Despite the three disclaimers forced onto this movie, the backdrop really isn't fiction. The shockingly dismal drug problems in Punjab are well-documented, but it is only with Abhishek Chaubey's new film that we are confronted with the state's sickly addiction issues in mainstream fashion, and it doesn't make for comfortable viewing.
This is a stirring film, one that is concerned( and besotted) with Punjab and one with a solid anti-drug message, a message delivered so single-mindedly that it even gets in the way of the storytelling.
