Satluj Banned: Diljit Dosanjh Expected Removal Of His Film From Zee5; Says ‘Tusi Jinna Rokonge, Ohni Zyada…’

Satluj Banned: The first weekend of July turned out to be all about Diljit Dosanjh and there are no second thoughts about it. The actor made headlines after he dropped the much talked about movies Punjab 95 now titled as Satluj was dropped online. Yes! The Honey Trehan directorial was released on Zee5 on July 3, 2026 without any promotions and prior announcement and the movie went on to take the social media by a storm. However, much to everyone's surprise, Satluj was removed from Zee5 within 48 hours of its release and was banned in India. While this sudden removal of Satluj has left everyone brimming with an opinion, Diljit Dosanjh admitted he was expecting this to happen.

Satluj Removed From Zee5

Zee5 shared a heartbreaking note about the approval of Satluj from the platform and assured fans that they are trying to look out for a way to bring the movie back for the fans. The note read as, "In light of the current developments, Satluj will be unawailable in India until further notice. We remain committed to exploring every appropriate avenue through due process to bring the film back to our audiences at the earliest". This post was captioned as, "Satluj may have paused. But the conversation it started hasn't. Thank you for the incredible love. We hope to bring it back soon".

Diljit Dosanjh's First Reaction To Satluj Ban

While the sudden removal of Satluj has left everyone brimming with an opinion, Diljit Dosanjh, in an Instagram live, has revealed that he was expecting it to happen and isn't really shocked with the ban. He further emphasised that the reason the makers chose to release the movie without any promotions or prior announcement is that if it was promoted, Satluj wouldn't have seen the light of the day. However, Diljit admitted to be happy with the fact that the movie has reached the audience and it has got the audience talking. "Mainu lagda si ki Monday nu, jadon daftar khullange, ohdon shayad film ban kitti jaugi. Par Sunday shaam nu hi ho jaugi ehda koi idea nahi si. Par ehna ku mainu siga es layi kal main eh gall keh vi ditti si, eh day 1 to hi siga esi karke film promotion vi nhi kr ske, te bina dasse film nu release kitta. Je dass ke release karde, do din pehlan promote karde, fer ni si lagni. Par mainu es gall di tassalli hai ki film ghar ghar pahunch chuki hai. Tuhade kol hai film, lokaan ne film download vi kar layi hai te ajj nawa youth film di gall vi kar reha hai. Hun mainu es gall di tassalli hai ki film tuhade kol pahunch gayi hai. Jinha kamm, saareyan ne mehnat jehdi kitti si, os mehnat da tuhade tak pahunchna bahut zaruri si. Oh tuhade tak pahunch chuki hai, es gall di mainu bahut Khushi hai. Shukar hai malak da. Sari team nu mubarakbad ki sada kamm, jo asi kehna chahunde si te jiddan asi kehna chahunde si, oh lokkaan kol pahunch chuka hai," he added.

Diljit further asserted that while Satluj has started a conversation surrounding Jaswant Singh Khalra, he is relieved that the movie had reached the audience. " Tusi jinna rokonge ohni zyada gall ho rahi hai. je meri salah mannde te film nu chalan deyo. jehdi cheez internet te aa gayi ik waar oh ni delete hundi. pta nhi kehde bulekhe ch ne," Diljit was quoted saying.

What Is Satluj About?

For the uninitiated, Satluj, starring Diljit, Arjun Rampal and Suvinder Vicky, is a biopic on Jaswant Singh Khalra who had investigated the state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings in 1990s Punjab which involved the illegal killings and cremation of over 25000 people by Punjab police. To note, Khalra was allegedly abducted by Punjab police personnel from his residence in September 1995. Later, six Punjab police officials were sentenced to life imprisonment for his alleged abduction and murder.