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Aamir Khan Recalls Cop’s Warning After Early ‘Delhi Belly’ Cut: ‘You’ll Lose 25 Years of Respect’

The recollection spotlights test-screen feedback shaping the film’s teaser.

Overview

  • At a recent fan meet, Khan described watching the first cut and thinking it was “alag level buri,” with his Mumbai Police security detail also viewing the screening.
  • He said a security officer told him he would lose the respect he had built over 25 years because of the film.
  • Khan noted the initial edit “didn’t work,” leading to multiple re-edits over several years, including a try with an editor in Los Angeles.
  • The officer’s blunt remark informed the first teaser, where Imran Khan warns, “Mamu apni saari izzat gawane wale hain.”
  • Aamir Khan Productions is now promoting Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos for a January 16 theatrical release featuring cameos by Aamir and Imran Khan.