Dabangg 3 shortened by nearly 10 minutes

A total of 9 minutes and 40 seconds visuals have been chopped off from Salman's latest outing Dabangg 3. While Naina Lade has been trimmed a bit, the song titled Awara has been axed.

Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan's latest release Dabangg 3, which hit the screens on December 20, has been trimmed by nearly 10 minutes.

Criticised for being too long with a duration of over two hours, the film's songs served as a hindrance to the narrative.

According to news reports, the producers of Dabangg 3 decided to shorten the film by 9 minutes and 40 seconds from the second day of its release. Theatres were instructed to play the revised version with immediate effect.

Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the same on Twitter. He wrote: "#Xclusiv: #Dabangg3 trimmed on Day 2... 9 minutes, 40 seconds portions reduced from the run time."

A source close to the producers said: "Out of nine minutes, approximately eight minutes have been removed from the first half. The song Awara, featuring Salman and Saiee Manjrekar, has been edited out. Also, their other song Naina Lade has been slightly trimmed.

"Moreover, a few comedy scenes didn't elicit the desired laughs from the moviegoers. Those too have been chucked out from the revised version," the source added.

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The major issue with the third instalment of the Dabangg franchise is that the tracks are not that memorable. Moreover, there are four romantic numbers in the film, two in each half with both the heroines.

The song featuring Sonakshi Sinha, who plays the role of Rajjo in the franchise, has not been axed.

"The viewers majorly had issues with the first half being too long. So most of the trimming was done in the pre-interval sequence. As for the second half, a few scenes have been shortened," the source said.

Dabangg 3 collected Rs 24.5 crore at the box-office on its first day of release. It further garnered Rs 24.75 crore on Saturday.