'Udta Punjab' is not anti-Punjab: Benegal

Benegal said that in essence, "Udta Punjab" makes an important point. "Punjab is vulnerable. Unfortunately, it happens to be extremely vulnerable because it's a border state and it's a doorway to India. So, drugs that come in from outside, have to pass through Punjab...In his career as a filmmaker, Benegal has fearlessly touched upon socio-political issues and handled the sensitive subjects deftly in movies like "Ankur", on class differences; "Nishant", on the power of the rural elite and the sexual exploitation of women; and "Mandi", a satire on a tiff between prostitutes in a brothel and politicians.