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Agra Opens With Limited Multiplex Shows as Kanu Behl Urges Viewers to Demand Screenings

Festival-lauded and cut to an A rating by the CBFC, the erotic drama is vying for space against larger commercial releases.

Overview

  • Behl said major chains told the team the film does not fit current programming and asked audiences on X to tag exhibitors to request shows.
  • The India release began with few slots as screens skew toward big titles such as De De Pyaar De 2, according to multiple reports.
  • Manoj Bajpayee publicly backed Behl’s call, urging theatres and audiences to give independent films like Agra a fair chance.
  • The CBFC’s Examining Committee ordered a frontal nudity replacement, two deletions of explicit visuals and word changes before granting an A certificate on May 17, 2024, for a 115-minute cut.
  • Reviews out today describe an unflinching, sexually explicit psychological study that premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and later won festival honors.