Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah

The issue is not exclusive to Punjab," says director Aparnaa Singh, whose upcoming maiden venture, Irada, puts the spotlight on the repercussions of reverse boring and spike in the number of cancer cases in Punjab due to water contamination. The Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi-starrer is the second big banner film, after Abhishek Chaubey's 2016 drugs-drama, Udta Punjab, to unveil the wrongdoings in the Northern state.