After a brief period of celebration and a seeming victory for Udta Punjab, it faces new flak from Punjab based NGO, Human Rights Awareness Association. The NGO has approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on Udta Punjab’s release claiming that the film shows Punjab in a negative light.
Now, NGO moves Supreme Court against #UdtaPunjab which releases on Friday https://t.co/bhekiHRRS1 pic.twitter.com/sBJixGe4jy
— NDTV (@ndtv) June 15, 2016
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Central Board of Film Certification’s (CBFC) objections and cleared the movie with one cut, paving the way for its originally planned release on June 17.
Thank you To the honourable Judge, thank you all for the faith and support.. Time to get back to work.. Two back to back releases..
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 13, 2016
However, in the light of new events, Udta Punjab seems to be back to square one.