The compromise created one of the most touching endings in cinema history. The frame story remains, reminding the audience that the "kissing parts" are okay, but the action is what matters. Without the author refusing to give up for 15 years, the film would not exist today.
The movie almost never got made. The author of the original book, William Goldman, spent 15 years trying to get a movie version produced. Every major studio rejected it. They liked the action and the romance, but they didn't understand the humor. They tried to cut the frame story (the grandfather reading to his grandson) and make it a straightforward adventure. ysk movies
“I meant YRF (Bollywood).” “I meant a list of essential/underseen movies.” “I meant a specific film or director with the initials YSK.” The compromise created one of the most touching