KITES Movie 2010: May 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Kites: Barbara, Hrithik teaching each other

It's not just fame that Movie Kites has brought to Mexican actress Barbara Mori. She has also learnt English while shooting for the romantic-action thriller and it was none other than co-star Hrithik Roshan who turned teacher on the sets.

Apparently Barbara and Hrithik made a pact. Hrithik would teach Barbara English and Barbara would teach him Spanish while shooting for the movie.

Barbara has picked up enough to conduct herself coherently with the media in Cannes although apparently she would often turn to Hrithik to get the right word.

Producer of the film Rakesh Roshan said, “Barbara knew only Spanish when she started shooting for 'Kites'. That suited us fine since her character is supposed to understand only Spanish. During shooting she needed to communicate with her co-stars and the crew. She was forced to learn English. Now she speaks just enough to make herself understood”.

Kites is being directed by Anurag Basu and also stars Kangana Ranaut in a pivotal role. The film's shooting is over and it has reached editing table. Rakesh Roshan is hoping for an October release.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Kites: Videos

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Kites:Kangana left out of ‘Kites’ moment at Cannes Film Festival

Barbara Mori and Hrithik Roshan grabbed the limelight at the Cannes red carpet for upcoming film “Kites” but Kangana Ranaut, who plays a pivotal role in the film, was not invited for the event. Producer Rakesh Roshan has cited a last minute plan as the reason for the miss.

“Kangana was not told to accompany Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik (Roshan) and Anurag Basu although the director is very close to her and in fact, was instrumental in recommending her for the role in ‘Kites’. We believe the team wanted to focus on the Hrithik-Barbara pair to give ‘Kites’ a more international crossover appeal at Cannes,” a source close to Kangana told IANS.

Basu had cast Kangana in films like “Gangster - A Love Story” and “Life In A… Metro”.

Rakesh Roshan, his son Hrithik Roshan and Basu have returned to Mumbai from Cannes while Barbara Mori has gone back to Mexico - all are content with the way the nine-minute trailer of “Kites” has been received at the international jamboree.

But doesn’t it appear strange that the film’s leading lady was left out at such an important event?

When questioned, Rakesh Roshan washed his hands off the matter, saying: “We ourselves were not sure till the last minute who was going or not. Even my brother Rajesh Roshan, who has done the ‘Kites’ music, was left out because of the last-minute flurry. I think our co-producers Big Pictures would be the best people to comment on why Kangana couldn’t go.”

When contacted, a representative of Big Pictures said: “I think Mr. Rakesh Roshan would be able to comment on why Kangana wasn’t at Cannes.”

Now you decide who should comment.

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