Weekend features and lifestyle

Notes

• The film 'Satluj' (originally 'Panjab 95') chronicles the life of social activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated extrajudicial cremations in Punjab during the 1990s.
• The film highlights the systemic issue of state impunity and the use of 'national security' as a justification for human rights violations.
• The narrative explores the role of whistleblowers in a democracy and the tension between state machinery and constitutional accountability.
• The film 'Satluj' was subject to a government directive resulting in its removal from public screening shortly after its premiere.
• The film 'Alpha' explores themes of genetic engineering and the creation of 'super soldiers' within a fictionalized spy universe.
• The film 'The Death of Robin Hood' provides a revisionist perspective on the 13th-century English legend, focusing on the harsh realities of medieval life and the deconstruction of heroic myths.