The film delves into the "artificial highs and real lows" of addiction, highlighting the socio-economic decline and political complicity behind the crisis.
Released in 2016, Udta Punjab was a watershed moment for Bollywood. Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, the film stars Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Diljit Dosanjh. It tells a harrowing, interwoven story of the drug epidemic plaguing the Indian state of Punjab.
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