Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhishek Chaubey
Written bySudip Sharma
Abhishek Chaubey
Produced byShobha Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
Anurag Kashyap
Vikramaditya Motwane
Aman Gill
Vikas Bahl
Madhu Mantena
StarringShahid Kapoor
Alia Bhatt
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Diljit Dosanjh
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Edited byMeghna Manchanda Sen
Music byOriginal Songs:
Amit Trivedi
Background Score:
Benedict Taylor
Naren Chandavarkar
Production
companies
Distributed byBalaji Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹34 crore[2][3]
Box officeest. ₹96.1–99.7 crore[4][5]

Udta Punjab (transl. Flying Punjab) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey, co-written by Sudip Sharma, and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Sameer Nair and Aman Gill under Balaji Motion Pictures in association with Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl and Vikramaditya Motwane under Phantom Films. Loosely based on and revolving around the drug abuse by the youth population in the Indian state of Punjab and the various conspiracies surrounding it, the film stars an ensemble cast of Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh.[6][7]

On 4 June 2016, the Central Board of Film Certification, India sought a stay on the film's release citing that the themes dealt with in the film were too vulgar for the general audience. As a result, the producers were directed to make a total of 89 cuts in the film. However, on 13 June 2016, the Bombay High Court struck down the stay and gave permission for the film's national release, albeit with a single cut in the screenplay.[8] The film was released worldwide on 17 June 2016.[9] Made on a budget of ₹340 million (US$4.1 million), Udta Punjab was a commercial success[4] and earned approximately ₹960 million (US$12 million) worldwide.[10] It received highly positive reviews from critics, with praise for its direction, story, screenplay, music and performances of the cast.[11]

At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, Udta Punjab received a leading 9 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Chaubey), Best Actor (Shahid Kapoor), Best Supporting Actress (Kapoor Khan) and Best Supporting Actor (Dosanjh), and won 4 awards including Best Actress (Bhatt) and Best Actor (Critics) (Shahid Kapoor).[12]

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  11. ^ Arora, Priya (11 July 2018). "'Ghoul,' Netflix's First Horror Series From India, Will Give You Serious Chills". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ "62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Winners' list". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.