Overview
- The Central Board of Film Certification issued an A certificate for Bandar on May 30 and recorded the runtime as 130.27 minutes.
- CBFC required extensive audio changes rather than visual cuts, directing the makers to replace, mute or delete numerous abusive words.
- One notable edit replaced the reported phrase rendered as “b**** c***” with the word “banjo,” while at least one term was deleted and several others were muted.
- Bandar opened in theatres on Friday, June 5, and early reviews praised Bobby Deol’s performance and the film’s tense courtroom and jail drama.
- The filmmakers submitted documentary evidence that the story is inspired by true events and provided consent letters for use of celebrity names, and the release faces pressure on multiplex programming because of competing new films.