Vicky Kaushal, Rashmika Mandanna's Chhaava is racing for release on 14 Feb 2025. The makers are promoting the film in a huge way and in the meantime, it is coming out that the Censor Board members asked the makers to mute few words.
Chhaava went through several changes during the censor process.One notable modification includes altering the dialogue “Mughal sultanat ka zehar” (Mughal empire’s poison). It has reportedly been replaced with a more neutral phrase: “Uss samay, kayi shaasak aur sultanat khud ko zinda rakhne ki koshish kar rahe the” (At that time, many rulers and empires were trying to survive), ensuring a smoother release.
Other than this, the CBFC has also suggested altering the dialogue "Khoon toh aakhir Mughalon ka hi hai (The blood is of the Mughals after all)" to be changed to "Khoon toh hai Aurang ka hi (It’s Aurang’s blood)."
Certain words that could create problems, including ‘haramz*adon’ and ‘haramz*ada’ have been muted. The word Aameen has been replaced with ‘Jai Bhavani.’ Other changes include ‘16 saal (years)’ to ‘14 saal,’ ‘22 saal ka ladka (20-year-old boy)’ to ‘24 saal ka ladka (24-year-old boy),’ and ‘9 saal’ to ‘kayi saal (many years).’
Censor Board also asked the makers to delete the scene featuring Maratha warriors dressed in sarees.The film got UA rating and has a runtime of 161minutes 50 seconds.