On Friday, april 26, Challengers was released in India. Among the most talked-about scenes, the trio was included in the indian edit. Starring in the Luca Guadagnino-directed movie are Zendaya, josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist. The movie opened in india on par with its worldwide distribution, except for around two moments that were blurry despite the majority of the movie escaping indian censorship laws. No, it's not related to the sultry sex scenes at all.
Challengers, rated A, had two sequences involving cigarettes. It was requested that the cigarette packaging be blurred out in both sequences and that a health notice about smoking be included. Aside from this, Challengers essentially had a cut-free version that was shown in cinemas.
Zendaya recently disclosed how her parents felt about her sultry moments in the movie. Zendaya revealed in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, "It was hilarious." "You know, it's not like our first rodeo or anything; they've all seen euphoria," she continued. Zendaya said, "It was funny because, you know, obviously I've seen the movie many times so I know what's coming, and they were all sitting behind me. I got to, like, watch them watch and slowly just be like, 'Oh god.'" Zendaya went on to discuss her family's emotions.