Censor copy of Udta Punjab removed from torrent sites – 10 still photos of leaked copy remain witness for malicious intent

June 15, 2016, NewsCrunch

Copies of Udta Punjab, which had been submitted to the censor board, started getting shared on a few torrent sites on Wednesday afternoon. Every frame in these stills had a watermark, For Censor.

After quick action by producers Anurag Kashyap and Ektaa Kapoor torrent sites removed the leaked copy of Udta Punjab.

The filmmakers reportedly complained to the cyber cell and also contacted the torrent sites, which promptly complied with their request.

Reports were quick to point fingers at censor board which cleared the film only after a ruling by the Bombay High Court. But it would be premature to do so as the censor copy would have passed through multiple hands even in filmmakers’ team.

A police probe should automatically kick in as making public copies submitted for censorship is a serious crime. Only a rigorous investigation can bring out the source of leak.

Censor copy of Udta Punjab removed from torrent sites – 10 still photos of leaked copy remain witness for malicious intent