So what's new in Udta Punjab? We all know the number of addicts in Punjab is growing at an alarming rate, that the illicit supply of prescription drugs happens with the blessings of the police or that politicians exploit the gullible for profit and power. What the movie brings out powerfully is how addiction cuts across socio-economic strata and that the battle against it is being fought at one level by conscientious citizens, doctors and law enforcers and at the other level in the minds of thousands of addicts who have the choice to go through withdrawal and come into abstinence and recovery with the help of de-addiction centres, hospitals and self help groups or continue on their path of destruction. A must watch. For awareness about alcoholism and drug addiction log in to www.lifeskills.co.in