Fighter: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone's Film Banned In Gulf Countries Except UAE

Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone are currently gearing up for the release of Fighter. However, just a day ahead of the film’s release, it has now been reported that Siddharth Anand’s aerial action drama has been banned in the Gulf countries except UAE. However, the reason for the ban has not been made public yet. According to producer-film expert Girish Johar and trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai, Fighter has been denied release in all Gulf countries. However, it will hit theatres in the UAE as planned.

Directed by Siddharth Anand and presented by Viacom18 Studios in association with Marflix Pictures, Fighter epitomizes cinematic brilliance. The trailer of the film was released on January 15. It presented Hrithik and Deepika as Squadron Leaders Patty and Minni. The two fly helicopters and fighter jets as they teach a lesson to the terrorists and Pakistan.

Fighter has a run time of 2 hours and 46 minutes. The Central Board of Film Certification has also granted it a U/A certification to the film. CBFC had also asked for two cuts to the film, one of which encompassed ‘sexually suggested visuals’. In an exclusive conversation with News18 Showsha, Siddharth Anand said that he’s ‘not really’ bothered about how the CBFC’s demands may deter the flow of the narrative in Fighter. “Everything is very organic in my films. But yes, sometimes, you do things that you feel are working for your film at that point in time. Having said that, there are certain guidelines that the Censor Board operates on and we have to accept that,” he told us.

Fighter will be released in theatres tomorrow i.e. on January 25, 2024. It is expected to earn Rs 26 crore at the Indian box office on its opening day.