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Satluj’s Honey Trehan, Diljit Dosanjh top IMDb popular Indian celebs list after film’s takedown | Bollywood News

Satluj’s Honey Trehan, Diljit Dosanjh top IMDb popular Indian celebs list after film’s takedown | Bollywood News

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3 min readMumbaiUpdated: Jul 14, 2026 01:07 PM IST Three days after Honey Trehan’s period investigative thriller Satluj was pulled down from ZEE5 around the world, its director and cast members have found a place in IMDb’s list of Most Popular Indian Celebrities this week. While Trehan tops the list at #1, actors Diljit Dosanjh and Suvinder Vicky have claimed the third and the 11th positions, respectively. Why is Satluj making waves? Earlier this month, Indian OTT platform ZEE5 released Satluj across the globe, seemingly ending the three-year censorship battle it’s faced. However, merely two days after the film released on streaming, the Indian government pulled it down within the country, claiming that it bypassed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), even though the OTT release of a film doesn’t merit CBFC certification in India. A committee formed by the Centre to review Satluj also claimed that it can serve as “fodder” for “hostile elements” outside India to use it against national interests, which is likely to “threaten” the country’s “security”. Satluj was then …

Satluj’s IMDb rating of 9.5 disappears; Sanjay Gupta calls the platform ‘bogus’ | Bollywood News

Satluj’s IMDb rating of 9.5 disappears; Sanjay Gupta calls the platform ‘bogus’ | Bollywood News

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Days after being taken down from ZEE5, Honey Trehan’s Satluj has suffered another setback. IMDb has removed the film’s user rating from its portal. On Tuesday, Satluj was listed as the highest-rated Indian film on IMDb, with a 9.5 rating. However, by Wednesday, the rating had disappeared from the platform. Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta took to X after noticing the development and questioned the credibility of IMDb’s ratings. He wrote, “Rated 9.5 till yesterday. Gone today. Not that I ever trusted or believed in IMDB ratings. But this proves how bogus they are.” RATED 9.5 TILL YESTERDAY. GONE TODAY.Not that I ever trusted or believed in IMDB ratings. But this proves how bogus they are. pic.twitter.com/6ib1judUTw — Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) July 8, 2026 Reacting to the development, Satluj co-writer Niren Bhatt said he was equally unaware of what led to the ratings being removed. “We didn’t know when the film was going to be released, and we didn’t even know when it was taken down. And now this IMDb rating… we don’t know who had a …

Satluj’s IMDb rating disappears, film’s writer Niren Bhatt says ‘no communication as to why’; Sanjay Gupta also reacts

Satluj’s IMDb rating disappears, film’s writer Niren Bhatt says ‘no communication as to why’; Sanjay Gupta also reacts

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With each passing day, a new development around Satluj creates headlines. The biopic of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, starring Diljit Dosanjh, Kanwaljit Singh, Arjun Rampal, Savinderpal Vicky, among others, was among the highest rated Indian films on IMDb- until the ratings disappeared. A still from Satluj. When this author checked the rating aggregator website on Wednesday afternoon, there were IMDb ratings available for other recent releases such as Alia Bhatt‘s Alpha, Akshay Kumar’s Welcome To The Jungle, but the 9.5 rating for Satluj (previously titled Panjab’95) was missing. The film has been at the center of a massive controversy ever since it was dropped last week on Zee5- before being pulled down within two days. Before this, the Honey Trehan-directorial had been stuck, with the Censor Board asking for 127 cuts originally. Honey and Trehan both refused their name to be associated with the film if even one cut had taken place. Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has also noticed the IMDb rating removal. He took to X on Wednesday. Check it out here: When …

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to defy Satluj’s Zee5 ‘ban’, will hold public screenings of Diljit Dosanjh film

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to defy Satluj’s Zee5 ‘ban’, will hold public screenings of Diljit Dosanjh film

