CBFC censors 3-second-long foul gesture, deletes 2-minute-22-second-long song sequence in Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour

On May 8, source exclusively reported that the release of Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour in India was delayed from May 8 to May 15 because of some censor issues. Earlier this week, on May 11, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) finally approved the film. In this article, source will focus on the changes made to the concert movie.

The CBFC gave Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour a U/A 13+ certificate.

 However, the makers were asked to make some changes. All the bad words were replaced wherever they appeared in the film. A certain inappropriate gesture involving a skeleton, which lasted three seconds, was asked to be removed. It was replaced with a scene of a girl swinging on a rope. Finally, a 2 minute and 22 second long song sequence was asked to be cut.

According to an insider, even after the censorship, the film’s effect has not been affected and it successfully delivers the message the creators intended.

After these changes were made, Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour was given a censor certificate.

 The length of the film, as mentioned on the certificate, is 112.08 minutes. In simple terms, that’s 1 hour, 52 minutes and 8 seconds.

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour is a concert film that features visuals from the global icon’s sold-out world tour.

 According to the press statement, the film brings a new and exciting concert experience to the big screen from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of our time. Interestingly, it's a rare concert film that will be released in 3D. It will also have an IMAX release. Billie Eilish is one of the directors, along with James Cameron, who is famous for directing Titanic and Avatar.