"Kurbaan" has turned out to be two hours 37 minutes long after editing. Debutant director Rensil D'Silva's movie is longer than the show-timing multiplexes approve of and lengthy films on grim themes are not the flavour of the season. But D'Silva is unfazed.

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"My film is not grim. It's about a serious global issue. But it isn't a documentary on terrorism. It's designed as a fast-paced thriller," D'Silva said.

He also says that the release hasn't been timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the terror attacks on Mumbai.