The primary biggie of 2026, Border 2, is all set to release tomorrow, and there’s tremendous excitement for it, as evident by the ticket sales. Not only in India, however it is poised for a healthy opening overseas as well. But those waiting to see the film in Gulf countries or the UAE/GCC belt could be disheartened to know that it will not get a release within the region.
EXCLUSIVE: Border 2 goes the Dhurandhar way; won’t have a release in Gulf countries
A source told Bollywood Hungama, “Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE won’t be releasing Border 2. By now, it’s provided that movies that are perceived as having ‘anti-Pakistan’ content don’t get a release on this belt. Yet, the team of Border 2 did make an attempt and sadly, their attempts proved futile. At some point is left for release and the hope continues to be there that they pass the film, though the likelihood seems distant.”
The source continued, “Recently, even Dhurandhar was not allowed a release in the identical region. Nevertheless, the makers of Border 2 will not be losing sleep over it as they’re aware that if the film manages to ring a bell with the moviegoers, the sky could be the limit by way of its collections. Even Dhurandhar excelled on the ticket window and the cash lost attributable to no release within the UAE/GCC belt didn’t matter. Hopefully, Border 2 will go the identical way.”
Past examples
Interestingly, Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 (2023) was also not allowed a release within the Gulf region for a similar reason. The 2024 Hrithik Roshan-Deepika Padukone starrer Fighter was initially banned in all of the Gulf countries, except the UAE (United Arab Emirates). The film’s depiction of the Pulwama attack sparked criticism from some sections in Pakistan, with accusations of the film promoting an ‘anti-Pakistan’ agenda and ‘exploiting a sensitive issue’.
Shockingly, a day later, even the UAE suspended its release in its territory. Following this, the makers of Fighter submitted the re-edited version of the film to the UAE ministry after removing some ‘problematic’ scenes and dialogues. Nevertheless, the UAE ministry rejected the re-edited version of Fighter too.
In 2025, the Akshay Kumar-starrer Sky Force and the John Abraham-starrer The Diplomat were banned in several countries of the Middle East attributable to concerns over their content. Each these movies also handled Pakistan.
Article 370 (2024), which was based on the revocation of a controversial article in Kashmir, was also refused certification in GCC. Tiger 3 (2023), starring Salman Khan, was banned in Oman, Kuwait and Qatar.
The Kashmir Files (2022) was banned in several Gulf states. UAE initially banned it too but later, it cleared it with an adults-only certificate.
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