Satluj has been making headlines since its release on July 3, 2026. The film starring Diljit Dosanjh follows the real-life 1995 abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra by the Punjab Police. Labelled a chilling finisher, the film reflects on the grim reality of what happened to Khalra. However, two days after its release, Satluj was removed from Zee5 on the evening of July 5, 2026.
Now, an old interview with the film’s director, Honey Tehran, has resurfaced, in which he speaks about how the film came to be and how Diljit Dosanjh refused to take any remuneration for it.
Diljit Dosanjh didn’t ask for any payment for Satluj
Satluj has been removed from Zee5. However, the buzz around the film is nowhere near over. Amid the same, an old interview with the film’s director, Honey Tehran, has surfaced online. During the conversation, he recalled how Diljit refused to charge them for the film. The director revealed that Diljit was so delighted to play the role that he refused to take any payment. However, given the contract required a number, they paid him a very small part of his market price. Honey revealed that he couldn’t have otherwise afforded to cast Diljit and stated:
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