Three films. Three different languages. One uncomfortable truth: telling a story that challenges the official narrative in India today means either finding a back door or fighting in the streets. This week, that battle plays out across gurdwaras in Punjab, on a quiet OTT release in Maharashtra, and in the censor board's editing room in Chennai.

The Players

• Satluj (Punjabi): The Diljit Dosanjh-starrer, based on human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra's...