At 3 hours and 34 minutes, Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar is the lengthiest Hindi film since Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodha-Akbar which was just a minute shorter.
Movie theatres are now wondering how they would be able to accommodate additional shows,
Says Kumar Abhishek, manager Connplex, “We’ve never played a film so long. Also, Tere Ishk Mein from last Friday is doing well .So we will have to accommodate a few shows of that as well.”
Dhurandhar is classified ‘18’ by the British Board of Film Classification. The ‘18’ certification is given only to films which are exceedingly violent or sexual in content.
It must be noted that Chhaava which contained prolonged and graphic sequences of torture was given a ‘15’ certification by the British Board Of Certification.
So is Dhurandhar the most violent Hindi film of all times?
Madhavan who plays a key role in Dhurandhar takes on the question of the film’s violent content. “We are living through extremely volatile times. Cinema is a reflection of the times we live in. Dhurandhar has as much violence as the subject requires. Sure, it is not a film for children. The ‘A’ certification from the Central Board Of Film Certification makes the target audience very clear.”
