India, July 4 -- Satluj movie review: Honey Trehan's previously titled Punjab '95 was brought out of purgatory and dropped on Zee5 uncut, under a new name: Satluj. It's only later in the tale that you understand why the film has been named that. The CBFC reportedly asked for a whopping 127 cuts for the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer to be released in theatres. It's just as well that the story is now being told in its intended form, which delivers a punch to your gut.

It is 1995 in Punjab. The state is only now emerging from the chaos that followed Indira Gandhi's assassination. Bank employee Jaswant Singh Khalra (Diljit Dosanjh) is leading an ordinary life in Tarn Taran till he's told someone close to him is missing. What begins with a plea to t...