Actor-director Deepak Tijori has raised concerns over the censorship practices in the theatrical release of Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, and has raised questions about inconsistencies in how abusive language is handled on platforms.
Deepak Tijori criticizes CBFC over inconsistent censorship in Dhurandhar 2
In a recent statement, Tijori criticized the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for “half-muting” the profanity in the theatrical version of the film. He said he was unable to understand the logic behind partially censoring abuses instead of completely muting them or retaining them. “I really don’t understand it, why mute half the abuses and leave the other half?” He commented that this approach appears arbitrary.
The filmmaker questioned the purpose of such partial censorship, also pointing out that the film had already been given an adults-only certification. “Who exactly are we protecting here? And from what, half the words?” he said, highlighting the lack of clarity in the guidelines.
Tijori also highlighted “double standards” in censorship between theatrical and digital releases. He said that while the cinema version contains muted language, the same film is later released on OTT platforms without such changes. “The same film releases completely unmuted on OTT, exactly the way it was meant to be,” he said, suggesting that this undermines the argument for theatrical cuts.
According to him, despite strict controls in theatres, this discrepancy may inadvertently expose young audiences to unfiltered content at home. They argued that the current system raises broader questions about the effectiveness and consistency of content regulation across all viewing platforms.
