Pahlaj Nihalani Wishes All the Best to Udta Punjab
Central Board of Film Certification chief Pahlaj Nihalani, who suggested 89 cuts in Udta Punjab, has wished luck to the producers and distributors of the film which released on Friday.
In Udta Punjab, Shahid Kapoor, as a drug addicted rockstar, did full justice to his role, but Alia Bhatt stood out in the film. It also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh.
Udta Punjab hit the screens on Friday and moviegoers were at theatres to support the film, which was leaked online two days before release. "I don't support piracy first of all. I am going to watch this movie and also going to ask all my friends to watch it in theatres only,' said a cinegoer.
Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar reacted on the piracy issue after Udta Punjab leaked online Wednesday night and said industry is already bleeding a lot of money due to taxation and piracy adds to it.
Top filmmakers attended a press conference to say they stand with producer Anurag Kashyap's Udta Punjab, and made a strong pitch for freedom of speech, attacking Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, who had ordered 89 cuts in the film.