‘Shaitaan,’ starring Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan, and Jyothika launched to varied reactions.
Shaitaan box office collection
This eerie thriller raked in Rs 14.75 crore on its first day. On the first Saturday, the film’s earnings saw a reasonable rise.Early data for Day 2 show ‘Shaitaan’ made another Rs 18.75 crore. It pushes its total earnings to Rs 33.50 crore.About 33.65% of the theaters in the Hindi-speaking region showed the film. We’ll still have to see the weekend total earnings for the film.
Shaitaan movie review
Shaitaan is a remake of the Gujarati film, ‘Vash.’ Just before its release, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) granted the film a U/A rating after recommending a few minor changes.The trailer hinted that ‘Shaitaan’ explores the theme of black magic.As reported by Bollywood Hungama, the Censor Board required the filmmakers to include a brief statement. This statement clarifies that the movie does not aim to endorse the practice of black magic.They also asked the makers to substitute an offensive term with a more generic scream sound effect.While the CBFC suggested these small modifications, the overall story depicted in the film remains unchanged. The thriller genre film is set to hit the theaters soon.The government censors who reviewed the film suggested some minor alterations to the filmmakers before public release.They asked for one scene involving blood to be made less graphic in nature to avoid an intense rating.The censors also proposed including a brief message regarding responsible alcohol consumption.In response to these reasonable requests, the directors made minor edits that slightly shortened the film’s ultimate runtime to 132 minutes without compromising their overall creative vision.
