New Delhi: Amid growing curiosity around the Indo-Pak film Abir Gulal, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India has stepped into a steps to clarify the viral report, suggesting that the film is scheduled to release on 26 September, 2025 in Indian cinemas on 26 September, 2025. According to PIB, No such approval has been given for the filmAnd round -making reports in media and social platforms are false.
Pakistani actor Fawad Khan and Bollywood actress Wan Kapoor, Abir Gulal are a romantic drama, leaving India on 12 September. The film was originally prepared for release in Indian cinemas on May 9, 2025, but was banned after the Pahgam terror attack, causing tension in political relations and increased national sensitivity.
Since the film remains unavailable to the Indian audience, the fresh report claims that the film will eventually be released in India on 26 September. However, these claims are now officially denied.
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In an investigation into a fact posted on the social media platform X (East Twitter), the Press Information Bureau wrote, “It is being claimed by several media outlets that Fawad Khan and Vani Kapoor starring Fawad Khan and Vani Kapoor in the film” Abir Gulal “will be released in Indian cinemas on 26 September 2025.
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It is being claimed by several media outlets that the film “Abir Gulal” starring Favad Khan and Vanani Kapoor will be released in Indian cinemas on 26 September 2025.#Pibfactcheck
This claim is fake
No such approval has been given for this film. pic.twitter.com/dqjegzb67q– Pib Fact Check (@Pibfactcheck) September 13, 2025
About the film: Abir Gulal
Aarti s. Directed by Bagdi, Abir Gulal is described as a poetic, emotionally rich romantic drama. According to IMDB, the story “revolves around two injured souls, which is coincidentally brought together, which find solitude in each other’s company and gradually develop a deep relationship that blooms in love.”
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Film stars, Fawad Khan, Wani Kapoor, Parmeet Sethi, Farida Jalal, Riddhi Dogra, Lisa Hayden, Soni Razdan
Political and cultural background
This is not the first time the film has faced the challenges of release in India. After the URI attack in 2016, Pakistani artists were imposed a uniform wave of restrictions, leading to informal restrictions of many films and performances.
Current status
So far, Aabeer Gulal is unavailable in Indian cinemas, and otherwise any claiming claims have been considered misleading. The statement of the Press Information Bureau serves to eliminate confusion and strengthen the absence of any withdrawal for its dramatic release in the country.