There will be a sequel to Udta Punjab. Producer Ekta Kapoor has given the green signal to the project. The pre-production work of the film will start soon.

Udta Punjab, which came out in 2016, will be remembered by everyone due to its controversy. The movie also featured Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh and Alia Bhatt. The movie became a popular subject due to its drug story. The movie was directed by Abhishek Chaubey. Now the preparations for the sequel of this controversial project have started. The movie has been handed over to a different director. Let’s see the detailed news.

Producer Ekta Kapoor has hinted at the sequel of this movie. For this, Shahid, the makers will be the choice for the sequel again. Talks with Shahid have also started for this. This time, the movie will be directed by Akash Kaushik. Akash will write and direct for Udta Punjab. Before this, Akash has written and written screenplays for films like Bhool Bhulaiya 2 and Bhool Bhulaiya 3, Housefull 4 and Great Grand Masti.

According to Peeping Moon, the writing for this sequel is currently underway. After that, work will start for pre-production. The film may start next year. Apart from Shahid, there is no thought about the other cast of the film yet. Ekta Kapoor will do story-oriented casting only after the script is completely written. However, Ekta is adamant about Shahid kapoor. Ekta feels that Shahid should give an authentic performance in this film like the previous part.

If we look at the first part of Udta Punjab, it was a controversial film. However, this controversy had a positive impact on the cinema. The film got a good buzz and became a hit. This story was based on drug addiction and the drug ban movement in the state of Punjab. The film had to go through many major controversies before its release. The censor board had given a big cut to the film before its release.

The makers were warned to cut as many as 89 scenes from the film. The makers had also appealed against the censor board at FSAT. At that time, the facility was available to appeal against CBFS. Due to the success of this appeal, the film was released with only 13 cuts. Even before the release of the film, there were incidents of piracy of the film. However, the audience still flocked to watch the film. The performances of Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh and Alia were also appreciated by the audience