'Aiyaary' yet to get clearance from Censor Board; Siddharth Malhotra says film will release on time

Makers of Aiyaary may have announced the film's release date as February 9th but the film is yet to get a censor certificate. The film has been helmed by Neeraj Pandey and features Manoj Bajpayee, Sidharth Malhotra, Anup[am Kher and Rakulpreet Singh in the lead.

According to reports, since the movie is set against the army backdrop, the Defence Ministry wants to review the film. This comes after Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s Padmaavat was viewed by a special panel as part of the censor board`s certification process.

While the Ministry is yet to view the film, and Censor board is yet to give its clearance, the film's leading man Sidharth Malhotra is hopeful that it will release on time.

"Our producers are tackling it. It`s in the process. Each film has its own reasons. We have seen what happened with that film (Padmaavat). Our film doesn`t have severe issues as far as I know after talking with my producers. I have full faith that our producers will come up with a positive result, so I don`t see any issue with that. I hope that our film has smooth release," Sidharth was quoted as saying.

Calling the film very relevant for current times, Sidharth said, "While it maintains the thriller vibe it also speaks about certain social issues."

Sidharth will be seen playing an Army officer for the first time on the big screen and the actor is very excited about it. "The experience of shooting the film has been wonderful. For the first time, I am playing an army and military intelligence officer in an army uniform. We shot this film in Kashmir, London, Delhi, Mumbai and Cairo, so it has got very wide landscape. I am very excited and nervous for Aiyaary. Spy thriller is new zone for me and it is a very relevant film, so I am hoping the audience would like our film. I think with entertainment, audience can relate with the issue which we have shown in the film. So, our entire team of Aiyaaryis looking forward for the release of the film."

Aiyaary is set to clash at the box office with Akshay Kumar's PadMan.