‘Dhurandhar 2’: Ranveer Singh’s spy-actioner gets ‘A’ certificate with 21 modifications as it crosses Rs 100 crore in pre-sales

Dhurandhar 2 earns an 'A' certificate after 21 modifications, surpassing Rs 100 crore in pre-sales ahead of its March 19 release.

The sequel to Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, titled Dhurandhar The Revenge, has got an ‘A’ certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Notably, the film has received over 21 cuts and modifications.

As per reports, the film was initially certified with an ‘A’ certificate by the CBFC. However, it went to the Examining Committee (EC) which suggested these modifications.

Certain abusive words were muted and replaced and the CBFC didn’t provide details of these words in the cut list. Along with that, violent visuals were shortened throughout the film, including reducing the visual of a hammer hitting a head by 2 seconds, a cement block hitting a head and another of an eye getting smashed by 4 seconds each. Further, visuals of beheading and kicking were shortened by 24 seconds.

The EC also asked to make two corrections, one, regarding a historical event in the subtitles and the other about the name of a city. The makers were also asked to add a disclaimer on drugs and another one addressing the violence that read, “This film includes disturbing content, and viewer discretion is strongly recommended”.

The second part will also be divided in chapters like the first part and the makers were asked to write the chapter names in Hindi. For scenes portraying animals, the Animal Welfare Board certificate was submitted. Along with that, as the film makes references to the Prime Minister and uses news footage, an official permission letter for the same was submitted.

All the cuts and modifications come down to over 94 seconds which makes the film’s runtime 229 minutes. The first part was over 214 minutes long.