Diljit Dosanjh responds to Satluj remarks at Aura India Tour opener in Delhi

Diljit Dosanjh used the opening day of his Aura India Tour 2026 in New Delhi to respond to remarks about his film Satluj, telling the crowd: "don't teach Punjabis how to fight." Bollywood Hungama reported the comments.

What he said on stage

According to Bollywood Hungama, Dosanjh began by telling the audience he loved them and added, "I am being quiet, so let me stay quiet. I support all of you." He then turned to the film. "The film you are making fun of on stage, Jaswant Singh Khalra's film we fought for that film for a long time," he said, before closing with: "If someone hates us, it's okay. But I love all of you."

The report does not identify who made the remarks he was answering.

The film and its route to release

Satluj is directed by Honey Trehan and is a biographical drama about the human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, with Dosanjh in the lead role. It was first called Ghallughara, then Punjab '95, before arriving as Satluj. The story follows Khalra's investigation into the alleged secret cremation of thousands of unidentified bodies in Punjab in the early 1990s. Khalra was abducted in September 1995 and killed, and his body was disposed of in the Sutlej River.

Bollywood Hungama's account of the film's certification is of a long dispute with the Central Board of Film Certification. The board is said to have first asked for 21 cuts and a title change. After the makers contested those demands and the film went through further review, the proposed edits reportedly rose to 127. The filmmakers declined to release a heavily edited version, and planned theatrical dates were pushed back.

In July 2026 the film appeared on ZEE5 under the title Satluj. The same report says it was taken down in India within 48 hours, following directions from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Dosanjh's remarks in Delhi are his own account of the effort behind the film. The certification history and the ZEE5 removal are as reported by Bollywood Hungama, and the source gives no statement from the CBFC or the ministry.

This report draws on reporting by bollywoodhungama.com.