SGPC backs Diljit Dosanjh’s Punjab ’95 for authenticity as CBFC delays release

Updated On: 05 December, 2024 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

As CBFC drags its feet on Punjab ’95 release, SGPC’s panel of Sikh scholars reviews Jaswant Singh Khalra’s biopic and submits letter underlining the film’s authenticity

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Diljit Dosanjh in the film

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) may be taking its time to clear director Honey Trehan’s Punjab ’95, but the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) support for the Jaswant Singh Khalra biopic is only getting stronger. In October, mid-day had reported that the SGPC was to form a review panel to assess the biopic, after the Prasoon Joshi-led CBFC handed out over 100 changes that included rechristening the film, renaming Khalra’s character and altering pivotal sequences (‘A panel of Sikh scholars will review the film’, Oct 19). A 10-member committee watched the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer in Chandigarh, in November. In the latest development, they have sent a letter to producer Ronnie Screwvala, reiterating that the film faithfully depicts the life and struggles of the human rights activist.

Jaswant Singh Khalra