‘Satluj’ Review: A Moving Indian Activist Drama Pulled From Circulation

‘Satluj’ and the price of remembering

Of all the films this country fights about, ‘Satluj’ is the rare one whose spine is a verdict. If deviation from fact were grounds for keeping a film from audiences, how did ‘The Kashmir Files’, ‘The Kerala Story’, ‘Dhurandhar’, and ‘Chhaava’ release?

‘Satluj’ Review: A Moving Indian Activist Drama Pulled From Circulation

Honey Trehan’s “Satluj” — about a Sikh activist in the 1990s investigating extrajudicial killings — conjures heavy emotions despite its hagiographic hues. Just as intriguing as its provocations are the controversies surrounding its release, starting with its unexplained removal from the Toronto International Film Festival lineup in 2023, then under the title “Punjab ’95.” This […]