Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 To Have 3 Hours Run Time, CBFC Orders THESE 5 Major Modifications

After the success of Kalki 2898 AD, Kamal Haasan is gearing up for the release of his next, Indian 2. The film marks the reunion of director S Shankar and Kamal Haasan, 28 years after their 1996 cult vigilante film. As per the latest development, the film has been granted a U/A Certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

As per the film’s certificate which has surfaced online, the film will have a run time of 3 hours and 4 seconds. The CBFC has also ordered 5 changes to be made in the film. As per the order, the static smoking disclaimers have been increased in size. The guideline has been given that the text should be written in bold in black colour on a white background.

Secondly, the label “Bribe market” has to be removed. Next, body exposure in a certain scene has to be modified. Makers have also been ordered to replace words like “Indian”, “Dirty Indian” and “F**k” among others from certain scenes. Lastly, makers have been ordered to provide NOC for using copyrighted content. However, the order mentioned that the required documents have already been provided.

A sequel to the 1996 film Indian, Indian 2 is one of its biggest projects by Shankar. While the movie is already a big-budget one, Kamal Hassan has reportedly demanded a remuneration of a whopping Rs 150 crores. Apart from Kamal, the movie will feature Rakul Preet Singh, Kajal Aggarwal, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Siddharth, Jason Lambert, Gulshan Grover, Bobby Simha and others in prominent roles. The film is produced by Red Giant Movies and Lyca Productions and Anirudh Ravichander has been roped in for music. Shankar has also used CGI and body doubles to bring departed actors Vivek and Nedumudi Venu to life on the big screen.

Indian 2 was announced in 2018. The first phase of shooting started in 2019. However, the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought the filming to a halt. The unfortunate accident on set that resulted in the death of three crew members also put the film on hold for years. Later, the shooting was also postponed due to a clash of opinions between Lyca Productions and the film’s director S Shankar. After a long wait and settling all the issues, the filming has finally been completed.

Indian 2 is set to release on July 12. The film will clash with Akshay Kumar’s Sarfira.