Authorities in India cut kiss scenes between Superman and Lois Lane and censored parts of “F1: The Movie," as well.

Similarly, a scene showing the middle finger emoji was also deleted from F1, which starred Brad Pitt. The emoji was instead replaced with a fist bump emoji.

Moviegoers in India accuse authorities of adopting double standards for Bollywood, which is often laced with innuendos, misogyny and sensual scenes.

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A scene with Brad Pitt’s character sending a middle finger emoji was expected to be changed anyways by the board; the scene instead swapped the middle finger emoji for to a fist bump one.

For example, F1: The Movie replaced a middle finger emoji with a fist bump. The studio also modified Mickey 17 before submission. Superman released in India and globally on July 11, 2025.

This isn’t the first such case this year. “F1” had a middle-finger emoji replaced with a fis t, and “Thunderbolts” was released in India with muted expletives.

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This isn’t the first such case this year. “F1” had a middle-finger emoji replaced with a fis t, and “Thunderbolts” was released in India with muted expletives.

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