Rani Mukerji starrer Mardaani was awarded an 'A' certificate by the Censor Board on July 31, 2014. The following changes were made in the film, as asked by the Board:
1. The scene of clothes getting torn after water is hit through pipe was deleted by 20%
2. The visuals of blood trickling through a girl's leg was deleted
3. The word 'shauk' was muted from the dialogue 'Mera shauk rape hai'

The duration of the film is 113 minutes. The film releases on August 22, 2014