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Diljit Dosanjh’s Film ‘Punjab 95’ Removed from Toronto Film Festival Lineup?

<p> <br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;>&NewLine; &Tab; Punjab 95<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab; The US-based news outlet indicates that there is no mention of &&num;8216&semi;Punjab 95&&num;8217&semi; on the Festival&&num;8217&semi;s Official Website&Tab; &Tab;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;CHANDIGARH&colon; Considerable buzz was surrounding the celebrated singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh&&num;8217&semi;s movie&comma;  &&num;8216&semi;Punjab 95&&num;8217&semi; of getting premiered at the lineup of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival 2023&period; The film centers around the life of human rights activist Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra&period; As per the media reports&comma; Highly Anticipated Punjabi film &&num;8216&semi;Punjab 95&comma;&&num;8217&semi; has been unexpectedly removed from the lineup of the Toronto International Film Festival 2023&period; This news comes as a shock to both fans and the film industry&period; This has not been confirmed yet&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Decision to remove the film from the festival&&num;8217&semi;s roster has sparked widespread discussion and speculation&period; Initial reports from a US-based news outlet&comma; Variety&comma; indicate that there is currently no mention of &&num;8216&semi;Punjab 95&&num;8217&semi; on the festival&&num;8217&semi;s official website&period; This development has left many wondering about the reasons behind this sudden change&comma; as the movie had generated significant interest leading up to its anticipated premiere at the renowned event&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Directed by Honey Trehan&comma; the film also boasts an impressive cast with Arjun Rampal and Suvinder Vicky in leading roles&period; It is noteworthy that the film&&num;8217&semi;s initial title was &&num;8216&semi;Ghallughara&comma;&&num;8217&semi; indicating the sensitive subject matter it addresses&period; However&comma; the process of obtaining certification for the film from the Censor Board was protracted&comma; lasting over six months&comma; and resulted in 21 cuts being made before receiving an &&num;8216&semi;A&&num;8217&semi; certificate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The film&&num;8217&semi;s makers faced challenges during this certification journey&comma; ultimately leading them to seek legal intervention&period; &&num;8216&semi;Punjab 95&&num;8217&semi; delves into the remarkable work of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra&comma; who played a pivotal role in exposing the abduction&comma; murder&comma; and cremation of thousands of unidentified individuals by the police&period; Khalra&&num;8217&semi;s relentless efforts led to the identification of over 25&comma;000 unclaimed bodies&comma; shining a light on a tragic chapter of Punjab&&num;8217&semi;s history&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; end-of <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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