Before the release, the film was given an 'A' certificate from the Indian Censor Board.
The Censor Board was concerned about the violence, and that viewers may be influenced to take the law in their own hands.
The Censor Board said that they had not been insensitive to Christian sentiments.
Final Solution was banned in India by the Censor Board for several months.
On 4 December the film was referred back to the Censor Board for a re-examination.
Fire was re-released without cuts by the Censor Board on 12 February 1999.
This film could not get certification from the Censor Board in India for its explicit content.
The Censor Board had also taken exception to the language used in the film.
And in one such incident, she directed that the offending film be sent to the Censor Board for fresh certification.
The Censor Board issued directions to delete the objectionable scenes in the film.
