When a film struggles for years to get clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), with demands of allegedly cutting down over 120 scenes, finally gets a release on OTT, only to be pulled down in a couple of days, it says a lot. Director Honey Trehan, actor Diljit Dosanjh and the team of makers firmly stood by their project and refused to bow down by making the cuts, and Satluj (previously named Punjab 95) justifies why.

The film starts with a bunch of police officers casually driving through the dark fields of Punjab, drinking and joking about marriage, promotions, etc., before they kill a couple of alleged 'militants' just as casually and move on. The story then moves forward to a series of similar killings by the police, the very people entrusted with the power to maintain law, and expected to be trusted by the public as their protectors. It sends chills down the spine knowing that the film is actually based on true events.