EXCLUSIVE: Raja Shivaji is 3 hours 15 minutes long; joins elite club of Animal, Pushpa 2, Dhurandhar, Border 2; CBFC replaces child violence visual in Riteish Deshmukh-starrer Until around two-and-a-half years ago, making a film with a runtime of over three hours was largely frowned upon. But that perception changed with Animal (2023). The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer was 203 minutes long and yet was accepted with open arms by the audience. Then came Pushpa 2 – The Rule (2024), which had a runtime of 200 minutes. Dhurandhar (2025) went one step ahead at 214 minutes, while Dhurandhar The Revenge (2026) clocked an even longer runtime of 229 minutes. In between, Border 2 (2026) also joined the league with a runtime of 199 minutes. Interestingly, all these films emerged as huge grossers. And now, Raja Shivaji is all set to join this coveted club. Bollywood Hungama has exclusively learned that the historical drama completed its censor process yesterday, on April 24. As per the censor certificate, Raja Shivaji’s Marathi version is 195. 05 minutes long. In other words, it has a duration of 3 hours, 15 minutes and 5 seconds. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) passed the film with a U/A 16+ certificate. However, the film had to undergo a few modifications as per the advice of the Examining Committee (EC) of the CBFC. The makers had to modify the disclaimer with more clarity and stronger words along with a voiceover. They also had to add a clarification for selecting t... #years_ago #minutes #minutes_long #Raja_Shivaji #Animal #Riteish_Deshmukh-starrer #replaces_child #child_violence #violence_visual #largely_frowned
SCOOP: Dhurandhar: The Revenge to be longer than the first part; runtime expected to be between 3 hours 40 minutes and 3 hours 55 minutes March 2026, that is, the month of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, has begun and the excitement for the sequel is growing day by day. Bollywood Hungama was the first one to inform you in November 2025 that the first part of Dhurandhar is expected to be more than 3 hours and 30 minutes long. We are now pleased to bring you another exciting update, this time about the runtime of Dhurandhar: The Revenge. As per sources in overseas territories, Dhurandhar: The Revenge is also a very lengthy film. A source told Bollywood Hungama, “The film is expected to be 235 minutes long, that is, 3 hours and 55 minutes. However, in some regions, the information that has spread is that the sequel’s length is 3 hours and 40 minutes. Nevertheless, it is longer than Dhurandhar, which was 214. 01 minutes long, that is, 3 hours, 34 minutes and 1 second. If Dhurandhar: The Revenge’s length clocks 3. 55 hours, it’ll become one of the lengthiest films of Hindi cinema and the second longest film in the last 26 years, the first being LOC Kargil (2003). J P Dutta’s war film had a runtime of 4 hours and 7 minutes. The next on the list is Lagaan (2001), with a runtime of 3 hours and 44 minutes. A clearer picture is expected to emerge in a week’s time about the exact length. Dhurandhar stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun a... #March #Dhurandhar #SCOOP #Bollywood_Hungama #Revenge #hours #minutes #minutes_March #minutes_long #growing_day
