Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar's 2.0 gets 12A certification by British censor board

The BBFC has given a 12A certificate to the film which means children below 12 years of age can see the movie when accompanied by an adult.

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Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' is one of the highly awaited films of the year. With an estimated budget of Rs 543 crore, it is the most expensive Indian film made to date. Interestingly, Akshay will be seen in a negative role on the big screen after a long time. And the actor had to go through a long and tedious prosthetic session to achieve the menacing look for the role.

Expectations are soaring high for the film and fans can't keep their excitement under control to catch the film in their nearest theatre. 

In the meantime, the film has been awarded a 12A certification with an approved run time of  147 min 05 sec for the Hindi version and 146 min 39 sec for the Tamil version.

Noted trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on his Twitter handle. Take a look at his posts: 

#2Point0 [#Hindi version] certified 12A by British censors on 22 November 2018. Approved run time: 147 min 05 sec [2 hours, 27 minutes, 5 seconds]... Certified in 2D as well as 3D... #Overseas #UK — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 22, 2018

#2Point0 [#Tamil version] certified 12A by British censors on 21 November 2018. Approved run time: 146 min 39 sec [2 hours, 26 minutes, 39 seconds]... Certified in 2D as well as 3D... #Overseas #UK — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 22, 2018

As per reports, the censor board has suggested seven changes in the film to the maker to get the U/A certificate.

A few days back, the visually powerful trailer was released and it was a VFX delight. The dialogues of this sci-fi outing are powerful and will stay with you for a long time.

'2.0' is written and directed by S Shankar. This happens to be the first Indian film that is directly shot in 3D. '2.0' is a sequel to superhit 2010 Tamil film 'Enthiran' which had Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead. The sci-fi drama will see Rajinikanth reprising the roles of Dr Vaseegaran and Chitti, alongside Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson.

The film is being shot simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi respectively. Academy award winning music maestro AR Rahman has composed music for the film. The film will hit the screens on November 29, 2018.