Ananya Panday and Lakshya's ‘Chand Mera Dil’ clears censors with U/A 16+ rating, long KISSING scenes removed

Ananya Panday and Lakshya's upcoming film ‘Chand Mera Dil’ is all set to hit theatres this week. However, reports suggest that before its release, the film cleared the certification process and received a U/A 16+ certificate, though it required edits before receiving the green light.According to Bollywood Hungama, the CBFC asked the makers of ‘Chand Mera Dil’ to make two key changes before granting the certificate. First, a kissing scene lasting about 10 seconds was asked to be replaced with more suitable visuals. Second, a lip-lock scene running for 1 minute and 36 seconds was asked to be removed from the film entirely. Along with these changes, the makers were also required to submit consent letters from the child artists who appeared in the movie.Once the makers made the required changes, the CBFC issued the censor certificate on May 8. With the edits in place, the final runtime of the film, as stated on the censor certificate, is 135.36 minutes, which means ‘Chand Mera Dil’ has a total runtime of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 36 seconds.‘Chand Mera Dil’ is directed by Vivek Soni, who earlier made ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’. The film is made under Dharma Productions and produced by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Mishra, and Marijke Desouza. Ananya Panday and Lakshya play the main leads in the film, which is set to release on May 22, 2026. In the trailer, Lakshya plays Aarav and Ananya plays Chandni. The trailer starts with a strong moment between the two and then flashes back to their college days, where their love story begins.