Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ has been awarded the U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The certificate came in after the filmmakers made five changes as suggested by the CBFC. Akshay plays the titular role of Indian king Prithviraj in the movie that marks the Bollywood debut of the 2017 Miss World Manushi Chillar. The movie also stars Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood and is set to hit theatres on June 3.
A media report said that the film has bagged U/A certificate after five changes were made. The examining committee at the CBFC had asked a word “haran” meaning kidnapping to be replaced with “waran” meaning selection while “nana” was to be replaced with “sage”. It added that “kabza” meaning capture had to be changed to “hamla” meaning attack and the word “antim” meaning last was deleted from the end slate, and the word “mahaan” was inserted. The CBFC also asked for a disclaimer stating that the filmmakers and persons involved with the film do not encourage the acts of Johar or Sati.
Ahead of the release of the film, union home minister Amit Shah will watch the movie on June 1. Dwivedi had said in a press statement, “It is our honour that the Honourable Home Minister of our country, Shri Amit Shah ji, is going to witness the epic saga on the glorious life of one of Bharatmata's bravest sons, Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan, who sacrificed his life for the country.”
