'Udta Punjab' is not anti-Punjab: Benegal

The censor board has demanded 89 cuts, including references to Punjab and expletives in the film. Censor chief Pahlaj Nihalani has denied suggestions he acted under political pressure. Assembly elections are due in Punjab next year. The opposition has made the drug abuse in the state a major campaign issue, upsetting the ruling Akali Dal-BJP coalition. On Wednesday, Nihalani suggested that co-producer Anurag Kashyap had taken money from the Aam Aadmi Party to make "Udta Punjab", triggering an angry reaction from the film makers and Bollywood.