Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan’s psycho-thriller ‘Haiwaan’ gets green signal from the censor board.


The pairing of two veteran and most loved superstars of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan is all set to create a stir on the big screen once again. The upcoming psycho-thriller film ‘Haiwaan’ directed by director Priyadarshan is very close to its release. Just before the release of the film, a big and relief news is coming for its makers and fans. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) i.e. the Censor Board has given the green signal to this explosive psycho-game film without any hitch. Along with passing the Censor Board, all the official information related to the film’s runtime and certificate received has also come out, which has further increased the curiosity about this film among the audience.

Before releasing any film in theatres, it has to go through the strict rules of the country’s official film certification body i.e. Censor Board (CBFC). An appropriate release certificate based on the age limit of the film is decided only after the entire content of the film is closely examined by the expert members of the Board. This dark psycho-thriller film ‘Haiwaan’ starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan has been given a certificate of ‘U/A 16 Plus’ (U/A 16+) by the Censor Board. This clearly means that only viewers above 16 years of age will be able to go to theaters and enjoy this exciting thriller. Well-known and reputed trade analyst of the film industry, Taran Adarsh ​​has confirmed this and shared complete information on his official social media handle X (formerly Twitter), which has created a wave of happiness among the fans.

After passing from the Censor Board, the official curtain has been raised regarding the runtime of the film i.e. its total duration. According to Taran Adarsh’s report, the total length of the film ‘Haivaan’ is 164 minutes and 7 seconds i.e. exactly 2 hours 44 minutes and 7 seconds Will be done. This psycho-thriller drama has the power to keep the audience glued to their seats in theaters for such a long time. Generally, in thriller and mystery genre films, it is considered very important to have accurate runtime to maintain suspense, and this film of Priyadarshan will not give the audience a chance to get bored even for a second. Let it be known that ever since the scary and exciting trailer of this film has been released, the enthusiasm of the fans on social media has been sky high and everyone is eagerly waiting for the release of this masterpiece.

In the history of Indian cinema, the pairing of Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan has always received immense love from the audience. These two actors have worked together in many superhit films. However, the last time these two veteran actors were seen together on the big screen was in the action-comedy film ‘Tashan’ released in 2008. Since then, in the last 18 long years, both of them had never shared the screen together in any film. Now after such a long and enduring wait, this iconic Bollywood couple is once again returning to the theaters through the film ‘Haivaan’. Fans are very excited about what kind of stir their old style and tremendous on-screen chemistry will create when Akshay and Saif come face to face on screen.

Amidst the preparations for the release of the film, actor Akshay Kumar has recently shared a very emotional video on his social media account. This video is of the last shot of Hindi cinema veteran and veteran actor Asrani from the film ‘Haivaan’. While sharing the video, Khiladi Kumar Akshay Kumar looked very emotional and wrote that “There can be no one like you…”. This post of Akshay remembering his old and golden experiences of working with Asrani Sahab went viral on social media. This film is not only special for its story and thriller genre, but it will also see the acting of many senior actors, which makes it even more emotionally rich.

Directed by Priyadarshan and starring stars like Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, this psycho-thriller film is going to be released on a large scale in theaters across the country on 11 September 2026. Regarding the advance booking of the film and box office prediction, trade analysts believe that the film can make huge earnings on the opening day. Getting the green signal from the censor board without any major cuts is a proof that the makers have made full preparations to serve an excellent, clean and high level cinema to the audience. Now it will be very interesting to see how successful this psycho-game will be in breaking all the old box office records when it hits the big screen.