SUPERMAN Has Reportedly Been Censored For Its Release In India For A Surprising Reason

SUPERMAN Has Reportedly Been Censored For Its Release In India For A Surprising Reason

James Gunn's Superman has had a number of scenes trimmed or cut completely for its India release, with the Central Board of Film Certification coming under fire for demanding the decision...

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By MarkCassidy - Jul 14, 2025 04:07 PM EST
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Superman does include a few examples of profanity and at least one relatively shocking scene (Lex's game of Russian Roulette), but it's probably difficult to imagine the largely family-friendly film causing much offence to any country's film regulatory board.

Even so, it's now come to light that James Gunn's DCU reboot has been censored for its release in India.

According to Bollywood Hungama, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) demanded several cuts, including the removal of an eight-second “foul gesture” (Guy Gardner’s middle-finger ring constructs), and some “sensual visuals.” Apparently, two kissing scenes were removed: Clark and Lois kissing in her apartment near the start of the movie, and their passionate mid-air smooch after the final battle.

Superman was passed with a U/A 13+ certificate in India, with 41 seconds of deletions in the final theatrical release, and fans are not happy.

Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Kal-El, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.

The cast also Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as "Ma" and "Pa" Kent, and Milly Alcock's Supergirl has been confirmed to make her debut ahead of her own Woman of Tomorrow movie.

"And that’s a wrap," Gunn posted last year when filming concluded. "God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn’t always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I’ve encountered on a daily basis on the set has inspired me and thrust me forward when I felt too spent to move on my own.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It has been an honor. The destination has been Superman, but the journey has been the toil and the laughter and the emotions and ideas and magic we’ve shared together on set - and for that I am forever grateful."

You can check out a synopsis for the movie below.

"In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind."

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/14/2025, 4:12 PM
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 7/14/2025, 4:27 PM
@harryba11zack - LLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not exactly sure what I saw...but I LMAO!!!!
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 7/14/2025, 4:31 PM
@harryba11zack - why are you so weird?

Not a complaint, serious question.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/14/2025, 4:37 PM
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Forthas
Forthas - 7/14/2025, 4:46 PM
@harryba11zack - That is about right! But it should have ended like this...

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Forthas
Forthas - 7/14/2025, 6:34 PM
@AllsGood - So what? wasn't Peter Saffran a producer on a few of them like Aquaman 2, Blue Beetle and Shazam. If you are going to make a change then make a change!
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/14/2025, 6:45 PM
@AllsGood - ....... yes?
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lvcl
lvcl - 7/14/2025, 8:01 PM

For the people who complained about the darkness of Man of Steel and the fact that he killed General Zod, why don't they complain here about the supposed heroes killing the poor Kaiju, when they could have spared his life, taken him to an island or somewhere else?

Hawkgirl also drops the president of Boravia from the sky to kill him.

Not to mention the scene where Mr. Terrific massacres the more than 50 members of a camp.

Superman himself, in order to escape the black hole, also kills several guards and Ultraman.

Krypto bites the defenseless Lex Luthor after he's already surrendered.

Is this funny?
Is this a superhero attitude?

They're actually killers, but it seems the audience hasn't noticed.

And as for those who complained about the destruction of part of Metropolis in MoS, in this film they split the city in two with the same destructive effect, or perhaps even more.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 7/14/2025, 8:03 PM
@harryba11zack - Niiiice.
I just need to know who it is who's getting slapped. 🤣
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 7/14/2025, 8:12 PM
@lvcl - Don't forget about having Superman show concern about the collaterial damage and the potential loss of life during the Justice Gang's fight with that first Kaiju only for him to not give a shit about all that when it came to the second Kaiju fight. I guess his moral's take a back seat when it comes to kissy wissy time with Louis.

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/14/2025, 8:15 PM
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bcom
bcom - 7/14/2025, 8:45 PM
@lvcl - With regards to your points of the violence in this movie; They are not a result of Superman himself.

Lex opened the riff that splits the city in two which Superman and Mr Terrific end up stopping.

Hawkgirl killed the president, not Superman and not because Superman told her to.

Krypto is unruly, Superman didn't order him to rough up Lex. He ordered Krypto to stop.

Superman does tell Mr Terrific he wants to take the kaiju away alive and also confronts Guy about killing it when he was trying to save it.

Mr Terrific doesn't "massacre" those camp members. He merely takes them out. You can see they're all still alive at the end of it.

Anyway, it is pointless trying to draw comparisons. Superman and Man of Steel are two completely different movies and two completely different takes on the character.

If you enjoy one version over the other that is perfectly fine. There isn't any need or reason to put the version you don't like down or try to justify why it's inferior. Just enjoy what you enjoy and let others enjoy what they enjoy.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 7/14/2025, 10:06 PM
@harryba11zack - Emraan Hashmi, after hearing about this censorship!

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/14/2025, 10:45 PM
@Forthas - Lets watch the Death of the Man of Steel.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/14/2025, 10:50 PM
@harryba11zack - The Man of Steel Dies in Batman VS Superman.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/14/2025, 10:52 PM
@AllsGood - only a little, good thing he comes back in Synder cut
AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/14/2025, 10:56 PM
@harryba11zack - Batman EVEN Beats Superman

AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/14/2025, 11:13 PM
@Forthas - The Man of Steel got his Ass Kicked by Batman about to die until he says Martha.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/14/2025, 11:20 PM
@harryba11zack - The ONLY Reason Batman didn't KILL the Man of Steel because he said "MARTHA"
whoknows
whoknows - 7/15/2025, 12:42 AM
@bcom - rare to see someone so reasonable on this site
lvcl
lvcl - 7/15/2025, 2:23 AM
@bcom -
In MoS, the violence isn't the result of Superman himself, but of the Kryptonians.

