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Rohit Shetty is the director of Iningham Again.
On November 1, Singham Again is scheduled to be released in theatres. The movie passed the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) screening and received a U/A certificate prior to its release. Nevertheless, the movie had to go through multiple scene cuts. The 23-second “match cut” graphics that showed Lord Hanuman, Sita, and Rama as Singham, Avni, and Simmba, respectively, were to be changed by the creators. They also requested that a 23-second visual of “Singham with Shri Ram, touching feet” be modified, reported Bollywood Hungama.
“The makers were then asked to delete the 16-second visual of Raavan grabbing, pulling, and pushing Sita in the drama scene,” the press release continued. “Hanuman burning and dialogue of Simmba flirting” was removed after 29 seconds.
In four places, the dialogues of the character of Zubair (Arjun Kapoor) were deleted and suitably modified. In other cases, Simmba’s dialogue with Arjun Kapoor’s character was altered. According to the report, the constitutional head’s images were removed, and his speeches were appropriately changed in two instances.
The dialogue and images, which lasted 26 seconds, were taken out and rearranged because they “affected the international diplomatic relations of India with neighbouring states.” Then there was the blurred image of the beheading inside the police station. The Shiv Strota was no longer used in the background music, and the religious flag’s colour was suitably altered. Lastly, the line “Teri kahaani ka Raavan main hoon, tere chahite ko bhej” that was uttered by Arjun Kapoor’s character was also changed.
Furthermore, CBFC requested that the producers revise the disclaimer to read, “This film is purely a work of fiction… Despite being based on the Lord Ram story, neither the plot nor the characters in the movie should be treated as sacred beings. Characters from today’s societies, as well as their cultures, traditions, and customs, are featured in the story.
The entire duration of the cuts is 7 minutes and 12 seconds, but this disclaimer is 1 minute and 19 seconds long. On October 28, the CBFC passed Singham Again following all of these changes. The movie is now 144.12 minutes long, or two hours, twenty-four minutes, and twelve seconds.
Singham Again is the third entry in the Singham franchise and the fifth movie in Rohit Shetty’s cop universe. The release of Singham in 2011 marked the beginning of the cop universe, and Singham Returns followed in 2014. Following that, Akshay Kumar made his debut with the 2021 movie Sooryavanshi, and Ranveer Singh debuted as Simmba (2018). Ajay Devgn reprises his role as DCP Bajirao Singham in Singham Again. At the box office this Diwali, the movie will compete with Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.