Ashutosh Gowarikar 's Jodhaa Akbar , that stars the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the dashing Hrithik Roshan in the title roles, went under the knife, again, because the movie is just too long.

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According to our sources the first print of the film which is roughly edited has come out and the length has turned out to be of 4 hours duration. It is also learnt that the maker has now decided to drop two songs from the film one which were yet to be shot. Although the film still has to undergo final editing our sources insist that the final product won't be less that three and half hours. The film is slated for release on January 25, 2008.

At present, the new version has two songs edited out, one of which was a qawwali sung by A R Rahman , the music director for the movie.

"It was a very good idea to have a qawwali, as it was a traditional aspect in  the lives of kings. It was difficult for Ashutosh, but he also asked for  Rahman's take on the decision, and chopped the songs off only when Rahman  agreed," the source adds.
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