Alpha Censored With Multiple Cuts

. The film is directed by Shiv Rawail, and it is bankrolled on YRF banner.

According to the latest, members of the censor board after watching the film suggested multiple cuts and muting of foul words before passing the film for theatrical viewing with U/A certification.

The Censor Board asked makers to redraft the disclaimer at the beginning of the film. Subtitles were inserted for all the songs. The producers, Yash Raj Films (YRF), were also asked to mention the opening cards and end scrolls in the applied language, that is, Hindi.

Now, coming to the cuts. Visuals in a scene in the first half of Alpha were reduced and replaced with alternative visuals. However, no detail was provided about these visuals. A similar cut was done in another point in the first half as well. In the second half, the visuals of multiple stabbings were asked to be reduced and replaced with alternative visuals. Lastly, a foul word was asked to be deleted in the first half.

The CBFC’s Examining Committee asked the makers to insert anti-alcohol static in all scenes of alcohol consumption. Lastly, as per the rules, the makers were asked to submit the parents’ consent letter of the child artist.

Following all this, the film's runtime is locked at 2 hours, 20 minutes and 48 seconds long. The first half of Alpha is 1 hour, 13 minutes and 32 seconds long. The run time of the second half is 1 hour, 7 minutes and 16 seconds. - Pramod Nandivada