A Salman Khan film. A ₹100-crore war drama. A real-life martyr's story.
And yet… silence.
Maatrubhumi — Salman Khan's biggest bet of 2026 — just hit another wall.
The CBFC has quietly withheld its clearance certificate.
Until further orders.
Three words that can break a Bollywood release calendar.
First it was going to be an Eid release on April 17.
Then August.
Now? Nobody's putting a date on it.
Here's the timeline nobody's talking about:
Because it's not fiction.
Salman plays Colonel Santosh Babu, commanding officer of the 16 Bihar Regiment.
The officer who led his men into the Galwan Valley on the night of June 15, 2020.
No firearms. Just fists, stones, and iron rods wrapped in barbed wire.
20 Indian soldiers didn't come back.
Colonel Babu was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra.
This isn't a script. It's a wound that's still healing.
The teaser barely finished loading before Chinese social media exploded.
Weibo users accused the makers of "distorting" Galwan.
The Ministry of External Affairs was asked about it in a January briefing — and politely stepped away, saying films are handled by "relevant authorities."
Translation: We're not touching this one.
Meanwhile, another Galwan-based film has reportedly been shelved entirely. The unspoken message across the industry — you can't bash China on screen right now.
This isn't just a release delay.
It's a ₹100-crore Salman Khan Films production.
Directed by Apoorva Lakhia. Music by Himesh Reshammiya. Chitrangda Singh in a key role.
Produced by Salman's own mother, Salma Khan.
And it's stuck between three impossible masters:
Bollywood can shoot a war film in six months.
But getting it past the gate… that's the new battle.
And right now, Maatrubhumi is losing it.
That's all for now!
