Updated On: 17 October, 2025 06:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Kerala High Court has decided to personally screen Shane Nigam’s Haal before ruling on the CBFC’s directive to delete scenes involving beef biryani and religious references. Justice V.G. Arun announced he would watch the film himself

Still from Haal
Actor Shane Nigam's Haal has landed in trouble with the censorship directed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The board instructed the makers to remove a scene featuring beef biryani and dialogues related to a ceremonial salute. The makers of the Malayalam film went to court to contest the censorship. On Friday, the Kerala High Court decided to watch the much-anticipated film before giving its verdict on the matter.
During the hearing, counsel for the film stressed that there was nothing objectionable in the content and requested that either the court or a nominee appointed by it watch the film. Justice V.G. Arun then announced that he himself would view the film and would inform the date on Tuesday.