CBFC Mutes ‘Sex’ and ‘F**k’ in Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Before Clearing It with U/A Rating
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) recently cleared three major weekly releases—Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata, Haunted – Echoes Of The Past, and Backrooms—with absolutely zero cuts. However, Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi epic Disclosure Day turned out to be the sole exception. The film received its censor certificate at the eleventh hour after the board mandated a few specific audio cuts before its theatrical release.
The censors took issue with a dialogue in the film’s first act and muted the word “sex.” The modification occurs in a scene where Daniel Kellner (played by Josh O’Connor) discovers that his girlfriend, Jane (Eve Hewson), used to be a nun. When Daniel asks if she still adheres to her strict religious vows, Jane replies in the negative, pointing out that the couple has already been intimate. The CBFC also muted the F-word, which was used twice elsewhere in the movie.
Once these audio alterations were completed, Disclosure Day was officially granted a U/A 13+ certificate. According to the censor certificate, the film’s total runtime stands at 145 minutes and 36 seconds (2 hours, 25 minutes, and 36 seconds), with no actual visual footage being removed from the theatrical print.
Disclosure Day marks the high-profile reunion of director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp, who previously collaborated on massive blockbusters like Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War Of The Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Additionally, the project marks legendary composer John Williams’s milestone 30th film score for the iconic filmmaker.
Boasting a star-studded cast that includes Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, and Eve Hewson, the film follows a small-time Kansas City reporter and a cybersecurity specialist. Though the two are total strangers, they are brought together under mysterious circumstances just as global chaos erupts.
On the commercial front, the sci-fi thriller pulled in a fair $27.6 million worldwide on its opening day and is projected to lock in a $94 million global opening weekend. In India, the film took a decent start, collecting between ₹1.75 crores and ₹2 crores on Day 1—a respectable figure given its niche genre and stiff competition from concurrent holiday releases.
