The 13 cuts suggested for “Udta Punjab” included removing the word “Punjab” throughout the film, deleting expletives or words like “election” and “parliament”, and bleeping out the name of a dog called Jackie Chan. "We don't find anything in the film that shows Punjab in bad light or affects the sovereignty or integrity of India as claimed by CBFC," the high court said. Nihalani has said the film defamed Punjab and challenged its claim that 70 per cent of the state’s population was involved in substance abuse. Mumbai, June 13 (Agencies): The Bombay High Court has cleared the way for a Bollywood thriller about drug trafficking to open in cinemas after censors attempted to thwart the movie's release ahead of elections in Punjab, where the film is set. In a series of tweets last week, he called Nihalani an “oligarch” and compared India to reclusive North Korea.

Source: The Telegraph June 13, 2016 10:27 UTC