CBFC censors references of Lal Bahadur Shastri and Phule from Varun Dhawan’s ‘Baby John’, cuts down on violent scenes; here’s its final runtime | Hindi Movie News

‘Baby John‘ which is Varun Dhawan‘s highly awaited film is set for release now on December 25. The distributors of the film are currently having a bit of a battle at the box office with the distributor of ‘Pushpa 2‘, Anil Thadani for the number of screens. Meanwhile, as the film is just some days away from release, it is now known that the CBFC (Censor Board Of Film Certification) has made some cuts to the movie.

As reported by Bollywood Hungama, the film has been given U/A certificate after some cuts are suggested. The disclaimer of the film was made to clarify that ‘Baby John’ has no connection to any political figure. A voiceover and text were added to state that the child artists’ performances adhered to existing guidelines, supported by a submitted consent letter.
Some dialogue and references have also been asked to change. For example, the term ‘Phule’ is used with regards to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and that has been asked to remove. A mention of Lal Bahadur Shastri was also removed and replaced with something else. Some violent action scenes in the film have also been asked to tone down. The report suggested that there’s a scene in the film where a character is kicking a ‘kalash’ which is considered a sacred plot. Some other violent scenes were heavily toned down.
The makers were also asked to submit an AWBI (Animal Welfare Board of India) certificate and verify the statistical data on rape referenced in the film with factual sources. With these changes, the final run time of the film is now 164 minutes, which is 2 hours, 44 minutes and 1 second.
‘Baby John’ also stars Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi.