Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film ‘Bhoot Bangla’ is going to hit the theaters this Friday. Ahead of the release, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has approved this horror comedy film with some amendments. According to reports, the film makers had completed the certification process much ahead of time to avoid any problems.

‘‘Bhoot Bungalow’ What rating did it get from CBAC?
According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has given 16+ rating to ‘Bhoot Bangla’. . This means that children under 16 years of age can now watch this film in theaters with their parents.

‘‘Bhoot Bungalow’ But CBFC used scissors
However, the board has also directed the makers to make some changes in the film. According to reports, an obscene word included in the film has been removed.

• The board has also asked to change some obscene words.
• The makers have also been ordered to remove an obscene word from the subtitle of the film.
• An offensive comment about women in the first half of the film needed to be changed.
• A warning note was also asked to be added for scenes related to religion and superstition.
• Altogether 63 scenes have been cut. Most of these cuts were short, only a second or a few seconds. The longest cut was of 1 minute 12 seconds, which was taken from a scene from the song ‘O Sundari’.
• 27 seconds have also been removed from the song ‘O Re O Saawariya’.

‘‘Bhoot Bungalow’ What is the run time of?
After all the changes, the duration of the film has been reduced by 10 minutes and 5 seconds. According to the censor certificate, the duration of the film is 174.57 minutes i.e., Bhoot Bangla is 2 hours 44 minutes and 52 seconds long.

About ‘Bhoot Bungalow’
Directed by Priyadarshan, this film stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Vamika Gabbi, Mithila Palkar, Jissu Sengupta, Rajpal Yadav, Rajesh Sharma and Asrani in lead roles. This film will be released in theaters on April 17, 2026. Before that, its paid preview show has been organized on the night of 16th April.

Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is making waves at the box office. This film, made under the direction of Aditya Dhar, is being praised by film industry celebs as well as film critics. The box office performance of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has also been tremendous. With Monday’s collection, the film’s total Hindi net collection has crossed Rs 500 crore in just 5 days. Next, fans will watch Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy ‘Bhoot Bangla’, his much-awaited collaboration with director Priyadarshan. But will Bhoot Bangla suffer because of Dhurandhar 2? Akshay Kumar has broken his silence on this.

What did Akshay say on the clash of ‘Bhoot Bangla’ with ‘Dhurandhar 2’?
Talking about the possible competition that ‘Bhoot Bangla’ will get from ‘Dhurandhar 2’, Akshay Kumar said during an interview with IANS, “Bhoot Bangla is for a big audience including children and families. That film is on realism, it is action and it is an adult film, it is a family film. It is a good thing for us that all the films are running, it is a good thing for the industry.” The actor said, “Whether 3 weeks will be enough time or not, only time will tell. 21 days is enough.”

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on whether ‘Dhurandhar-2’ revenge will affect business of ‘Bhoot Bangla’, says, “… I am very happy that the film Durandhar is running so well and attracting such large audiences. This film has taken Indian cinema to a new level,… pic.twitter.com/yoWZNkbpdQ

— IANS (@ians_india) March 23, 2026

What did Akshay Kumar say about the success of ‘Dhurandhar 2’?
Regarding the tremendous response ‘Dhurandhar 2’ got at the box office, Akshay Kumar said in an interview to IANS, “I am very happy that Dhurandhar is doing so well. Such huge footfalls are coming. It is taking our Hindi cinema from where to where, and this is a very good thing.” He further said that when a film performs well, it benefits the film industry as well as the media. Akshay said, “It is a very good thing for us that all the films run. It is a very good thing for the industry. It is a very good thing for the media. You will do more interviews. If the films do not run then where will you do them.”

About ‘Bhoot Bungalow’
Apart from Akshay Kumar, ‘Bhoot Bangla’ includes Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani. This is a horror comedy genre film and it is going to be released in theaters on April 10, 2026. With ‘Bhoot Bangla’, Akshay and filmmaker Priyadarshan are coming together again after almost a decade. The pair has given some of the biggest hits to Bollywood, including ‘Hera Pheri’, ‘Garam Masala’, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ and others.

At the box office, it will compete with ‘Dacait: A Love Story’, in which Adivi Shesh and Mrunal Thakur are in the lead roles. This film will be released in Hindi along with its Telugu version. However, trade experts believe that the biggest challenge for ‘Bhoot Bangla’ could be the lingering impact of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ at the box office,

‘Dhurandhar 2’ is performing well at the box office
Meanwhile, ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is continuously performing well at the box office, the film has got great audience on Monday also. According to the latest reports, the total worldwide gross collection of the film in six days (including paid preview on March 18) has become 829.76 crores.