CHENNAI: Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, India’s official entry for the 2026 Oscars, opened in cinemas on Friday after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) cleared it with 11 changes, including trimming 77 seconds of footage, altering a cricket match sequence by 32 seconds, and muting/replacing words in 6 places. 1 minute and 17 seconds of footage were censored, in total, according to Bollywood Hungama .

Among the deletions were a five-second dialogue, “Aloo gobhi… khaate hai”, and a two-second visual of a man performing puja. Even shots of a passing car were modified to fit CBFC guidelines.

The Examining Committee (EC) of the CBFC had raised multiple objections, sending the film to the Revising Committee (RC). The RC eventually cleared it on September 12 with a U/A 16+ certific

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