In the harsh terrain of the Mexican desert, a mortally wounded man is left for dead in the heat of the sun. This is Jay — once a street—smart, carefree hustler and now a wanted man. The only thing that keeps him alive is his quest to find the love of his life, Natasha, who is engaged to another man. Watch as Jay and Natasha fall in love despite language and cultural barriers, and embark on an action—packed adventure of love, dance, and danger across Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Mexico — an adventure that could kill them both, or bring them together forever.
In what will be the widest ever release for any Indian ‘Bollywood’ production, Kites, the eagerly anticipated romantic adventure starring Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori, will open globally, including the U.S. and Canada, on May 21st, day and date with its Indian release. The Rakesh Roshan production, directed by Anurag Basu, will be released by Reliance BIG Pictures on more than 2000 screens simultaneously, including over 200 in the States.
Shot completely on location in Las Vegas, Sante Fe and Los Angeles, Kites is a unique ‘Bollywood’ film in a number of ways, not the least of which is the fact that a reworked English language version, designed to extend the reach of the original, will be launched in select engagements one week later. Entitled Kites: The Remix, it is being presented by Brett Ratner, who oversaw its creation. In the States, Kites: The Remix will be released in association with Mark Urman’s Paladin, and will open in several major markets, including New York and Los Angeles, for the Memorial Day holiday weekend beginning May 28th.
Produced on an epic scale, and set primarily against the lavish backdrop of Las Vegas, Kites: The Remix tells the story of two star-crossed lovers who are destined to be together even though each is betrothed to another. Indian superstar Roshan, plays “J,” a charming hustler looking to make a big score, and Mori, the renowned Mexican actress (best known in America for the 2005 hit “La Mujer De Mi Hermano”), plays Linda, a beautiful immigrant with dreams of marrying a rich American. Their romance is described in the film as a love that “knows no language,” an apt description of Kites itself, which has more international appeal than more traditional Bollywood films.
Kites is an Indian Hindi / Spanish mix language dialogue romantic action thriller film directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori, Kangna Ranaut, and Kabir Bedi. The film was released in India and in North America on 21 May 2010. Its 208-theater opening in North America made it the largest Bollywood release up to that time.
It was also the first Bollywood movie to reach the weekend top ten, though My Name is Khan had a larger first-weekend North American gross. Despite a strong opening, it was eventually declared a flop at the box office. Reliance Entertainment bought worldwide distribution rights of Kites for whooping ₹150 crore (US$23 million) which is a record sum.[citation needed] The film but managed to collect only ₹48.56 crore (US$7.6 million) nett in its lifetime run.
Kites (2010)
Directed by: Anurag Basu
Starring by: Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut, Nicholas Brown, Luce Rains, Camme Tyla, Steven Michael Quezada, Kabir Bedi, Anand Tiwari, Madhuri Bhatia, Camme Tyla, Bob Brahmbhatt
Screenplay by: Anurag Basu, Akarsh Khurana, Rakesh Roshan
Production Design by: Rajat Poddar
Cinematography by: Ayananka Bose
Film Editing by: Akiv Ali, Mark Helfrich
Costume Design by: Ashish Dwyer, Suneet Verma
Art Direction by: David Baca
Music by: Rajesh Roshan
Distributed by: Big Pictures
Release Date: May 21, 2010
