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Mumbai [India], July 6 (ANI): Diljit Dosanjh\u2019s much-discussed film \u2018Satluj\u2019 has been leaked online shortly after being faraway from Zee5 in India. In view of pirated versions being circulated, the streaming platform has raised concerns and asked the audience to not support piracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re doing our bit to bring Satluj back. Please do yours \u2013 don\u2019t support piracy. We’re hopeful and doing all the things we will. Please don’t support piracy. We remain committed to exploring every possible avenue to bring Satluj back to you,\u201d Zee5 wrote in a social media post.<\/p>\n
The film, which was taken down from ZEE5 India until further notice as of July 5, had already been on the centre of sustained controversy since its release.<\/p>\n
In an official statement following the film\u2019s removal on Sunday, ZEE5 acknowledged the audience response and confirmed its temporary unavailability in India.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe response to Satluj since its release has been truly overwhelming. We’re deeply grateful to each viewer who selected to subscribe, watch and champion the film. Your love and support have meant a fantastic deal to us and to everyone who brought this story to life,\u201d the platform said.<\/p>\n
Announcing the removal on Sunday, the platform stated, \u201cIn light of the present developments, Satluj shall be unavailable in India until further notice. We remain committed to exploring every appropriate avenue through due process to bring the film back to our audiences on the earliest opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lead actor Diljit Dosanjh addressed the difficulty in a live Instagram video on Monday.<\/p>\n
Chatting with his viewers, the actor reflected on the sudden restriction of the film and the long journey behind its release, while expressing each disappointment and acceptance over the most recent development.<\/p>\n
In his live interaction, Diljit Dosanjh spoke candidly concerning the sequence of events leading as much as the ban. He said, \u201cMy love and respect to all of you. What I had already expected is precisely what happened. I believed the film might get banned when offices open on Monday, but I didn\u2019t realize it would occur as early as Sunday evening.\u201d<\/p>\n
The film is predicated on the lifetime of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra from Punjab who exposed alleged illegal killings and secret cremations throughout the late Eighties and early Nineties when Punjab witnessed intense militancy and counter-insurgency operations. Khalra himself was \u2018disappeared\u2019 in 1995, and his body was found near the Harike Bridge on the Sutlej river.<\/p>\n
He was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and killed on the behest of the then-Punjab Police officials.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court in 1996 ordered the CBI probe within the case on a petition filed by Khalra\u2019s widow. The Central Bureau of Investigation found evidence that he was held at a police station in Tarn Taran and beneficial the prosecution of nine Punjab police officials for his murder and kidnapping. A Patiala court in 2005 convicted six policemen while in 2007, the Punjab and Haryana High Court prolonged life imprisonment to 4 of the accused.The decision was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2011. (ANI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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