Udta Punjab was leaked online merely two days before its release. Now, if we believe to the reports of PTI the Mumbai police have arrested the owner of a torrent website . The leaked copy carried the words ‘for censors’, so this led to speculation that the CBFC was in some way connected with the incident. Pahlaj Nihilani aid that the CBFC would cooperate with the investigation if needed. He added, “The person responsible has already been identified and the leak will be tracked down. We will cooperate if we are approached as part of the investigation."