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Dhurandhar gets CBFC go-ahead; Mohit Sharma’s brother reacts: ‘Don’t know what data the board relied on, but…’

Dhurandhar release: With the board's approval following a fresh examination, the path is now clear for Ranveer Singh's film to receive its CBFC certificate. It will release on December 5.

With the board's approval following a fresh examination, the path is now clear for Dhurandhar to receive its CBFC certificate, allowing the film to release on its previously announced date.

CBFC has ruled that Dhurandhar is a work of fiction with no factual or biographical connection to Major Mohit Sharma. (Credit: Express Archives, IMDb)

In a significant relief for director Aditya Dhar’s Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared the hurdles that had cast uncertainty on its impending release. Following the Delhi High Court’s directions to consider the objections raised by the parents of Army officer Major Mohit Sharma, who claimed that the movie appears to be directly inspired by his life, the board re-examined Dhurandhar on Tuesday, December 2. Subsequently, it ruled that the spy actioner is a work of fiction with no factual or biographical connection to Major Mohit Sharma.

In their petition to the High Court, Major Mohit Sharma’s parents, who was martyred during a counter-terrorism operation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009, alleged that Dhurandhar, purportedly based on their son’s life, was created without their consent or that of the Indian Army. Seeking a stay on the film’s release, they also demanded a private screening before its worldwide release. On Monday, while disposing of the petition, the court had directed the CBFC to consider the objections raised by the plaintiffs. With the board’s approval following a fresh examination, the path is now clear for Dhurandhar to receive its CBFC certificate, allowing the makers to ensure the Ranveer Singh-starrer’s release on Friday, December 5, as planned.

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Now, the Ashoka Chakra awardee’s brother, Madhur Sharma, has reacted to the latest development, expressing his belief that a disclaimer mentioning that the movie is a work of fiction will be added at the beginning of Dhurandhar. “I am sure they’ve followed the process and they were very quick to take a decision, which is good. We don’t know what data CBFC has relied on but I am sure they have done their due diligence. They have said that it is a work of fiction so I hope that a disclaimer will be duly added,” he said during a conversation with Hindustan Times.

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However, he expressed dissatisfaction with the makers and the CBFC for not considering his parents’ request for a private screening of the film, which, he opined, would have allayed the ongoing speculation. “I just feel that a screening could have been organised for the parents so that any misconceptions floating on social media could have been clarified. People who have lived their entire life with him are in a better position to tell if anything in the film replicates his life, rather than someone outside the ecosystem,” Madhur added. When asked if the family would pursue the matter further, he said that he had yet to contact their lawyers. Madhur, nonetheless, did not respond with a firm no to this question.

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