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The Supreme Court of India refused to stay release on Bollywood movie <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=udta+punjab&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Udta Punjab</a>, while hearing a petition filed by a Punjab-based NGO. 
 The NGO- Human Rights Awareness Association-had moved the Apex Court to halt the screening of <keyword id="6356850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Udta-Punjab">Udta Punjab</keyword>, which addresses drug menace issue in the State. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/See-how-drugs-are-smuggled-into-Punjab-from-Pakistan-and-what-is-the-reality-of-its-destruction-in-the-State/articleshow/52686791.cms">See how drugs are smuggled into Punjab from Pakistan and what is the reality of its destruction in the State</a> 
 
The vacation bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and L. Nageswara Rao has asked the NGO to approach Punjab &amp; Haryana High Court. 
 
Udta Punjab, starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh, was mired in controversy after the censor board has asked for 13 cuts and issued an A-certificate. 
 
Then, Udta Punjab’s makers including director Anurag Kashyap had approached Bombay High Court, which directed for movie’s release with just one cut and ‘A’ certificate. 
 
The NGO then moved the Supreme Court saying that Bombay High Court cannot rule on what cuts can be made in a film, adding the film depicted Punjab in a negative vein. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Udta-Punjab-will-be-released-with-just-ONE-cut-and-A-certificate/articleshow/52728825.cms">Udta Punjab will be released with just ONE cut and A-certificate</a> 
 
Meanwhile, there were reports that the unedited version of Udta Punjab were released online and the cyber cell is looking into the issue. 
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, in a tweet, asked for support to free speech and not opt for pirates and piracy win. 
 
The film is slated for release on June 17.

Supreme Court clears release of Udta Punjab

<keyword id="6356850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Udta-Punjab">Udta Punjab</keyword>, an upcoming Bollywood movie on drug issue in the northern state of India, has become a debatable topic whether artists and movie directors have right to freedom of expression or not. 
 The Indian <keyword id="62146" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Censor-Board">censor board</keyword>, Central Board of Film Certification, has demanded 89 cuts in the movie and has asked the movie to be released with an ‘A’ certification. 
 
Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has come under the limelight, who even asked the filmmakers to drop the word ‘Punjab’ from the movie’s title. 
 However, director of the movie <keyword id="7929" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anurag-Kashyap">Anurag Kashyap</keyword> has refused to make the cuts, saying when the movie is already getting an ‘A’ certificate, why there is a need to make cuts and drop the state’s name. 
 
 
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		It's my fight Vs a dictatorial man sitting there operating like an oligarch in his constituency of censor board, that's my North Korea
	— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72/status/740069384325058560">June 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
Now, the producers of the movie, which is slated to release on June 17, have moved the Bombay High Court and a decision is pending on the same. The Bollywood fraternity has also come in support of the movie, demanding Nihalani’s resignation, who even alleged that Kashyap had taken money from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for showing Punjab in bad light. 
 
Amidst the tussle between Udta Punjab makers and the censor board, the moviegoers say the issue is serious and people should decide what to watch and what not to. 
 
The entire episode of censorship has become a joke as twitterati are mocking Nihalai and supporting the film fraternity. 
 
Here’s what they have to say: 
 
