Overview
- KD: The Devil, which opened Thursday, reached theaters only in Kannada after CBFC delays prevented the Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam dubs from being submitted on time.
- Producers said they are filing the dubbed versions for certification this week and hope to roll them out next week, though no dates are confirmed.
- Early trade estimates put day-one India collections around Rs 3.5–4 crore, signaling a soft start that makes the weekend trend crucial.
- Audience chatter leaned positive on the big-scale action, music and cameo appeal, while critics flagged a messy screenplay and excess; reviews noted the Nora Fatehi sequence tied to the promo song is not in the final cut.
- The Hindi version of a March 14 item song was pulled from YouTube within two days after backlash and drew NHRC and NCW scrutiny, with Nora Fatehi disavowing the lyrics as director Prem blamed a poor translation and Kichcha Sudeep publicly backed him.