Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj Removed from ZEE5 India Days After Release

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, July 5, 2026: Satluj, the film starring Diljit Dosanjh and based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, has been taken down from the ZEE5 platform in India, just days after its release on July 3.

The film, originally titled Punjab 95, had faced years of delays and controversy before premiering on ZEE5 under the new title Satluj.

In an official statement, ZEE5 thanked viewers for the overwhelming response to the film and reaffirmed its support for the project and its creative vision. The platform said Satluj would remain unavailable in India until further notice, adding that it would pursue all appropriate avenues to restore the film for audiences.

Hours after the film was removed, Dosanjh shared a cryptic post on Instagram featuring a clip from the film. Referring to Jaswant Singh Khalra, he wrote that "the same thing that happened to Satluj also happened to Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra," using the hashtag #IChallengeTheDarkness.

Directed by Honey Trehan, the film also stars Kanwaljeet Singh, Arjun Rampal and Suvinder Vicky.

Jaswant Singh Khalra was a Punjab-based human rights activist known for exposing alleged illegal killings and secret cremations during the militancy period in the state. Born in 1952 in Khalra village of Amritsar district, he worked as a bank employee before becoming actively involved in human rights advocacy.