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		Deep insight: If CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani were to judge some of FTII head Gajendra Chauhan's movies, he would order dozens of cuts
	— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) <a href="https://twitter.com/madversity/status/740497121430933505">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Pahlaj Nihalani deserves a statue at Tussaud's. Only that the wax should be poured on him.
	— The Cult of Bajirao (@bizzarebhide) <a href="https://twitter.com/bizzarebhide/status/740490978377797633">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Pahlaj Nihalani had a problem with kissing scenes in Spectre. It's a wonder the man has children.
	— lindsay pereira (@lindsaypereira) <a href="https://twitter.com/lindsaypereira/status/740487954498347008">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		The only thing that needs to be banned is Pahlaj Nihalani from CBFC. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a>
	— Ragnar (@PshycoPaaji) <a href="https://twitter.com/PshycoPaaji/status/736447958116245506">May 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Sad to see director like anurag kashyap getting in tussle with censorship and Punjab government.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaKejriFundsUdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaKejriFundsUdtaPunjab</a>
	— Dippak ✍ (@DippakMehrotra) <a href="https://twitter.com/DippakMehrotra/status/740509281401765888">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Pahlaj Nihalani is Kejriwal 2.0!
	— @BH! (@gunjanabhishek_) <a href="https://twitter.com/gunjanabhishek_/status/740514982501093376">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		A question that will haunt 31% of Indian electorates for a few days at least - “Who appointed this gem Pahlaj Nihalani as CBFC Chairman？”
	— Nitin Chavan (@a20nitin) <a href="https://twitter.com/a20nitin/status/740513570710945793">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Kashyap like a child being denied a toy: Nihalani 
		And Pahlaj Nihalani is acting as if he's the Father of <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72">@anuragkashyap72</a>
	— Munim Aslam (@iammunimaslam) <a href="https://twitter.com/iammunimaslam/status/740513280121180160">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Just when we thought Pahlaj Nihalani can't get any Lower, he proved us wrong. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PaidTrendAgainstUdtaPunjab?src=hash">#PaidTrendAgainstUdtaPunjab</a> <a href="https://t.co/v7ABEdx1Y9">pic.twitter.com/v7ABEdx1Y9</a>
	— Sandip Pawar (@SachinistSandy) <a href="https://twitter.com/SachinistSandy/status/740512520201342977">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
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#UdtaPunjab’s censorship is a national joke now. This is what people are saying

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=udta+punjab&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Udta Punjab</a> and controversy are almost synonymous now, even as the movie continues to deal with multiple issues ranging from its certification to now piracy. 
 
After fighting the censor board and getting the movie cleared with <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Udta-Punjab-will-be-released-with-just-ONE-cut-and-A-certificate/articleshow/52728825.cms">just one cut and an A-certification</a>, the makers of <keyword id="6356850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Udta-Punjab">Udta Punjab</keyword> are now fighting piracy issues. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/See-how-drugs-are-smuggled-into-Punjab-from-Pakistan-and-what-is-the-reality-of-its-destruction-in-the-State/articleshow/52686791.cms">See how drugs are smuggled into Punjab from Pakistan and what is the reality of its destruction in the State</a> 
 
Just two days before release, ‘Udta Punjab’, was leaked online. Phantom Films has filed a copyright theft case with the cybercrime cell. It is being speculated that the copy that was submitted to the censor board was uploaded on various torrentz sites. 
 
The download links were removed later owing to copyright complaint. 
 
Following the piracy issue, Bollywood celebrities have come out in support of the movie, urging fans to watch it in theatres. 
 
From Aamir Khan to Bipasha Basu, Bollywood actors and actresses took to Twitter and backed Udta Punjab’s star cast and decried piracy. 
 
 
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		Viruses in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> links! Anyone downloading it will have a virus attack!! What a way to combat this awful piracy! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/piracydimaadi?src=hash">#piracydimaadi</a>
	— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) <a href="https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/743137819485339648">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		It's a film from the heart made for you all. And now it's in your hands. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/piracydimaadi?src=hash">#piracydimaadi</a> make it count you all. love and gratitude.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/letitfly?src=hash">#letitfly</a>
	— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkapoor/status/743142273110552576">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Requesting you all plz watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> at theatres n plz dnt support piracy.we mk films fr u all to enjoy
	— Prosenjit Chatterjee (@prosenjitbumba) <a href="https://twitter.com/prosenjitbumba/status/743301867917041664">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Let's support free speech. Let's watch Udta Punjab only in theatres. Don't let pirates and piracy win. Love. a.
	— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) <a href="https://twitter.com/aamir_khan/status/743357577665208320">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Please watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> in the cinema this weekend! Don't succumb to online leaks! An honest film needs an honest audience....<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a>
	— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/iTIGERSHROFF/status/743307844271759360">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Movie theatres r filled with dreams and entertainment,don't kill them ! say no to piracy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> at a theatre near u 😊✌️
	— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) <a href="https://twitter.com/S1dharthM/status/743269548707569665">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Films are made with the hard work &amp; passion of everyone involved in creating them. Please don't support piracy.
	— Shraddha Kapoor (@ShraddhaKapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShraddhaKapoor/status/743259786829979650">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Shocking how <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> has been leaked online. That too a censor copy. A lot of hard work goes into making a film pls say NO to piracy!
	— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonakshisinha/status/743239659287810048">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		A big <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dishoom?src=hash">#dishoom</a> to the Pirates. Go watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> only in the theatre <a href="https://t.co/kdB13kaaVe">https://t.co/kdB13kaaVe</a>
	— Varun JUNAID dhawan (@Varun_dvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Varun_dvn/status/743159000535957504">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Viruses in the Udta Punjab online leaked links that crashes systems !!!What a way to fight this disgusting menace !!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiracyDiMaaDi?src=hash">#PiracyDiMaaDi</a>'
	— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) <a href="https://twitter.com/arjunk26/status/743158561648218112">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Please come out in large numbers and watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> IN THE THEATRES,like you were meant to. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FuhSePhantom">@FuhSePhantom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72">@anuragkashyap72</a>
	— RichaChadha (@RichaChadha_) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichaChadha_/status/743134983338889216">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Please watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> in the cinema this weekend! Don't succumb to online leaks!! An honest film needs an honest audience....<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a>
	— Bipasha Basu (@bipsluvurself) <a href="https://twitter.com/bipsluvurself/status/743149157771149312">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Absolutely! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiracyDiMaadi?src=hash">#PiracyDiMaadi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> <a href="https://t.co/tB7lEndZ8a">https://t.co/tB7lEndZ8a</a>
	— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) <a href="https://twitter.com/deespeak/status/743153110227521540">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		Guys pls watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> in cinema. Good luck <a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkapoor">@shahidkapoor</a> :) chakde fatte:)
	— King Mika Singh (@MikaSingh) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikaSingh/status/743370532448415745">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> is meant for big screen experience not for online..watch it in theatres ..curb piracy..watch movies in theatres.
	— satish kaushik (@satishkaushik2) <a href="https://twitter.com/satishkaushik2/status/743279705604820992">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
 