Superman and Mr. Terrific stop the destruction when the city is already finished. In fact, there's a scene where a building destroyed in half is put back together, but it's still completely useless.

If Hawkgirl killed the president, then she's a murderer. Is that the superhero attitude of this character in the comics? No.

Guy is the same as Hawkgirl, someone who uses his superpowers to kill. That's not the character's philosophy in the comics.

Mr. Terrific does "massacre" the members of the camp. Some move, and others don't. Look closely at what he does to them in the scene. Another killer of Justice

Superman doesn't order Krypto to mistreat Lex, but he doesn't stop him until he's beaten and stands there laughing at being mocked by an inferior being without superpowers. That's not Superman's attitude in the comics. With his super speed, he could have easily stopped Krypto.

And you left out Superman killing the black hole guards and Ultraman. Why? Do you think we wouldn't notice with your rant? You have nothing to say there?

Gunn's version is more violent and darker than MoS's, even though the colors on screen are brighter.
bcom
bcom - 7/15/2025, 4:04 PM
@lvcl - Superman didn’t kill the black hole guards. He used his laser vision to disable their suits. Like the Mr Terrific fight, you can see them and hear them moving and grunting and groaning on the ground. As for Ultraman, I don’t think that’s the last we’ll see of him. During the prison escape scene Superman says as he’s being sucked into the blackhole “we’ll get stuck in there!” before he uses his breath to blow them out. Ultraman is stuck in that blackhole, not dead.

Anyway, my “rant” is just as pointless as your rant. Like I said, if you prefer Man of Steel over Superman then just enjoy it. There is literally no point trying to say one is better than the other because there’s no right or wrong in this situation.
bcom
bcom - 7/15/2025, 4:20 PM
@whoknows - lol! I’ve just never seen the point of bashing a version of something you don’t like and trying to justify why it sucks. Just like what you like. You’re just wasting time because those who don’t share your same point of view never will. Personally, Superman was my jam, I really enjoyed it. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to write an essay on why it’s superior to every other take on the character, because ultimately no one cares :-)
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/14/2025, 4:13 PM
I love Indian cinema (though I have a hard time keeping up) but their aversion to depicting sexuality is increasingly absurd, especially considering the extent to which violence is increasingly prominent.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 7/14/2025, 4:18 PM
@Clintthahamster -
They literally wrote the book on sex.
Kadara
Kadara - 7/14/2025, 4:35 PM
@Clintthahamster - I've seen only bits and pieces over the years, never finished one, but the gist that I got out of it was they were all obsessed with the theme of love. Kinda weird then that kissing would be considered taboo.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 7/14/2025, 4:38 PM
@Clintthahamster - Because of their arranged marriage beliefs and system. They don't want their children to believe they can meet a random person in life and fall in love. They want to make sure that only the parents select who their children must fall in love with and marry.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2025, 4:49 PM
@Clintthahamster - yep

Hell even then , kissing and sex (even lewdness) are allowed to be shown for certain Indian releases so that makes it even odder.
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 7/14/2025, 5:52 PM
@SonOfAGif - Oddly enough, this reminds me of a storyline on Degrassi from years ago. That's kinda depressing though.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 7/14/2025, 10:09 PM
@Clintthahamster - The worse thing about this kissing scene censorship is, THIS guy has done it all for like 20 years!

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Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/15/2025, 8:29 AM
@Kadara - Love, sure, but mostly very chaste. But then, who needs to be explicit when you you're turning out bangers like this?

Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/15/2025, 8:34 AM
@SonOfAGif - If anything, the obsession with romance in Bollywood films is seen as running counter to the tradition of arranged marriage.

@TheVisionary25 - Seriously! I've seen some films where the romantic leads don't do more than hug and press their faces together, and then others that are essentially like a wet t-shirt contest from an 80s sex comedy. Not that I'm complaining . . .
Forthas
Forthas - 7/14/2025, 4:22 PM
The people in India should boycott this film!!!!
bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/14/2025, 4:50 PM
@Forthas - nobody is boycotting muahaha
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 7/14/2025, 4:53 PM
@bobevanz - No need to boycott, the Indians are already not watching it.
Canyoublush
Canyoublush - 7/14/2025, 5:02 PM
@Forthas - If I was paranoid I’d say there’s an underlying agenda to destroy this movie and any chance it has of succeeding at the B.O. Fortunately I’m not paranoid.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/14/2025, 5:19 PM
@Forthas - you want everyone to boycott this film 😅
Forthas
Forthas - 7/14/2025, 5:19 PM
@Canyoublush - You are not paranoid nor is their an agenda to undermine this film. what you are witnessing is called a backlash. For the better part of the last decade people have been crapping all over Superman films that many people were fond of. It was that vocal minority that convinced Warner Brothers to drastically change course setting up this iteration of Superman. For some odd reason the same people that spent that decade crapping on other people's superman now wants everyone to support theirs. See the problem! So there is a large group of people that very much want this Superman to fail and i for one cannot blame them....

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Forthas
Forthas - 7/14/2025, 5:22 PM
@lazlodaytona -

"...you want everyone to boycott this film 😅"

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Juicebox316
Juicebox316 - 7/14/2025, 6:15 PM
@Forthas - "Vocal minority." 🤣🤣

Bro, I loved the Snyder films. And I was bummed when they moved on from Henry. But they were not films that, "many people," were fond of. Stop kidding yourself. There are legitimate box office numbers and and macro amounts of subjective reviews that refute almost every point you tried to make. Its over. Get over it. Move on. If you don't want to enjoy these films, that's cool! But no amount of rage commenting is going to change whats coming. This movie succeeded. The universe is happening. F*ck's sake.
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