By L A Adithya
Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar gets clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification for its nationwide release on December 5. This comes after Ashoka Chakra and Sena Medal awardee Major Mohit Sharma’s family triggered objections against the film, accusing it of having an evident resemblance to the late Major’s life, which includes his military career, classified operations, and so on.
The Delhi High Court earlier directed the CBFC to consult Mohit Sharma’s family with regard to any concerns about the movie that may seem to be hurting their sentiments or appearing disrespectful. The court had also hinted that the governing body can approach the Indian Army to have it reviewed by them.
However, the CBFC came out with a statement in court that the film did not, in any capacity, attempt to depict Major Mohit Sharma’s life and that it was completely a piece of fiction. Hence, it did not require any such legal consultations with the Army for clearances.
This, in turn, has made the family question the data used by CBFC to assert their conclusions on the objections raised. Although appreciative of the swift responses by the body, the family is still speculative of the methods used.
The family believes that a simple pre-screening of the film to the parents of the Major could’ve prevented the outrage online and done away with the speculations on the alleged parallels and similarities drawn between certain sequences in the trailer and Mohit Sharma’s life and military career.
Director Aditya Dhar’s film underwent multiple cuts and removal of scenes in the process despite not being further scrutinized to reach the Indian Army. The film is still Bollywood’s longest movie in seventeen years and Ranveer’s first ever to receive “A” certification.
Awaiting its release, the fans stay excited to experience the film and the performances of a star-studded cast.