Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab
Theatrical release poster
Hindi	उड़ता पंजाब
Directed by	Abhishek Chaubey
Produced by	Shobha Kapoor Ekta Kapoor Anurag Kashyap Vikramaditya Motwane Aman Gill Vikas Bahl Sameer Nair Madhu Mantena
Written by	Sudip Sharma (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Sudip Sharma Abhishek Chaubey
Story by	Sudip Sharma Abhishek Chaubey
Starring	Shahid Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Alia Bhatt Diljit Dosanjh Satish Kaushik Suhail Nayyar
Music by	Original Songs: Amit Trivedi Background Score: Benedict Taylor Naren Chandavarkar
Cinematography	Rajeev Ravi
Edited by	Meghna Sen
Production company	Balaji Motion Pictures Phantom Films
Distributed by	Balaji Motion Pictures
Release date	17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi Punjabi
Budget	₹400 million
Box office	est. ₹997 million

Udta Punjab (English: "Punjab Flying High") is a 2016 Indian crime drama film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey. It is loosely based on and revolves around the drug abuse by the youth population in the Indian state of Punjab and the various conspiracies surrounding it. Produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Motion Pictures, in association with Anurag Kashyap's production house Phantom Films, it features an ensemble cast consisting of Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and, Diljit Dosanjh.

On 4 June 2016, the Central Board of Film Certification sought a stay on the film's release citing that the themes dealt with in the film were too vulgar for the general audience. As a result, the producers were directed to make a total of 89 cuts in the film. However, on 13 June 2016, the Bombay High Court struck down the stay and gave permission for the film's national release, albeit with a single cut in the screenplay. The film was released worldwide on 17 June 2016. Made on a budget of ₹400 million (US$5.9 million), Udta Punjab has earned approximately ₹997 million (US$15 million) worldwide. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, the film won four awards, including Best Actress (Bhatt) and Critics Award for Best Actor (Shahid Kapoor).

Tejinder "Tommy" Singh (Shahid Kapoor), also known as "Gabru" among his fans, is a 22-year old Punjabi musician who lives a luxurious lifestyle assisted by his successful music career. Together with ostentatious crew that is led by Tayaji (Satish Kaushik) and cousin Jassi (Suhail Nayyar), he indulges in uncontrolled consumption of cocaine. Tommy, is popular for his adrenaline-pumping songs that both were written with the help of and are about intoxication. Though, Tommy has no qualms about his songs glorifying violence and drug-addiction. However, his frequent bouts of drug-snorting cost him his contract and lands him in jail. In prison, he meets two of his die-hard fans who remark how Tommy's lifestyle had 'inspired' theirs. Realizing that his songs have adversely and negatively affected teenagers, Tommy decides to change his ways upon release. A few days later, Tommy engages in an altercation with Tayaji and accidentally shoots him, injuring his ear. This causes Tayaji to send Tommy and his crew to a farmhouse so that he can prepare for an upcoming concert.