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Udta Punjab
2016
· Movie
· 148 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
72–77
out of 100
A story set in the backdrop of the drug abuse problem in the Indian state of Punjab. It follows four characters: a rock star, a migrant laborer, a doctor, and a police officer. Their lives intersect as they battle the rampant drug trade, each fighting their own personal demons and the systemic corruption that enables the epidemic.
Details
- Director
- Abhishek Chaubey
- Writers
- Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma
- Released
- 17 June 2016
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $14.9M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 33 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 48 →4 major awards won · 15 wins from 48 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Male Debut | Diljit Dosanjh | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shahid Kapoor | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Female Playback Singer | Kanika Kapoor (for the song "Da Da Dasse") | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Playback Singer – Male | Diljit Dosanjh (for the song "Ikk Kudi") | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Music Direction | Amit Trivedi | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Director | Abhishek Chaubey | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017 | Best Film | Udta Punjab | Nominee |
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shahid Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kanika Kapoor (for the song "Da Da Dasse") | Winner |
| Best Male Debut | Diljit Dosanjh | Winner |
| Best Director | Abhishek Chaubey | Nominee |
| Best Film | Udta Punjab | Nominee |
| Best Music Direction | Amit Trivedi | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Diljit Dosanjh (for the song "Ikk Kudi") | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
12 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor (Critics) | Shahid Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Payal Saluja | Winner |
| Best Male Debut | Diljit Dosanjh | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shahid Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Director | Abhishek Chaubey | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kanika Kapoor (for the song "Da Da Dasse") | Nominee |
| Best Film | Udta Punjab | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Late Shiv Kumar Batalvi (for the song "Ikk Kudi") | Nominee |
| Best Music Album | Amit Trivedi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Diljit Dosanjh | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kareena Kapoor Khan | Nominee |
BIG Zee Entertainment Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Female | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Male | Shahid Kapoor | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Social Film | Udta Punjab | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut – Male | Diljit Dosanjh | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Social Film – Female | Alia Bhatt | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Music | Amit Trivedi | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Singer (Female) | Kanika Kapoor (for the song "Da Da Dasse") | Nominee |
Stardust Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shahid Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Nominee |
| Best Male Debut | Diljit Dosanjh | Nominee |
| Best Music Album | Zee Music Company | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Amit Trivedi | Nominee |
| Best Story | Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kareena Kapoor Khan | Nominee |
| Editor's Choice Performer of the Year | Alia Bhatt | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Female | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
| Best Actor In A Comic Role | Satish Kaushik | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Male | Shahid Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Debutant – Male | Diljit Dosanjh | Nominee |
| Best Director | Abhishek Chaubey | Nominee |
| Best Story | Abhishek Chaubey, Sudip Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Female | Kareena Kapoor Khan | Nominee |
B4U Viewers Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor Khan | Winner |
Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt | Winner |
Mirchi Music Awards
3 nominations
| Album of the Year | Amit Trivedi, Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Shellee, Varun Grover | Nominee |
| Music Composer of the Year | Amit Trivedi (for the song "Ikk Kudi") | Nominee |
| Raag-Inspired Song of the Year | "Ikk Kudi" | Nominee |