The movie ‘Bellbottom’ has been gaining a lot of attention ever since it was revealed that it will be releasing in theatres. Bellbottom is the first big-budget Bollywood movie to have witnessed theatrical release. It was released in India and some theatres abroad on August 19.
However, according to reports, Bellbottom was banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait due to the content not being fit for exhibition. A source informed Bollywood Hungama, “The second half of Bellbottom shows the hijackers taking the aircraft to Dubai from Lahore. As per the actual incident that took place in 1984, U.A.E Defence Minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, had personally handled the situation and it was the U.A.E authorities who had nabbed the hijackers. In Bellbottom, Indian officials, including the character played by Akshay Kumar, are shown as heroes of the episode. They also keep the U.A.E Defence Minister in dark about their operation. So there’s a strong possibility that the Censor Board in the Middle Eastern countries must have taken objection to it and hence banned it.”
The movie is based on a true story and stars Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, and Lara Dutta.
