# Udta Teer banned in Nepal, CBFC orders cut for blood on Indian map 2026-10-21T15:08:31+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan's spy-comedy Udta Teer, set for release on 23 October, has been denied permission for release in Nepal. The country's ministry informed the film's distributor, National Cine Group, that the Central Film Censor Board found it violated Section 8(3) of Nepal's National Cinema (Production, Exhibition and Distribution) Act, 2026. Nepal's film writer and critic Samipyaraj Timilsina said the board prohibited the film because its storyline revolves around India-Pakistan tensions. Separately, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India granted Udta Teer a U/A 13+ certificate after asking the makers to remove a shot showing blood on the Indian map. The makers extended the preceding shot to cover the cut and also added 'Smoking Kills' disclaimers in five scenes and an anti-liquor disclaimer in one scene. The final runtime is 137.41 minutes. Directed by Aakash Kaushik and produced by Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment, the film also stars Gulshan Grover, Ram Kapoor, and the late Mukul Dev. It will clash at the box office with Pehla Pyaar Doosri Baar and Tum Mere Ho. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The two outlets cover different regulatory decisions on the same film. Cinema Express reports the Nepal ban based on the country's cinema law and local commentary, while Times Now reports the CBFC's Indian certification with a mandatory map shot removal and disclaimers. Neither outlet adopts a critical or favourable stance toward either censor board, both are straight, attribution-heavy reporting. The contrast shows that Udta Teer has cleared Indian censors but been denied in Nepal over its India-Pakistan plot. The film releases on 23 October in India. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - cinemaexpress.com (neutral report) Reports Nepal ban factually with attribution - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Reports CBFC cut factually, no editorialising This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ayushmann Khurrana, CBFC, Dharma Productions, Nepal Censor Board, Sara Ali Khan, Udta Teer Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/udta-teer-banned-in-nepal-cbfc-orders-cut-for-blood-on-indian-map/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/udta-teer-banned-in-nepal-cbfc-orders-cut-for-blood-on-indian-map/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/