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Satluj

2026 · 164 min

A sobering, slow-burning procedural that weighs heavily as it traces a quiet man's stand against systemic violence.

Directed by
Honey Trehan
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Diljit Dosanjh, Arjun Rampal, Suvinder Vicky
Tagline
One man's search for truth exposes thousands of buried secrets.
Overview
Triggered by the search for his missing aunt, human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra takes on a broken system in a courageous fight to uncover the conspiracy behind thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the nadir of Punjab’s period of insurgency.

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Directed by
Honey Trehan
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Diljit Dosanjh, Arjun Rampal, Suvinder Vicky
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • grief
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, history
Directed by
Honey Trehan
Written by
Niren Bhatt, Utsav Maitra, Honey Trehan
Starring
Diljit Dosanjh, Arjun Rampal, Suvinder Vicky, Geetika Vidya, Kanwaljit Singh, Saurabh Sachdeva, Jagjeet Sandhu, Nassar
Music
Debarpito Saha
Cinematography
K.U. Mohanan
Runtime
164 min
Country
India
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi, English

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