India, June 14 -- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has granted an 'A' (Adults Only) certificate to Cocktail 2, just days before it hits big screens on June 19. Directed by Homi Adajania, the movie features a fresh lead cast of Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna. While it brings a new storyline, the film serves as a spiritual follow-up to the hit 2012 romantic comedy Cocktail, which originally starred Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Diana Penty.

According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the upcoming sequel Cocktail 2 will have a runtime of 150 minutes (two and a half hours). This makes it just four minutes longer than the original 2012 romantic drama, which clocked in at 146 minutes.

While director Hom...