Punjab 1984 is a 2014 Indian Punjabi language period drama film directed by Anurag Singh.

It is based on the 1984–86 Punjab insurgency's impact on social life, notably it is a story of a mother and her missing son.

One of the women in the room, a mother of a newborn who hasn't eaten or drunk in two days, proceeds to go under fire to bring water for her child from the sarovar.

However, one of the elderly pilgrims, Bachan Singh Maan, stops the mother and volunteers to bring water for her child.

When he comes out of the room as the firing stops, just when he dips in the sarovar, Indian Army machine gunners kill him.

The story flash forwards to September 1986, where Satwant Kaur is living alone and spends her days sitting outside the area police station.

Shivjeet, or Shiva, is a college going young adult who is an avid fan of Kuldeep Manak and loves Jeeti his classmate.

Shiva is having a land feud with his corrupt and drug-addicted cousin Jaggi, who is best friends with the village Inspector Deep Singh Rana.

Inspector Deep Singh Rana enters, a sadistic, apathetic, police officer who kills innocent Sikhs for rank promotions and under orders from the Central Government.

When Shiva, Bittu, and Satwant wake up in the morning, they find out that all of Punjab is under Military Rule and that there is an indefinite Curfew upon the entire state.

There is an entire media blackout, with the only news coming from the Military Radio Channel, which is only referring to Operation Blue Star as a minor incident occurring in Amritsar.

After the Operation, Bittu, Satwant, and Shiva go to the Emergency Police Station, to try to find out the whereabouts of Bachan Singh.

The police officers treat them badly as it's found out that the government declared Bachan Singh a terrorist who took up arms against the state and executed him.

The next person in the line of people at the police station, whose brother was also at the Golden Temple, was meanwhile declared a peaceful pilgrim killed in "cross fire."

Shiva has now left college, doesn't use his radio any more due to the broadcast of Operation Blue Star coming on it, and spends his days working and mourning on the farm to cope with the loss of his father.

The reverse-psychology works and Shiv starts playing Kuldip Manak songs loudly on the radio while going to the fields.

While working in the fields, Rana shows up and changes Shiv's radio's channel to the news, which is informing of a "terrorist" attack in Tarn Taran, with the police looking for the culprits.

The story flashes back to 1986, where the Human Rights Lawyer asks Satwant to check the record of the youth killed in fake encounters.

Satwant and Bittu then go to the local politician Darshan Singh Poonpuri, a peace loving separatist, who vows to help them find Shiv.

However, the stationed police officers find out from their superiors that the Human Rights organisation has found out about Shivjeet and has taken the case to the central government.

Shiva refused to run in front of the police and was able to overpower Rana and escape with Taari and Pinda.

When the Police Officer tries to leave, Satwant Kaur requests that he eat at her house, returning the favour that he did upon her and so that when her son is ever in a condition like this, someone may feed him too.

When Pinda was given a chance to apologise and spare himself, the police ordered him to get a rakhri tied on his wrist by his girlfriend, accepting each other as brother and sister.

The three due to the miseries and injustices they faced, agree, after which Sarhali Sends the three across the border where they undergo their training for a year.

Sarhali's initial plan was to eliminate him on the day of sagraand (native new month) as he visits the Golden Temple.

While travelling back from the meeting Shiva doubts that man for having a relation in the killing of innocent Hindus and Sikhs.

Shiva is able to reach his village street and shouts out loud "Jo Bole so nihal sat sri akal".

Shiva reaches his home and knocks the door saying "Bebe Main Ghar aa gaya.

[2] A leading portal on the Punjabi film industry, Myballewood.com, claimed that it was "destined to be a classic...Anurag Singh [is] a creative genius who knows how to astutely navigate the thinline between art and commerce, creating cinema that has the critics applauding and audiences rushing to the theatres."

The movie had a big Saturday and Sunday; domestic collection reached ₹37.8 million (US$440,000) in first three days of release.