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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> gives hope to honest film makers. Creative freedom will give us good cinema and stop the world from laughing at our films
	— Arshad Warsi (@ArshadWarsi) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArshadWarsi/status/743263779530620928">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 
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#UdtaPunjab: From Aamir Khan to Karan Johar and their
Tweets against piracy, a day after movie is leaked online

<keyword id="6354597" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ekta-Kapoor">Ekta Kapoor</keyword>, one of the producers of the film "<keyword id="6356850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Udta-Punjab">Udta Punjab</keyword>", on Friday said that she hasn't slept for a minute in the last two days as she was tracking down the various links showing the leaked version of the film, also claiming that none of those links are available any more. 
 
Present at a theatre here to see the fans' reactions, Ekta was asked about the film finally releasing after numerous controversies, she said, "My only reaction is 'Jai Mata Di', 'Waheguru'." 
 
She added, "It definitely affected my weight, I've lost a kilo in two days. I haven't slept one minute in 48 hours. All we did was to put all the friends on the job to chase down links. Now you don't find them anymore." 
 
"The cyber cell and various other agencies have done a great job. I think my friends and I did most of the work in the middle of the night. I felt that I had a workout instructor who was making me do those many exercises, but it's worth it because I got muscles in n the end; I got stronger." 
 
Reports of the film getting leaked and being available for download on torrent sites emerged on Wednesday. After a while the links were reportedly not available with the message showing as "removed due to a copyright complaint". The makers had filed a complaint with the cyber crime police in Bandra here. 
 Previously, the Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer "Manjhi- The Mountain Man" had also leaked online before its release. About films leaking online, Ekta said, "There are various institutions that have actually come together to see that <keyword id="6358364" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="piracy">piracy</keyword> is actually handled." 
 
She also said, "I personally think that the film ('Udta Punjab') had to go out there and now the film will speak. Nobody can stop a film from doing well, if it is good." 
 "Udta Punjab", is also produced by Phantom production house, and is directed by <keyword id="94542" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Abhishek-Chaubey">Abhishek Chaubey</keyword>.

Ekta Kapoor spent two sleepless nights tracking pirated links of Udta Punjab

When Indian censor board chief <keyword id="15361" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pahlaj-Nihalani">Pahlaj Nihalani</keyword> accused Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap of taking money from the Aam Aadmi Party (<keyword id="6356115" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="AAP">AAP</keyword>) for making <keyword id="6356850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Udta-Punjab">Udta Punjab</keyword> to show the State in bad light, he must have not realised it would boomerang. 
 
The whole controversy surrounding Bollywood movie Udta Punjab, starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh, has knowingly or unknowingly worked in the favour of the AAP. 
 
