First major event of 2026, border 2It’s all set to release tomorrow, and there’s tremendous excitement for it, as evidenced by the ticket sales. Not only in India, but it is also off to a good start abroad. But those waiting to see the film in the Gulf countries or the UAE/GCC belt will be disappointed to know that it will not be releasing in the region.
Exclusive: Border 2 goes the wilder route; Will not be released in Gulf countries
A source told IHNS“Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE will not be released border 2. As of now, it is believed that films which are considered to have ‘anti-Pakistan’ content are not released in this belt. Still, the team of border 2 Tried and sadly their efforts proved futile. There is one day left for the release and there is still hope that they will pass the film, although the chances of this seem very less.
The source further added, “Recently, even stalwart Release was not allowed in the same region. However, the manufacturer of border 2 He is not losing sleep over this, because he knows that if the film succeeds in making a place in the hearts of the audience, then its collections will skyrocket. even stalwart Performed excellent at the ticket window and didn’t matter the money lost due to no releases in the UAE/GCC belt. hopefully, border 2 Will continue in the same manner.”
previous examples
The interesting thing is that Sunny Deol Ghadar 2 (2023) was also not allowed to release in the Gulf region for the same reason. 2024 Hrithik Roshan-Deepika Padukone starrer Warrior It was initially banned in all Gulf countries except the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The film’s depiction of the Pulwama attack was criticized by some sections in Pakistan, with the film being accused of promoting an ‘anti-Pakistan’ agenda and ‘exploiting a sensitive issue’.
The shocking thing is that just a day later UAE also suspended its release in its territory. Subsequently, the creator of Warrior A re-edited version of the film was submitted to the UAE ministry after removing some ‘problematic’ scenes and dialogues. However, the UAE ministry rejected the re-edited version. Warrior Very.
In 2025, Akshay Kumar-starrer sky force and John Abraham-Starrer Diplomat It was banned in several countries in the Middle East due to concerns over its content. Both these films were also based on Pakistan.
Article 370 (2024), which was based on the abrogation of a controversial article in Kashmir, was also refused certification in the GCC. tiger 3 (2023) starring Salman Khan was banned in Oman, Kuwait and Qatar.
kashmir files (2022) was banned in several Gulf states. The UAE also initially banned it but later approved it with an adults-only certificate.
