It's like living in North Korea: Kashyap on Udta Punjab storm
Synopsis
Anurag Kashyap, one of the producers of Udta Punjab, has compared the ongoing censorship regarding his upcoming film to the dictator-controlled regime of North Korea.
Anurag Kashyap, one of the producers of Udta Punjab, has compared the ongoing censorship regarding his upcoming film to the dictator-controlled regime of North Korea.
The Bombay Velvet director said there is no sense of freedom here.
"I always wondered what it felt like to live in North Korea... Ab to plane pakadney ki bhi zaroorat nahin... (now, I don't even have to board a plane to go there)," he posted on Twitter.
The 43-year-old filmmaker's tweet came after Censor Board had purportedly raised certain objections regarding references to Punjab following which the movie may have to go through some changes.
Udta Punjab, starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh in a pivotal role, deals with the substance abuse in Northen part of the state and its effects on the youth.
"There is no film more honest than UDTA PUNJAB... And any person or party opposing it is actually GUILTY of promoting drugs," Kashyap added.
Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, the film is slated to be released on June 17.