Namewee’s ‘Banglasia 2.0’ rakes in RM220,000 on first day of release
because of 31 scenes that they deemed to be distasteful.
The ban on the movie was lifted on February 12, after seven cuts and a small reshoot from the original film, with the new version being named“I thank the LPF for its decision because I do not want to wait for another five years!” said Namewee in a press release. Finally approved for public screening, the film is one of the few Malaysian productions to be labelled with an 18+ rating.
The rating, however, has resulted in many of his under-aged fans expressing their disappointment as they are unable to watch the film in cinemas.
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