In Gurdaspur’s village courtyards, the film that the censor board tried to shelve is being projected on makeshift screens inside gurdwara compounds. Satluj — originally titled Punjab 95 — was pulled from ZEE5 in India just two days after its release, but the takedown has only multiplied its audience. What was meant to be a streaming drop has become a public act of remembrance.

The Players

• Diljit Dosanjh: The star-producer whose presence turned a stalled...