The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) requested 89 cuts to the crime thriller Udta Punjab (Flying Punjab), including its title.
The co-producer of a star-studded Bollywood film about drug addiction in Punjab has accused censors of being Kafkaesque after they asked for all references to the northern Indian state to be cut.
Punjab, where elections are to be held next year, has serious problems with drug trafficking and addiction, particularly among 18- to 35-year-olds.
In recent years, according to UN officials, high unemployment has exacerbated the problem, creating a new generation of drug addicts.