Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- grave
- harrowing
- somber
- serious film night
- historical cinema viewing
What sets it apart
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Jaswant Singh Khalra investigates police brutality, extrajudicial killings, and human rights violations linked to state authorities.
Khalra’s human rights work centers on uncovering disappearances and pursuing evidence despite institutional opposition.
The story presents Jaswant Singh Khalra’s activism within Punjab’s violent human rights crisis of the 1990s.
The film’s focus on Khalra’s life and disappearance frames moral courage against overwhelming state power.
Films like Panjab '95, and why
The Lives of Others
shares a politically charged biographical drama framework, state violence, and a determined human rights investigation
Missing
shares a true-story account of institutional abuse, moral courage, and tragic political repression
No
shares a historical human rights drama centered on disappearance, state terror, and the pursuit of truth
Movie Details
- Director
- Honey Trehan
- Release Date
- 2026-07-03
- Runtime
- 164 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (18)
Cast
- Diljit Dosanjh
- Arjun Rampal
- Suvinder Vicky
- Geetika Vidya
- Kanwaljit Singh
- Saurabh Sachdeva
- Jagjeet Sandhu
- Nassar
- Geeta Agrawal Sharma
- Amit Dhawan
Common questions
- What is Panjab '95 about?
- A human rights activist risks everything to expose a machinery of disappearance and extrajudicial violence in 1990s Punjab.
- What is Panjab '95 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Panjab '95 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Panjab '95 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Panjab '95 as moderate.
- Which films are like Panjab '95?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lives of Others, Missing, and No.
- How long is Panjab '95?
- Panjab '95 runs 164 minutes.
