The movie, which has Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor in leading roles, talks about a pertinent issue that might wipe out a generation in that State. Per a study, about two-thirds of all rural households in Punjab had at least one drug addict in 2009.
As the row over 'Udta Punjab' raged, the Bombay High Court on June 9 sought an explanation from the Censor Board over its insistence for deleting Punjab signboard in the drug-themed film which triggered fresh sparring
Phantom Films, which produced the film, had earlier in the day moved the court seeking a copy of the order passed by the Revising Committee suggesting cuts in the movie and removal of reference to Punjab in it.