Udta Punjab
2016 2h 28m movie Film India

Udta Punjab

उड़ता पंजाब

“Drugs di maa di.”

Synopsis

उड़ता पंजाब

“Drugs di maa di.”

Drug abuse and the darker side of Punjab rear their heads in the intense, interwoven tales of a policeman, a doctor, a migrant worker, and a rockstar.

The 2015–2017 India Window

314 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Udta Punjab sits at position #58.

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    ★ 8.3 · 2016

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    #2

    India's Daughter

    ★ 8.1 · 2015

  3. Aandavan Kattalai
    #3

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016

  4. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #4

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  5. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #5

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  6. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #6

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

  7. Visaranai
    #7

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

  8. Kaaka Muttai
    #8

    Kaaka Muttai

    ★ 8.0 · 2015

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Udta Punjab premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$6.0M
Budget
$14.9M
Revenue
$8.9M
Net Profit
2.5×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 28m runtime, production spent $40K per minute on screen and earned $101K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
131
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #354 of 1,983 India films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #80 of 637 (top 13%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Spoken Languages Hindi, Punjabi
Production Companies Balaji Motion Pictures, Phantom Films, Cult Movies
Runtime 2h 28m
Release Date June 17, 2016
IMDb tt4434004

Themes & Motifs

  • police
  • drug addiction
  • singer
  • doctor
  • drugs
  • punjab
  • rockstar

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