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Watch: 'Udta Punjab' Trailer Highlights Drug Menace In Punjab, Bollywood Stars Go Gaga

Darpan News Desk IANS, 17 Apr, 2016 01:55 PM
    The trailer of Abhishek Chaubey's “Udta Punjab” highlights the rampant issue of drug abuse among youth in Punjab.
     
    In the trailer launched on Saturday night, actor Shahid Kapoor is seen essaying the character of a high-on-drugs, long haired rockstar Tommy Singh, who sings with glee and abuses with impunity. 
     
    Actress Alia Bhatt is seen in a de-glam role, portraying a migrant Bihari labourer while Kareena Kapoor Khan essays the role of a doctor who is determined to fight the illegal transportation of drugs, including medicinal ones that are sold without prescription in Punjab. 
     
    Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh is seen as a police official in the trailer.
     
     
    Produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Motion Pictures in association with Phantom Films, the music for “Udta Punjab” has been composed by Amit Trivedi while the lyrics have been penned by Shellee and Varun Grover.
     
    “Udta Punjab” is set to release on June 17.
     
    B-TOWN LAUDS 'UDTA PUNJAB' TRAILER
     
     
    B-town celebrities showered praise for the trailer of Abhishek Chaubey's film “Udta Punjab” which highlights the rampant issue of drug abuse among youth in Punjab.
     
    While actor Anupam Kher called the trailer “raw, real and on fire”, director Madhur Bhandarkar called it “reality packed".
     
    Here is what the tinsel town had to say about the trailer: 
     
    Anupam Kher: Shahid Kapoor, loved the trailer of 'Udta Punjab'. Raw, Real and on fire. I love everyone in it, but you seem lethal in the film.
     
    Madhur Bhandarkar: Wow! Reality packed trailer of 'Udta Punjab'.
     
     
    Riteish Deshmukh: Brilliant actors, Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh. Kareena in a brilliant promo. Stakes just got high, high, higher. Bravo.
     
    Emraan Hashmi: Alia Bhatt, awesome promo of 'Udta Punjab'. Loved it... Way to go!
     
    Prashant Singh: It takes you inside a disjointed world on a trippy train and you don't even realise it! Wow! So gritty, intriguing and edgy with all the eccentricities! Mind blowing! 
     
    Raj Kummar Rao: Phenomenal. Can't wait to watch (the film). Brilliant team.
     
    Ken Ghosh: This I want to see. 
     
     
    Nikkhil Advani: Garv se bolo yaar (Proudly say) 'Bollywood is growing up?' (sic) Bloody, what a year!
     
    Satish Kaushik: Congrats Abhishek Chaubey and team of 'Udta Punjab' for this powerful trailer.
     
    Soni Razdan: This is one story that needs to be told and understood.

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