The makers of '' Daayraa '' were asked " some allegedly obscene dialogue and phrases to be deleted " following which an " A " ( Restricted to adults ) certificate was given to the film by the Central Board of Film Certification in August 1996 . However , it did not see theatrical release in India . It premiered at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival and was then screened at the London Film Festival . Subsequent releases came in the film festivals of the Hamptons , Melbourne , Copenhagen , Oslo , New York and Vancouver . It was first released theatrically at Haymarket theatre in Leicester on 27 November 1999 . Prints in the UK were distributed by Blue Dolphin Films , and in France by Avanti Films . Sequences of around 20 minutes involving soundtrack were trimmed in these releases . It completed an eight-week run in the West End of London
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Daayraa