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said, “It is a joke that Nihalani thinks AAP will give Anurag Kashyap money to make a film just to show BJP-SAD in a bad light. One need not go that far. It is all out in the open anyway. Drug abuse in Punjab is a harsh reality, and we are not supporting Kashyap here so much as we are backing the issue.” 
 
The accusations made by the censor board chief, which were rubbished by Anurag Kashyap, has given political plank to AAP for Punjab assembly elections in 2017-Drug menace. 
 
It is likely that AAP will give voice to the undertones of Punjab, who want to get rid of the menace, which has consumed many lives, taking away sole breadwinners from the families. 
 
AAP had surprised everyone in 2014 Lok Sabha polls by winning four seats in the lower house, and they were from Punjab. 
 
Since then, AAP has been making all efforts to cement its position in Punjab and derail SAD-BJP alliance. 
 
However, this is not the first time the AAP attacked the state government. In previous instances too, AAP leaders have openly accused Punjab Cabinet Ministers of being ‘drug lords’. 
 
“In the past, Sukhbir Badal has denied any drug menace in Punjab and his Cabinet Minister Surjit Jiyani has ruled out even a single drug-addict in the state, but on the other hand, Chief Minister Parkash Badal announced the opening of the country’s first Women Rehab Centre for de-addiction in the state,” AAP MP Bhagwant Mann had said. 
 
He also alleged that Punjab Cabinet Minister Bikramjit Majithia was a drug lord. 
 
Then, Majithia had filed a defamation case against the AAP leaders, including chief Arvind Kejriwal. 
 
In response to the defamation case, Bhagwant Mann said, “Badals should visit Maqbool Pura of Amritsar and Sur Singh village of Tarn Taran to assess how drugs ruined several families.” 
 
He has spoken the truth. 
 
The situation in Maqboolpura is very grim, as the village is now known as the ‘village of widows’. Families residing in the village say there is hardly any male member who is not affected by the drug menace and most of them have died. 
 
A study by Social Security Development of Women and Children department stated that 67 percent households in Punjab have at least one person addicted to drugs. The Narcotics Bureau stated that nearly 40 percent men in Punjab are hooked to drugs. 
 
Well, Kejriwal could gain ground in Punjab, dismantling the Punjab government. Only time will tell.

Pahlaj Nihalani has ‘officially’ sounded the Punjab Assembly 2017 elections’ bugle

Hands that should be ploughing the fields, minds that should be busy in shaping the future of the country are busy injecting lethal cocktail of drugs, rolling up joints, sniffing it up, thereby damaging the brain irreparably. 
 
As you dig deeper, the drug menace in Punjab also gets dirtier, revealing shocking facts how the drugs enter the northern Indian state and how it is ruining the youth of the nation. 
 
Thanks to the controversy surrounding Bollywood movie Udta Punjab, which addresses the issue, and special thanks to censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani that the issue of drug menace is now being talked about everywhere. 
 
The severity of the drug problem can be gauged from the statistics that point out that 50 per cent of the drug-related cases in India are from Punjab alone. 
 
As per the Punjab Opioid Dependence Survey (PODS), about 76% opioid dependent individuals in Punjab are in the age group of 18 to 35 years. The worst affected regions are Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Moga, Patiala, Sangrur and Tarn Taran. 
 
The most common opioid drug used by this group is heroin. Another village, which is on the outskirts of holy city of Amritsar, Maqboolpura has earned the sobriquet of ‘Village of Widows’ as almost every household here has lost breadwinners due to drugs. 
 
One of the main reasons behind this growing menace is Punjab’s proximity to the Golden Crescent- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, which are known to be the world’s largest producers of opium. 
 
Meanwhile, the fight against drugs is not easy in Punjab. The number of drug de-addiction centres may be rising but there is no break in the supply chain. 
 
To further understand the story, a documentary-GLUT: The Untold Story of Punjab-is a must watch. 
 
The documentary by Smaran Sahu will reveal how deep-rooted is the issue and what are the challenges that the society is facing. 
 
The documentary also throws light on how youth staying near border areas, in the presence of security forces, get SIM cards, coordinate with peddlers and get the drug. 
 
It is just a matter of few hours and a person sitting in Delhi will get what he/she wants and there is no trail left. 
 