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Days after Diljit Dosanjh-starrer political drama Satluj was removed from Zee5, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has objected to the move, calling it an attempt to suppress the story of social activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The DSGMC has also announced public screenings and educational seminars to ensure the film reaches the public. Diljit Dosanjh in a still from Satluj. The film, directed by Honey Trehan, is based on the life and death of Khalra, one of Punjab’s leading human rights activists in the 1990s. Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee on Satluj On Tuesday, DSGMC President Harmeet Singh Kalka said the film, based on the life of Jaswant Singh Khalra, highlights the activist’s efforts to uncover alleged human rights violations in Punjab and should not be prevented from reaching audiences. “Since this film is a biographical portrayal of Jaswant Singh Khalra, it depicts how a social activist opened people’s eyes to the truth. He uncovered evidence of 25,000 bodies that had been cremated as ‘unclaimed’ and raised the issue not only within the country …

RGV lauds Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘quiet fury’ after watching Satluj’s pirated version: ‘True art’ | Bollywood News

RGV lauds Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘quiet fury’ after watching Satluj’s pirated version: ‘True art’ | Bollywood News

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The celebrations for director Honey Trehan and actor Diljit Dosanjh were short-lived. Their long-delayed film Satluj (previously titled Punjab 95) finally premiered on ZEE5, only to be taken down within 48 hours following directives from the Government of India. While the film was removed from the platform, pirated copies soon surfaced online, with many viewers calling it one of the year’s finest films. The film’s removal has prompted several voices from across the film industry and beyond to speak out in its support. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma hailed Satluj as “cinema used as confrontation.” Sharing his thoughts on X, he wrote, “Just saw SATLUJ and it is not a film, but a deep wound that will never heal. It stirs up the sludge in one of the darkest chapters of our history. This is cinema used as confrontation, where @diljitdosanjh acts with a quiet fury with no chest thumping heroism. His only weapons are a ledger and a conscience. @rampalarjun adds layers of moral rot in the institutional complicity that feels chillingly realistic.” Praising Honey …

‘Trying to bring it back’: ZEE5 urges viewers to wait for Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj’s comeback | Bollywood News

‘Trying to bring it back’: ZEE5 urges viewers to wait for Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj’s comeback | Bollywood News

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4 min readNew DelhiJul 6, 2026 05:07 PM IST Diljit Dosanjh’s controversial film Satluj has been making headlines, following its removal from Zee5, days after its sudden release. The film, which was previously titled Panjab ’95, now has pirated versions circulating on the internet. During a recent live session on Instagram, Diljit urged fans to spread the downloaded film as much as possible so that more people can watch it. However, now, the OTT platform ZEE5 requested viewers to not support piracy. Taking to this Instagram handle, the streaming platform wrote, “We are doing our bit to bring Satluj back. Please do yours – Don’t support piracy.” The caption under the post read, “We are hopeful and doing everything we can. Please do not support piracy. We remain committed to exploring every possible avenue to bring Satluj back to you.” Diljit Dosanjh on Satluj’s controversy Diljit Dosanjh is playing the lead role of late human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra in Satluj. The singer-actor did a long live session on Instagram on Monday morning. During …

‘History must not be buried through censorship’: Punjab leaders condemn Satluj’s ZEE5 removal

‘History must not be buried through censorship’: Punjab leaders condemn Satluj’s ZEE5 removal

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Political parties and Sikh bodies in Punjab on Monday slammed the removal of Diljit Dosanjh’s film “Satluj” from an OTT platform, saying the movie compels India to confront one of the state’s “darkest chapters” and that history must be confronted with honesty, not buried through censorship. Satluj features actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh as Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated the alleged secret cremation of thousands of unidentified bodies during Punjab’s militancy years. (Satluj/Zee5) Criticising the removal of the film from ZEE5 platform, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, “This is not mere censorship, it is an assault on our collective memory, truth, and freedom of expression”. The film, originally titled “Punjab 95” and based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, was released in India on streaming service ZEE5 on Friday last. However, it became unavailable on the platform just two days later. ALSO READ | Satluj row explained: Who was Jaswant Singh Khalra and why does his life story make Diljit Dosanjh film controversial? Senior Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira …