BREAKING: Hindi, Telugu and Tamil versions of 'xXx:Return of Xander Cage' DELAYED, here's why

Those of us desirous of hearing Vin Diesel speak in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu would just have to wait a little longer. The dubbed versions of xXx: Return Of Xander Cage have been held up at the censor board.

According to source, Viacom 18 decided to release all the 4 versions of xXx 3 on January 14 , 6 days ahead of its international release. “Viacom had even announced advance-bookings open for the Hindi,Telugu and Tamil versions of the film in the anticipation that their censor certification would be done in time. However this was not to be, and Viacom had to cancel the release of the dubbed versions of xXx to 20 January,” says the source.

However the CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has another story to tell. “As you know, the dubbed versions of a film can be certified only after the original is done. Viacom got its censor certification for the original English-language version on Monday. They submitted the dubbed versions on Wednesday and expected us to view all three versions on Thursday. How was that possible? We have a pile-up of films waiting to be certified. Producers must learn to set plausible goals for their film’s censor certification. We are not breaking the queue for any producer or film. It is first-come-first-serve at the CBFC.”