‘Rangoon’ run-time reduced by 13 minutes

Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Rangoon‘ is all set to hit the theatres tomorrow and the film, which is set during World War II, had to undergo few more change days before its release.

Says our source, “Seventy shots have been removed from the film after it was censored and certified a month ago.” But the movie then underwent a re-edit by the makers and was again submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC aka the Censor Board) for re-certification. The edits came to the CBFC on Monday. Sources confirm that the film’s running time has now become shorter by 13 minutes. (Also Read: ‘Rangoon’: Farah Khan pulls off a one-take song successfully in full style and rhythm)

While the movie was originally set to be of 2 hours 47 minutes after censoring, it is now 2 hours and 34 minutes long. “The product looks slicker and feels lighter. When the Board members saw it they immediately warmed up to the re-edited product,” says the source.

Another source from the Censor Board said, “I think the earlier version of ‘Rangoon’ was done too early. This was done so it could be eligible for some film festivals. A fresh edited version came to us on Monday and we loved it.”

The film starring Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan in the lead is all set to have a worldwide release tomorrow.