Satluj is a political drama about the real-life human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, focusing on his investigation into disappearances and alleged unlawful cremations in Punjab. It follows how a personal search grows into a dangerous fight against abuse of power and impunity.

Plot focus

The film centers on Khalra’s efforts to uncover what happened to missing people, especially after he begins digging into the case from a family angle. That investigation pulls him into a much larger conflict involving state violence and accountability.

What it’s about

  • A true-story inspired investigation.
  • Human rights, corruption, and police abuse.
  • Courage against a powerful system.
  • The emotional cost of speaking out.

Tone and style

Reviewers describe it as intense, harrowing, and serious rather than light entertainment. The film is being discussed as a hard-hitting social and political drama, not a typical commercial thriller.

In one line

It is about a man who risks everything to expose what happened to the disappeared.

Note

The movie has also been discussed online under the title Satluj , which is connected to the earlier title Punjab ’95.