Inside News

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Kites will be releasing this Diwali ‘09


Rakesh Roshan is producing a film that has started in July 2008 that will feature Hrithik in a never-before avatar. “It’s an action thriller with a strong love story at its heart. Anurag Basu, whom both I and Hrithik think very highly of, is directing the film for us,” reveals Rakesh Roshan a week before year-end, thereby putting an end to all wild speculation about the seriousness of Hrithik’s knee injury.New date was of mid May '09 but due to another injury to Hrithik it may get delaied and most probablely
Kites will be releasing on Diwali ‘09


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It’s a bold one

Says Anurag, “It’s a different movie and a bold one which will be entirely shot in New Mexico, Las Vegas and LA. The film is romantic and Hrithik’s character is completely different from what he has played in the past. He is more flamboyant and will be romancing both the Latin actress and Kangana. His character is like a kite which wanders here and there but always flies high.”

Hrithik Roshan’s next film Kites will have a budget of 60 crore which will be a record for a hindi film. So far the most expensive film is Jodhaa Akbar at 50 crore while the most expensive from the Roshan banner was Krrish at 35 crore but Kites will top this.

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Hrithik sings for Kites !

Hrithik Roshan has performed dangerous stunts, breathtaking dances and played a perfect lover-boy. Yet there’s more to him, he is now ready to sing for his next film, Kites, directed by Anurag Basu.

Kites will have Hrithik singing an English song. Says a well-placed source from the industry, “Hrithik finished recording a song for Rajesh Roshan last week for his film, Kites. It was Anurag’s and Rajeshji’s idea to persuade Hrithik to sing. Hrithik, known to experiment and go for anything new, loved the idea and agreed immediately.”

However, the king of perfectionism, underwent rigorous training before recording the song. According to our source, just as he had undergone training to get the Urdu diction right before playing Akbar in Jodhaa Akbar, for his character in Kites, he learnt to speak English with an American accent and to sing with that accent too.

Adds our source, “Once it was decided by Anurag, Hrithik and Rakeshji that Hrithik would sing in their film, Hrithik went through a systematic training for voice modulation. He hasn’t been shooting for any film so he had enough time to devote to these sessions and he made the best of them.”

Hirthik has left for Mexico to shoot for the film to be produced by Rakesh Roshan. His uncle, Rajesh Roshan, is the music director. The movie tells the story of a cosmopolitan man torn between his wife and his mistress.

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Hrithik gets cozy with Barbara

Latin actress Barbara Mori is the main attraction of Rakesh Roshan’s Kites. For the first time ever, Hrithik has been cast opposite an international actress and so the anticipation is too high. Kites is touted to be one of the most sensuous films made till date as the film is overloaded with sumptuous scenes of Hrithik with his co-star and for the first time, we will get to see Hrithik in a hot avatar. Recently, Hrithik and Barbara had shot a very close scene and Roshan Sr was gently asked to leave the set.

“The two sizzle together. This is Hrithik’s most sensuous film to date. The accent here is not only on his dancing but also on his ability to generate sensuality, which has so far remained largely under wraps, the chemistry with Aishwarya Rai in ‘Dhoom 2′ notwithstanding. In ‘Kites’, Basu has shot another more sensuous side of Hrithik,” said a source close to the film.

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Hrithik will have thin moustache n beard in Kites

Hrithik who has sported a moustache in Jodhaa Akbar, a tan in Dhoom 2 will now be sporting a beard in Kites! A unit hand of the film revealed, “Hrithik will have a thin moustache and beard in Kites. The actor is looking as great as ever in the look. He has also lost weight to look fitter. He also insists on performing all the stunts by himself.”

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Hrithik Roshan babysits Barbara Mori’s kid

Hrithik Roshan has apparently been bonding well with co-star Barbara Mori’s son on the sets of Kites .

While shooting the Anurag Basu -directed film in New Mexico, Hrithik grew so fond of Mori’s son that he reportedly offered to babysit him when Mori was busy giving her shots.The little kid, too, has grown a liking to the charming Bollywood hunk.

Meanwhile, the chemistry between Hrithik and Barbara Mori has been so sizzling during the shoots that papa Rakesh Roshan is often politely asked to leave the sets so that the young couple can perform in no-holds-barred spirit.

After a change in the cinematographer, the film’s unit has now shifted to Las Vegas and Hrithik’s wife Suzanne is expected to join him there with the couple’s younger son Hridhaan.