Hrithik presses Ctrl+Alt+Del with Farah!

Kites needed a surgical cut to make the length savory for the audience, and a song choreographed by Farah Khan was the first victim.

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The decision, though cold-blooded, was deemed necessary, but courtesy demands that Farah should have been informed about it. However, for the Roshans, extending the courtesy was not on top of their priority lists. There's no saving grace here — it doesn't feature in the Hindi or the English version either.

Although two weeks have lapsed, they still haven't found the time to speak to Farah and explain their decision. The salsa number was shot over two-and-a-half days with the lead pair, Hrithik and Barbara Mori. The sensuous song weaves in the romance of English and Spanish.

When Rakesh Roshan, Anurag Basu and Hrithik Roshan took the decision, Anurag told Hrithik that he would like to inform Farah about the same. But Hrithik told Anurag that he would do the needful. Strangely, Farah was not informed.

When contacted, Farah confirmed, "I am not aware that my song is not in Kites anymore."

This must be a blow for Farah Khan, who had taken up very selective work after the delivery of her triplets. Her two assignments had included work for her friends with Billu and Dostana, while Kites was only her third professional assignment.

A source close to the Roshans explained, "A large number of people who saw Kites at Cannes felt that the film was too long. There was a lot of debate about what should be chopped. After great deliberation, it was decided that Farah's song should be deleted." The decision is quite a surprise because the Roshans had announced the song with a lot of fanfare.

We don't know if Farah was actually disappointed when we told her but she said, "I am not upset. It must be for the betterment of Kites. And maybe I will be informed after the final print is out."

Rakesh Roshan and Anurag Basu remained unavailable for comment.