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Censor finds promos of Rahul Bose‘s ‘Fired‘ inappropriate
MUMBAI: The promos of Rahul Bose‘s I Dream Productions‘ horror film Fired have run into trouble with the Censor Board as they contain too much blood and gore as well as nudity in a sex scene between Bose and British model Militza Radmilovic.
Censor Board has deemed the yet to be aired promos to fall under ‘A‘ certificate, and are inappropriate to be aired on Indian television, according to Cable television Network (Regulation) Act.
The producers were asked to remove nudity and tone down the violent scenes. However, even after the cut, the promos have still attracted an ‘A‘ certificate.
“We don‘t understand the system. At one level, we have television channels showing horror shows and the Censor board has no control over that,” IDream Production CEO Ashish Bhatnagar said in a statement.
“There seems to be double standard of censorship of content on TV. As a producer, we are not allowed to promote our film on TV. We don‘t know how we can put the message across to the audience that ours is a horror film if we are not allowed to show blood and gore in the promos,” Bhatnagar added.
Rahul Bose feels that the Censor Board has not taken things in the right context. “I feel we have misplaced the sense of censorship. What I feel is gory or vulgar, somebody else might not. Even for the sex scene, I feel people are more mature now and hence self-censorship should be the key.”
Fired, a directorial debut of Sajid Warrier, is scheduled to release next year.
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
