| Hrithik unveils first look of 'Kites' in Cannes Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan along with his Mexican co-star
Barbara Mori unveiled a teaser trailer and some key art posters of
their much talked-about film "Kites" at the Cannes Film Festival on
Friday (May 15)."'Kites' is a story of love that goes beyond
barriers, boundaries and cultures. With an internationally renowned
crew and crisp story telling, we have attempted to create a film which
we feel has a scope to reach wider world audience and set new
benchmarks," said Hrithik. Also present at the event was
Hrithik's father Rakesh Roshan who has not only produced the film under
his banner Filmkraft Productions but also written it. "With
each of our films we have tired to push the envelope with path breaking
technique, storytelling and novel presentation. A film like 'Kites' has
never been attempted in India before. This is our attempt to tap the
mainstream international audience and we are hopeful that with an able
partner like BIG Pictures, we will be able to meet this objective,"
said Rakesh Roshan. The film is directed by Anurag Basu who
carved a niche for himself with films like "Gangster - A Love Story"
and "Life in a Metro". "I'm glad Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik
entrusted me with an opportunity to direct 'Kites'. It has been an
enriching experience to shoot the film with an international team
across world cites. I'm happy that the film is getting such great
exposure at Cannes Film Festival, the world's biggest film market,"
said Basu. "Kites", which is being marketed extensively by
Reliance BIG Pictures, also has Kangana Ranaut, Nick Brown and Kabir
Bedi in pivotal roles. "We are extremely proud to be
associated with Filmkraft for marketing and distributing 'Kites' and
have put together a diverse team with relevant international experience
to take the film to the widest possible international audiences. Cannes
2009 is the beginning of this exciting journey," said Sunir Kheterpal,
COO, BIG Pictures. The film is scheduled for release in the last quarter of 2009. Indo-Asian News Service |
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