John Abraham's Vedaa Clearance PENDING From Censor Board, Makers Say 'We Waited Patiently...'

The makers of John Abraham starrer Vedaa have revealed that they are still awaiting clearance from the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC). On Thursday, the director of the film, Nikkhil Advani, took to his Instagram handle to share the same and urged the authorities to resolve this “unusual delay”.

“We, the producers of Vedaa feel compelled to share with our fans and supporters that despite our best efforts, we are still to secure a clearance and certification from the CBFC of India,” the statement read.

The makers claimed that they submitted the film to the censor board following which they were advanced to a revising committee review “without any explanation”. However, since then, they have been waiting for the committee to be formed but there has been no progress as of now.

“Adhering to protocols, we applied for a certificate well before the prescribed eight weeks to release. Our film was screened for the CBFC on June 25th. Post this, we were advanced to a revising committee review without any explanation as to what the esteemed examining committee’s concerns or objections were. Since then, we have waited patiently for a revising committee to be constituted, impressed on all respected and honourable office bearers and repeatedly daily documented our appeal for certification, consideration or even an explanation. Despite this unusual delay, we have full faith in the system in place and are confident that the CBFC will oblige us rightfully,” it added.

Vedaa producers further requested the concerned authority to look into the matter and resolve it on priority. “August 15th is a special date that we are fortunate to find ourselves in a position to bring our film to fans of John Abraham and Nikkhil Advani, who have supported our previous releases Satyamev Jayate and Batla House on the same date,” the statement continued.

“Vedaa is a powerful, out-and-out entertaining film, inspired by current events. We believe it deserves to reach its audience. It is our sincere endeavour that we will be able to keep our appointment with you,” makers concluded.

Besides John Abraham, Vedaa will also star Abhishek Banerjee and Sharvari Wagh in a key role. Tamannaah Bhatia will also feature in the movie. Vedaa is scheduled to hit theatres on August 15, 2024. This means that it will clash at the box office with Rajkummar Rao and Tamannaah Bhatia’s Stree 2.