Dhurandhar: The Revenge has been ruling the box office as well as social media trends for multiple reasons, even almost three weeks after its release. One of the topics that got everyone chatting was the abusive words used in the film. While a lot of them were muted by the Central Board of Film Certification ahead of its release, the audience was surprised to hear many of them as they were in the film`s print. However, if recent reports are to be believed, a new print has been sent to theatres where more such abusive words and phrases have been muted.
More abuses muted from Dhurandhar 2
According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the makers have sent a new print, in which they have muted a few abusive words. A source reportedly told the portal, “In the earlier version, some abuses were muted, but many of them were left untouched. In the new print, more cuss words have been censored. The dialogue where Sanjay Dutt says ‘L***d c******a kya’ in the Operation Lyari sequence has been muted, though the gesture made by the actor while mouthing the dialogue remains.”
The source further added, “The abuse, ‘B******a’, said by Rakesh Bedi while getting his pedicure done, and by a character in the Aari Aari song sequence, was also silenced. A few more abuses have been similarly muted in other parts of the film. Words like ‘B****a’ and ‘G***u’ were kept untouched.”
For the uninitiated, this marks a third print of Dhurandhar 2 after a new print was sent to theatres a few days ago, rectifying a mistake in one of the scenes, in which a cameraman`s reflection was seen in the mirror.
Dhurandhar 2 earlier cuts
Dhurandhar: The Revenge had earlier cleared the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) process ahead of its March 19 release and has received an A certificate. The makers were reportedly asked to make as many as 21 modifications to the final cut. The changes include violence disclaimers and reduction of scenes featuring `abusive words`, `hitting the head with a hammer`, `beheading and kicking`, `hitting the head with cement blocks` and `smashing the eye`.
Despite the debate around its abusive language, the film’s performance at the box office has been record-breaking. Headlined by Ranveer Singh and helmed by Aditya Dhar, the film has crossed the Rs 1, 000 crore mark in India within just 18 days. It has already emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film with a net collection of Rs 1,013.77 crore.
