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Nepal Bans Udta Teer Screening Days Before October 23 Release

Nepal's censor board and communications ministry have refused public screening permission for the Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan spy comedy Udta Teer, citing the cinema act, two days before its India release on Oct. 23.

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Nepal Bans Udta Teer Screening Days Before October 23 Release

Key points

  • Nepal has refused permission for the public screening of Udta Teer, the Hindi spy comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, two days before the film opens in India on Friday, Oct. 23.
  • The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology wrote to the local distributor, National Cine Group Nepal Pvt.
  • The authorities have not publicly named the scenes or elements that led to the refusal.

Nepal has refused permission for the public screening of Udta Teer, the Hindi spy comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, two days before the film opens in India on Friday, Oct. 23. The film will not be shown in Nepali cinemas unless the decision changes.

The decision

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology wrote to the local distributor, National Cine Group Nepal Pvt. Ltd., refusing permission for public exhibition under Section 8(3) of the Motion Picture (Production, Exhibition and Distribution) Act, 2026 BS, according to ICT Frame and other Nepali and Indian reports. The Central Film Censor Board examined the film on Oct. 16, and the ministry letter followed on Oct. 17, Glamsham reported, citing Nepali reports.

The authorities have not publicly named the scenes or elements that led to the refusal. ICT Frame reported that the censor board has in the past blocked films seen as targeting a neighboring or friendly country, a policy meant to protect Nepal's relations with its neighbors. No official statement has tied that policy to this film by name.

The film

Udta Teer is the directing debut of Akash Kaushik. Khurrana plays Bilal Ahmad, a Pakistani agent who enters India, loses his memory in an accident, and comes to believe he is an Indian agent. Sara Ali Khan co-stars, with Rahul Bose, Ram Kapoor, Gulshan Grover and the late Mukul Dev in the cast. The film is produced by Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment. It was first set to open on Oct. 9 and was moved to Oct. 23.

What happens next

The ban covers Nepal only. The India release on Oct. 23 stands, and the makers have announced no change to it. The distributor in Nepal has not announced an appeal or a re-edit in the reports so far. For Nepali fans of Khurrana and Khan, the practical result is simple: the film will not be on a cinema screen in Nepal this week, and any legal way to watch it will have to wait for a later streaming or home release, if one is announced.

Timeline

  1. Oct 16, 2026Nepal's Central Film Censor Board examines Udta Teer.
  2. Oct 17, 2026The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology writes to distributor National Cine Group Nepal refusing public screening permission under Section 8(3) of the cinema act.
  3. Oct 23, 2026Udta Teer is scheduled to open in cinemas in India. The Nepal refusal still stands in the latest reports.

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