Overview
- The Central Board of Film Certification cleared the film with a U/A 16+ certificate after asking for changes to drug-use visuals, alcohol brand mentions, certain dialogue, and a gesture altered from a middle finger to a pinky.
- Censors also sought authentication for a Sanskrit shloka and the replacement of a ‘Kantara film music (voom) scream’, with the certificate issued on Monday, January 12.
- The approved runtime is 2 hours, 19 minutes and 40 seconds.
- Kriti Sanon promoted the trailer on Instagram and a reported shoutout from Amitabh Bachchan drew a public thank-you from Pulkit Samrat.
- Ahead of the January 16 theatrical opening, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, and producer Suraj Singh visited Delhi’s Sri Hanuman Mandir, as the astrology-infused comedy reunites the Fukrey duo under director Vipul Vig with backing from Zee Studios and BLive Production.