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Nepal denies public screening permission for Udta Teer
Nepal has denied public screening permission for Udta Teer, the upcoming Hindi film starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan.
The decision followed a review by Nepal’s Central Film Censor Board, which found the film did not comply with a provision of the country’s cinema law.
Accounts differ on which provision was cited: one says Section 8(3), while another says Section 5(3).
Officials have not explained what in the film led to the decision.
The film follows a Pakistani spy who loses his memory after entering India and mistakenly believes he is an Indian spy.
Udta Teer is scheduled to open in cinemas on October 23, 2026, though it will not have a public screening in Nepal under the current decision.
Nepal’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has refused permission for public screenings of the Hindi film Udta Teer.
The decision followed a review by Nepal’s Central Film Censor Board.
The sources give different legal provisions as the basis for the decision: Section 8(3) in Hindustan Times and Section 5(3) in Bollywood Hungama.
The ministry’s notice was sent to National Cinema Group Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
The film, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on October 23, 2026.
- Who
- Nepal’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology denied permission for public screening; the notice was sent to National Cinema Group Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
- What
- The ministry refused permission to screen Udta Teer publicly in Nepal.
- When
- The notice was dated Ashwin 30, 2083, which Bollywood Hungama says corresponds to October 16, 2026. The censor board reviewed the film on Ashwin 19, 2083.
- Where
- Nepal.
- Why
- The censor board found the film violated a provision of Nepal’s cinema law. The sources differ on the provision cited.
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Nepal’s Central Film Censor Board examined Udta Teer.
The ministry issued a notice denying permission for the film’s public exhibition; Bollywood Hungama gives the Gregorian date as October 16, 2026.
Udta Teer is scheduled to arrive in cinemas.
- Film
- Udta Teer
- Stars
- Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan
- Destination
- Nepal
- Notice recipient
- National Cinema Group Nepal Pvt. Ltd., based in Aloknagar, Kathmandu
- Legal provision cited
- Section 8(3) in Hindustan Times; Section 5(3) in Bollywood Hungama
- Scheduled cinema release
- October 23, 2026
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