About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the government's decision to take down the film Satluj from an OTT platform.

With the government's unprecedented decision to take down the film Satluj from an OTT platform, we answer three questions: What law was used to do it? What does this mean for other films and online content? And what story is the film trying to tell? Guests: The Indian Express' Apurva Vishwanath, Manraj Grewal Sharma, and Shubhra Gupta. Hosted, produced and written by Shashank Bhargava Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

People in this episode

Host: Shashank Bhargava

Guests: Apurva Vishwanath, Manraj Grewal Sharma, Shubhra Gupta

Topics covered

• freedom of expression
• film censorship
• OTT platforms
• government regulation
• media commentary

Keywords

• Satluj
• freedom of expression
• film censorship
• OTT platforms
• Indian Express

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Indian Express

Books & works: Satluj

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