 
Watch the documentary here: 
 
 
 
 
(Video: YouTube)

See how drugs are smuggled into Punjab from Pakistan and what is the reality of its destruction in the State

<ul><li>In the Indian state of Bihar, a case has been filed against the lead actors — Anupam Kher of "New Amsterdam" and Akshaye Khanna — and others associated with the movie "<keyword id="1993208" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Accidental-Prime-Minister">Accidental Prime Minister</keyword>".</li><li>The lawyer that filed the case alleges that he felt ‘hurt’ upon watching the promos of the upcoming movie and claims that the films projects India as well as its political leaders a 'poor light’.</li><li>The President of the Maharashtra State Youth Congress, Satyajeet Tambe Patil, has demanded a 'special screening' of the movie citing that he is concerned about 'the incorrect representation of facts'.</li><li>The "Accidental Prime Minister", set to launch on January 11, is facing controversy on social media after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s governing party, posted a tweet promoting the film.</li><li>Users on social media are claiming that the making of the film is probably influenced by the political party showing the opposing party, Congress, in an unfavourable light.</li></ul>The "Accidental Prime Minister" created waves when the book first came out and now the trailer of the political drama is creating buzz on social media — and it continuing to do so after five days after its release. A lawyer in the Indian state of Bihar has filed a petition against the people associated with movie about India’s former prime minister, Manmohan Singh. He is alleging that the promotional trailer of the movie has ‘hurt’ his sentiments. That includes the lead actor of "Accidental Prime Minister" Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna playing the former prime minister’s media advisor, Suzanne Bernert playing Sonia Gandhi and Aahana Kumra playing Priyanka Gandhi among others. The PIL filed in local courts also claims that the movie projects India and its political leaders unfavourably to the rest of the world. It’s not only about India’s former prime minister, but also other noted Indian politicians like Lalu Prasad, Mayawati and another former prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The petition has been filed under the sections of Indian Penal Code that relate to promoting enmity between different groups, sale of obscene objects, insult with intent to provoke breach of peace and criminal conspiracy. What's the big deal? The content of the biopic has been called into question after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the current ruling party of India's central government, posted a tweet promoting the film. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
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 The main point of contention seems to be that political parties aren’t normally seen propagating commercial films and the timing of the BJP sharing such an update ahead of the 2019 General Elections in India seems to be ill-advised. Others who claim the film is unfair The movie has created such controversy that the President of the Maharashtra State Youth Congress, Satyajeet Tambe Patil, went as far to write a letter to producer of the film demanding a ‘special screening’ ahead of its release. Patil questioned the accuracy of the film stating that there is an ‘incorrect presentation of facts’. The issue is that with the BJP tweeting about the film, most people on social media opine that the making if the film is influenced to show the opposing political party, Congress, in an unfavourable light. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
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 Some even believe that this isn't anything more than a publicity stunt. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	<div type="twitter" handle="akashbanerjee" handlename="Akash Banerjee" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1072532908542431233/y-1Vim3H_normal.jpg" favoritecount="6764" retweetcount="1306" status="Sources: Tickets to #AccidentalPrimeMinister will be available at @bookmyshow &amp; all BJP offices." createdat="1545989167000" id="1078582859160584192"></div>















 
	
	
	
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 Actors and others associated with the 'Accidental Prime Minister' stand by it Renowned <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> director, Hansal Mehta, stated that <keyword id="2193106" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Accidental-Prime-Minister">the Accidental Prime Minister</keyword> is not a film that takes sides but simply a drama about democracy ‘that has always been bogged down by personality cults’. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
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 Kher also maintains that the movie is an accurate depiction of events. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
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 He even wrote to YouTube about how the trailer for the movie isn’t appearing in the platform’s search results. 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
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 The political party at the center of the controversy, BJP, retaliated to naysayers claiming that political leaders like Rahul Gandhi, the president of Indian National Congress, and the Arvind Kerjiwal, the chief minister of Delhi, tweeted about "Udta Punjab" — a film on Punjab's drug problem — in the past. That too at a time when BJP's ally, Akali Dal, was the ruling party in the Indian state of Punjab. Manmohan Singh <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manmohan-singh-asked-about-the-accidental-prime-minister-his-response-1969249">declined</a> to comment on the release of the movie when he was asked for his reaction outside the Congress office earlier today. 
	
	
	
	
	
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