Udta Punjab is a 2016 black comedy crime 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, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, and Diljit Dosanjh.
A rock star, a migrant laborer, a doctor and a policeman find themselves struggling to cope with the ensuing chaos surrounding a drug crisis in Punjab, India.
The music for Udta Punjab was composed by Amit Trivedi with lyrics by the late Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Shellee, and Varun Grover. The background music was composed by Benedict Taylor & Naren Chandavarkar.
