Telugu filmmaker Nandini Reddy who recently directed Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ‘Maa Inti Bangram,’ contributed Diljit Dosanjh star writer ‘Satluj’. The video made headlines after it was recently released on OTT and was pulled from the platform within two days. The director recently spoke about leaving out the last 30 minutes of the film.Sharing her thoughts on Instagram Stories, Nandini Reddy wrote, “I started watching this amazing movie…. I stopped before 30 minutes to take a break and watched it the next day because I was so overwhelmed by the horror of it…. I was going to finish it.”
The filmmaker praises the team behind the film
The ‘O! The director of ‘Baby’ also praised the director Honey Trehan and actor Diljit Dosanjh for bringing this story to the show. He said films should have the right to tell difficult truths, even if it is painful to watch. He wrote, “If we don’t have opportunities to speak the truth no matter how painful it is then what is the meaning of freedom in this country .. more power to you @diljitdosanjh @honeytrehan.” He also posted a video praising the film. The post said, “Watch this ASAP. This is undoubtedly one of the biggest movies of today. Diljit Dosanjh and the entire cast will blow your mind. Special mention to Savinderpal Vicky… He is amazing. Watch guys soon before it gets banned.”
About ‘Satluj’
For the uninitiated, ‘Satluj’ was released on Zee5, however, it was removed from the platform within two days of its release.
What is ‘Satluj’?
‘Satluj’ tells the story of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The film follows his struggle to expose police brutality and the illegal killing and burning of nearly 25,000 people.After his removal, the streaming platform released a statement but did not explain why. It said, “Based on the current situation, Satluj will not be available in India until further notice. We are continuing to explore every possible avenue through the right process to bring the film to our audience as soon as possible.”