The controversy over the release of ‘Udta Punjab’, a movie which reportedly highlights drug menace in Punjab, do not seem to end. Whatever be the case, there must not be censorship on the movie which highlights the drug menace in Punjab. A national-level uproar is evidence enough that if released, ‘Udta Punjab’ would bring about a positive change in addressing the menace of drugs in the state. With Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) suggesting major cuts and change in the title of ‘Udta Punjab’, filmmakers, literary and theatre personalities lent their support for the release of the movie. Tarlochan Singh, Punjabi actor and theatre activist, who has enacted and written several plays on drug menace in the state, shared that it was not the first time that a movie was made on drug menace.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2016 10:20 UTC