The movie was released in Australia, United Kingdom, America and Canada but the release was postponed in India. Originally, the film was to be released in December 2009 but was delayed due to the
Central Board of Film Certification's disapproval and was finally slated for worldwide release on 5 April 2013. The film was cleared by the
Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), but on 5 April, the movie was banned in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi and J&K. The ban was lifted 10 May 2013. • The producer and lead actor Kuljinder Sidhu, termed the ban "shameful" and a "black spot on democracy". Kuljinder Sidhu has decided to move court to get the ban revoked. Sidhu said the ban was arbitrary because the censor board had cleared the film with a U/A certificate. • Punjabi actor
Gippy Grewal came forward to ask for the ban to be removed. •
All India Sikh Students Federation president Karnail Singh Peermohammad condemned
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for its u-turn on the issue. He said the SGPC has been misleading people as seen in the latest statement of committee president
Avtar Singh Makkar which said it was wrong to support the film despite initially supporting it. •
Shiv Sena demanded ban on the movie, as according to them it may impacts Hindu Sikh relations in
Punjab and threatened to go on strike. • A delegation of Punjab Mahila Congress (PMC) and Hindu organisations, led by the state vice-president of PMC, Nimisha Mehta, demanded a permanent ban on the Punjabi film Sadda Haq its trailers, songs, promos and promotional activities, which they alleged glorified the
Khalistan movement. The film is being heavily promoted by
Khalistani militant organisations in Canada • The Canadian Sikh Coalition is batting for the film not only on its official website but also on its Facebook page where it projects itself as a "political organisation". The organisation promoted and distributed the movie in Canada. • In Delhi,
Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna issued a ban order under Section 13 of the Cinematograph Act to maintain communal harmony. • Senior Punjab BJP leader
Manoranjan Kalia on Sunday lauded the Badal government for its timely action to ban the film in the interest of hard-earned peace in the state. Kalia said it was quite strange that the Central Board of Film Certification had failed to do its job (of banning the movie) despite the fact that the union ministry of information and broadcasting is headed by
Manish Tewari, "who himself belongs to a martyr's family as his father Prof
V. N. Tiwari was among those whose sacrifices helped in bringing peace to Punjab". • On 11 April 2013, the
Supreme Court refused to lift the ban on the film in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and in many other places. It lifted the ban after proper screening of the film in court no. 15 on 26 April 2013. The movie will be released with an 'A' certification on 10 May. •
Om Puri said the ban should be lifted if the movie is about the true facts. • Former censor board chief said I&B ministry headed by Manish Tewari wanted to ban this movie. • The Canadian Sikh Coalition (CSC) is the official distributor and representative of the
Sadda Haq team across Canada.
Awards It received the
PTC Award for
Best Actor and Actress. ==Multilingual dubbing==