No CBFC clearance for Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2 yet; viral certificate not for sequel

Still from Dhurandhar

A few days back, it was reported that Aditya Dhar's upcoming film Dhurandhar: The Revenge, a sequel to his blockbuster film Dhurandhar, had been cleared by the censor board. A CBFC certificate was doing the rounds on social media. However, it turns out that the film is yet to be cleared by the board and the viral certification has nothing to do with the upcoming sequel. According to an India Today report, the viral certificate was issued for the first part and not the sequel.

Dhurandhar 2 not certified?

According to the report, a source informed that the new certification attributed to Dhurandhar is for the television premiere of part one of the film, which was released in theatres on December 5, 2025. The second part will be released in theatres on March 19 and is yet to get a censor nod.

The report also stated that the team of Dhurandhar 2 is yet to submit the film for certification. The shoot of the film was ongoing until last week. The recent certificate, dated February 9, that has gone viral features only Dhurandhar as the title - clearly indicating that it pertains to the first film, not the sequel.

The runtime in the new certification is also less than the theatrical runtime of Dhurandhar, which led to confusion. The initial runtime of Dhurandhar was 3 hours and 34 minutes. After complaints from the Baloch community regarding misrepresentation, scenes and dialogues pertaining to the objection were deleted. The film was edited and recertified to 204 minutes just before its OTT release last month. For the television version, the film has been further trimmed by nearly a minute and a fresh censor certificate was issued. Unlike the theatrical and OTT versions, which had an A certificate, the TV version carries a U/A 16+ certificate. It is a procedural and necessary change for television broadcast, as content certified ‘A' cannot be aired on TV without edits and re-certification. A few sequences deemed unsuitable for television audiences have been edited, and certain expletives have been muted to meet broadcast standards.

More about Dhurandhar

Dhurandhar also stars R. Madhavan, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Rampal. Serving as the first instalment of a two-part film series, it centres on a high-stakes covert counter-terrorism operation.

The film follows an undercover Indian intelligence agent who infiltrates Karachi's criminal syndicates and political power structures in Pakistan in an effort to dismantle a terror network targeting India. The storyline draws loose inspiration from multiple real-life geopolitical events and conflicts in South Asia, including the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and developments linked to Pakistan's Operation Lyari.