EXCLUSIVE: CBFC replaces ‘Railway Mantri’ with ‘Bada Mantri’ in Ajay Devgn-starrer Raid 2; rating changed from U/A 7+ to U/A 13+ thanks to Tamannaah Bhatia’s song ‘Nasha’ : Bollywood News
All eyes are on RAID 2The big outing of the week, produced by Raj Kumar Gupta. The excitement is there because it features popular actors like Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh and Vaani Kapoor. It is a rare film to present Riteish in the role of a villain. In addition, the first part, Raid (2018) was a success, collecting RS. 100 Broe and the character of Saurabh Shukla were brought back in the following. Right now Bollywood Hungama functionality, we will clarify the cutting list of RAID 2.
Exclusive: CBFC replaces “Railway Mantri” with “Bada Mantri” in Ajay Devgn-Starrer Raid 2; The note went from U / A 7+ to U / A 13+ thanks to the song by Tamannaah Bhatia ‘Nasha’
Usually, the censorship process of a film begins a few weeks earlier and the certificate of censorship is given for a week before or 10 days before the release. Therefore, it is surprising to see RAID 2 Obtain a return certificate on March 28, 2025. It is more than two months before its release scheduled for May 1.
RAID 2Fortunately, did not have visual cuts. Consequently, all the action and violent scenes have been kept by the Central Council for Cinematographic Certification (CBFC). However, they asked for changes in two dialogues. They asked manufacturers to replace ‘railway Mantri‘ with ‘Bada Mantri ‘. Second, the eight seconds’Paisa, Hathyar, Taakat ‘ The dialogue at the very beginning of the film was invited to be deleted.
Once these changes have been made, RAID 2 was passed with a U / A 7+ certificate. This new note, where age is mentioned, was introduced in November 2024. UA 16+ and UA 13+ notes were also implemented. Many films have received UA 16+ and UA 13+ notes like Pushpa 2, Sky Force, Bébé John etc. RAID 2 is probably the first great Hindi film to be awarded with a U / A 7+ note.
The duration of the film, as mentioned on the Censur certificate, is 150.53 minutes. In other words, RAID 2 is 2 hours 30 minutes and 53 minutes.
RAID 2 Censor process: Round 2
After obtaining the censorship certificate, the manufacturers once again approached the CBFC on April 24 because they wanted to delete several scenes, possibly to make the narrative clearer. They also added two songs to the final version.
According to the deliberately reduced list, manufacturers have deleted brief shots in up to 43 scenes. Certain scenes deleted were a family leaving in a car with the dialogue ‘AAP TOH KEH RAHE THE KI AAPKE KOI DOST NAHIN HAI‘(40 seconds), Amay Patnaik (Ajay Devgn) in search of clues in a field (32 seconds), an Anita character cutting the telephone call and saying to the caller ‘AGAGE SE YAHAAN phone Mat Karna ‘ (25 seconds), Amay asking a character named Geeta, ‘Ek karengi? (25 seconds), the telephone conversation of Bakaya and Dada Bhai (Riteish Deshmukh) (59 seconds), the dialogue ‘Itraaiye Mat Bhootpurva Commissioner ji‘(32 seconds), an audience sequence (80 seconds), Dada Bhai holding chappals on the head (19 seconds) etc.
Manufacturers have also added a few shots and incorporated the songs ‘Nasha’ And ‘Money Money’. The latter was added to the end credits and presents Tamannaah Bhatia and Yo Yo Honey Singh.
In a word, the manufacturers voluntarily removed 16.46 minutes from the film and added 4.50 minutes images.
The new execution time of RAID 2 is now 138.57 minutes, or 2 hours 18 minutes and 57 seconds.
A source told Bollywood Hungama“With the addition of the song ‘Nasha’ With Tamannaah Bhatia, the film’s note was changed from U / A 7+ in U / A 13+. »»
An initiate of the industry commented: “Whether U / A 7 or U / A 13+, that does not make a difference for most of us and exhibitors. A / a film is always considered a U / A, whatever these new categories. ”
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