Overview

• India’s CBFC cleared the film with a U/A 13+ rating after muting the word “guard,” trimming kissing visuals by about 60%, and adding an anti‑alcohol static, setting the runtime at 135.45 minutes.
• Early bookings were modest with roughly 9,200 tickets sold across PVR Inox and Cinepolis by 11 pm on September 29, and some analysts expect admissions to build closer to release.
• Box-office projections for opening day range largely around Rs 10.5–12.5 crore, with another trade view placing a start near Rs 8–10 crore, all contingent on day-of demand.
• Kantara: Chapter 1 is tracking substantially stronger in advance sales across languages, with Sacnilk figures showing multi-crore presales versus far lower early numbers for Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.
• The Varun Dhawan–Janhvi Kapoor romantic comedy from Dharma Productions opens during the Dussehra–Gandhi Jayanti holiday frame, increasing emphasis on weekend growth if buzz breaks in its favor.