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Is Chhaava OK for kids?

ChhaavaHindi2025· 5 of 7 categories documented

Filmi puts it at 18+, and the CBFC certified it A. 5 of 7 categories documented.

Ratings59

Content flags

We haven’t watched the film. Every flag comes from a documentary source — the board’s record, the BBFC’s notes, or a reviewer’s on-record warning. A blank means nobody documented it — not that it’s clean.
Violence & gore
Language
Not documented
Sex & nudity
Substances
Not documented
Frightening / intense
Positive messages
Clear
Role models
Clear
Read from 21 reviews.

The record, item by item

Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“his eyes were even gouged out” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“when it comes to the torture scenes, it's horrifically brutal” view the record →
Violence & gore · moderate · Reviewer on record
“wounds and stab marks all over the body” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“Sambhaji rips off limbs, slashes necks, and impales torsos without being challenged.” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“the climax torture — putting salt on the fingers” view the record →
Frightening / intense · strong · Reviewer on record
“think before watching with family, especially before bringing small children” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“inhumane nature in which chhatrapati samaji Maharaj was tortured by orze” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“it was gruesome it was painful it was terrible” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“cleaving heads and chopping limbs, which we see in excruciatingly bloody detail” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“torture porn ... reminds you of the systematic flaying of Jesus in 'The Passion of Christ'” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“dragging viewers through scene after scene of swords eviscerating flesh” view the record →
Violence & gore · moderate · Reviewer on record
“the film does capture ... the gory violence of wars quite well” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“torture that is straight out of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ” view the record →
Violence & gore · moderate · Reviewer on record
“blood and gore in the battle sequences is easily digestible if ... not extremely bothered by 'gore'” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“pulling out his nails, rubbing salt on his wounds, cutting off his fingers” view the record →
Violence & gore · moderate · Reviewer on record
“It is impossible to engage with a film that has a lot of blood, bloodshed” view the record →
Frightening / intense · moderate · Reviewer on record
“Climax sequence is not for the weak hearted.” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“Mughal soldiers burn a shepherdess alive” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“followed by scenes of endless torture” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“the visuals are not for the faint-hearted” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“a poor shepherd girl is seen burning to death, hundreds of bodies redden a river” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“fingernails are pulled out... eyes are gouged out with hot iron rods” view the record →
Sex & nudity · moderate · Reviewer on record
“women are molested and raped in villages” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“Too much gore action and bloodshed” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“ordering some gruesome torturous acts to be implemented” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“cleaving heads and chopping limbs, which we see in excruciatingly bloody detail” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“dragging viewers through scene after scene of swords eviscerating flesh” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“heavy action filled with blood-shed, merciless killings, though highly gore sequences” view the record →
Violence & gore · strong · Reviewer on record
“over-loud, gratuitously gory and unbearably demonstrative” view the record →
Frightening / intense · strong · Reviewer on record
“The torture porn in the climax of Vicky Kaushal's film reminds you of the systematic flaying of Jesus” view the record →
Frightening / intense · strong · Reviewer on record
“the visuals are not for the faint-hearted” view the record →
Frightening / intense · moderate · Reviewer on record
“the suffering and sacrifice of Sambhaji bleed one dry in the final act” view the record →
Frightening / intense · strong · Reviewer on record
“Climax sequence is not for the weak hearted.”
Frightening / intense · strong · Reviewer on record
“ಫ್ಯಾಮಿಲಿ ಜೊತೆ ನೋಡೋ ಮುಂಚೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಯೋಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಸ್ಪೆಷಲಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಕರ್ಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗೋ ಮುಂಚೆ”
Positive messages · clear · Reviewer on record
“He declares his commitment to swarajya, or self-rule, from the rooftops.” view the record →
Positive messages · clear · Reviewer on record
“his unmatched valour and guerilla tactics” view the record →
Role models · clear · Reviewer on record
“Yet refuses to budge standing against it as strong as a pillar.” view the record →

Parents ask

Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Chhaava OK for kids?

Filmi puts Chhaava at 18+ — suitable for 18 and over. The CBFC certified it A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.

What age is Chhaava suitable for?

18+, based on the CBFC rating of A. 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.

What content should parents know about in Chhaava?

Documented so far: violence — strong, sex or nudity — moderate, frightening scenes — strong. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.

Did the censor board cut anything from Chhaava?

The CBFC certified it A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.

Seen it with your kids?

What age would you say?

You have watched it, they have not. What is the youngest age you would sit next to? The board puts it at 18+; your pick joins a parents’ number that sits beside it and never replaces it.
18+and up
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Minimum age
18+
CBFC: A Source: CBFC
Certificate · BBFC
15minimum age 15
source link pending
Certificate · CBFC
Aminimum age 18
source link pending
Parent note
A historical war epic about a Maratha king's rebellion against the Mughal empire, with graphic sword battles and a lengthy, harrowing torture sequence in the climax that several critics say is difficult to watch.
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