta Punjab' should be on solving drug abuse issues, not free speech
8 years, 9 months ago

Debates around 'Udta Punjab' should be on solving drug abuse issues, not free speech

Firstpost  

The focus of debate around Udta Punjab should be on solving the drug abuse problem in Punjab, not just free speech or censorship. It’s almost become fashionable to crib and blame politicians and government officials for obstructing a simple fundamental right such as free speech and expression but it’s also stupid not to invoke the Constitution from where law enforcement …

What’s in a Name? Punjab’s ‘Udta’ Problems Aren’t Going Anywhere
8 years, 9 months ago

What’s in a Name? Punjab’s ‘Udta’ Problems Aren’t Going Anywhere

The Quint  

So, Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Udta Punjab’ is about Punjab’s drug problem. But Mr Nihalani, making the cuts in the film isn’t going to rid Punjab off its clearly apparent drug problem! Here are some of the startling facts put forth by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS: The number of addicts in Punjab is four times the global average Punjab …

‘Udta Punjab’ to be exclusively screened for Shyam Benegal
8 years, 9 months ago

‘Udta Punjab’ to be exclusively screened for Shyam Benegal

The Hindu  

An exclusive screening of Abhishek Chaubey’s controversy-ridden “Udta Punjab” has been organised tomorrow for eminent filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heads the government-appointed censor board revamp committee. The move comes in the wake of the movie’s producer Anurag Kashyap slamming the Board for its apparent issues with the film, which deals with problem of substance abuse in Punjab. The Board has …

Udta Punjab: Facts, figures and falsehoods of state’s drug problem
8 years, 9 months ago

Udta Punjab: Facts, figures and falsehoods of state’s drug problem

Hindustan Times  

As Udta Punjab, the movie about the drug problem in Punjab, faces the dreadful situation of having to delete all mentions of ‘Punjab’ — or even reshoot the movie to place it in a ‘fictitious location’ — the censor board would do well to first look at the social reality that the movie aims to underline. False claim Punjab deputy …

Chitta ve? Study shows Punjabi songs driving youth towards drugs
8 years, 9 months ago

Chitta ve? Study shows Punjabi songs driving youth towards drugs

Hindustan Times  

Even as the Shahid Kapoor-starrer “Udta Punjab” has courted controversy for portraying drug abuse in the border state, popular Punjabi songs are glorifying violence and drugs with suggestive and provocative videos accompanying them, reveals a study. Read: Only 16,000 drug addicts in Punjab, AAP-ruled Delhi worse off: Sukhbir Read: Sukhbir wrong: Punjab indeed has a drug problem, worse than India, …

Remove references to Punjab, CBFC tells 'Udta Punjab' makers
8 years, 9 months ago

Remove references to Punjab, CBFC tells 'Udta Punjab' makers

The Hindu  

Controversy continues to loom over upcoming film Udta Punjab amid reports that the Censor Board of Film Certification has suggested that the word ‘Punjab’ be removed from the title. A CBFC member, however, said: “The screening for the Revising Committee took place on Friday and it did not recommend that the title be changed.” The member, who refused to be …

Punjab’s Drug Problem Deserves “Excessive Swearing”, Mr Nihalani
8 years, 10 months ago

Punjab’s Drug Problem Deserves “Excessive Swearing”, Mr Nihalani

The Quint  

Drugs are a major election issue in Punjab that goes to vote early next year. The incumbent Akali government has expressed it’s discomfort with the “negative portrayal of Punjabis” in the film, while Capt Amarinder Singh who’s leading the Congress’ campaign in the state and the Aam Aadmi Party are determined to ensure that Punjab’s drug problem remains the number …

Udta Punjab and politics: What do AAP, SAD and Cong have to do with the film?
8 years, 10 months ago

Udta Punjab and politics: What do AAP, SAD and Cong have to do with the film?

Firstpost  

Political parties have either tried to capitalise on, or taken offence with, the subject matter of Udta Punjab — the drug problem in the state of Punjab. What’s interesting about the censors’ demand is that the producers of Udta Punjab — Phanton Films and Balaji Motion Pictures — are seeking an ‘A’ rating for their film. A whole host of …

Udta Punjab gets red signal from CBFC for all the swearing, expletives
8 years, 10 months ago

Udta Punjab gets red signal from CBFC for all the swearing, expletives

Hindustan Times  

Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s Udta Punjab’s trailer may have been let off easy and without any censors but the film itself is not getting a very lenient treatment. Apparently, makers have the option of appealing to a tribunal but insiders believe that makers will have “to contend with a few cuts.” At the same time, reports suggest that the …

No cuts or beeps for Udta Punjab trailer, Anurag Kashyap thanks Nihalani
8 years, 11 months ago

No cuts or beeps for Udta Punjab trailer, Anurag Kashyap thanks Nihalani

Hindustan Times  

The trailer of Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s forthcoming film, Udta Punjab, which was released on Saturday, has already touched the impressive million view mark in just 24 hours. Read: Alia Bhatt’s first look from Udta Punjab is out and it will shock you “Pleasantly surprised and thankful to the CBFC for seeing the UDTA PUNJAB trailer in …

Awash in drugs: Punjab voters may reject Badals in 2017 to save young from ruin
9 years, 2 months ago

Awash in drugs: Punjab voters may reject Badals in 2017 to save young from ruin

Firstpost  

A study by the department of Social Security Development of Women and Children found that 67 percent households in Punjab have at least one person addicted to drugs. Though the state government has not conducted a comprehensive study of the impact of drugs on Punjab’s population, some surveys suggest that at least half of Punjab’s population in the 16-35 age …

Kareena Kapoor Khan begins shooting for 'Udta Punjab' - IndiaTV News
10 years ago

Kareena Kapoor Khan begins shooting for 'Udta Punjab' - IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: The shooting of one of the most anticipated movies of the year ‘Udta Punjab' has begun and here is the first still from the sets showing its lead actress Kareena Kapoor Khan. Beside this pair, Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt is also the other ‘jodi' in the movie. However, Kareena-Shahid's fans were very excited for the hot pair …

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