Barbara Mori returns to Bollywood with 'Fever'

After 'Kites' and 'Spanish Beauty', Mexican actress Barbara Mori will be seen in 'Fever', opposite Rajeev Khandelwal. She has agreed to do the film, which will be produced by Ravi Agrawal and directed by Rajeev Jhaveri. Mori said she loved the script when it was narrated to her and was excited by how different her character in the film was from the one in 'Kites'.

In 'Fever', Barbara plays the character of a linguist who is a second generation Briton. The film will be shot in virgin locations like Cornwall in England through the beautiful months of June-July. It will therefore, feature a classic English landscape -- cultured British houses, cobbled stone streets, mountains emanating from the sea and vibrant colours. Besides Barbara, 'Fever' will also star an Indian heroine.

Rajeev Khandelwal, who made his Bollywood debut with 'Aamir', has a slew of releases this year starting with 'Shaitaan', produced by Studio18 and Anurag Kashyap and then HMV Sargama's 'Soundtrack'.

Hritik Roshan's 'Kites' set for a TV priemere

Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori-starrer 'Kites' is all set for a TV premiere soon - within a month of its release. The film is still running.

In multiplexes but Colors channel, which had obtained the TV rights of the movie, will be screening 'Kites' on June 27.

The channel had previously shown high-profile films like 'Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani' and 'Blue' within months of their release.

"We endeavor on bringing the biggest Bollywood blockbusters to our viewers, right in the comfort of their homes. The next six to eight months are going to be a pure treat for the viewers as we plan to showcase a series of big and recent Blockbuster films," said Gaurav Gandhi, Chief Commercial Officer & Head - International Business, Viacom18.

Produced by Rakesh Roshan and distributed by Reliance BIG Pictures, it was among the most awaited films of the year, and released worldwide May 21. But, despite a grand opening, the film failed to rise up to the expectations of critics and viewers. Also starring Kangana Ranaut and Kabir Bedi, the film is a love story set against the back drop of a robbery in a Las Vegas casino.

Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan's special screening for Hrithik-Barbara

Generally it happens that the makers of the film hold special screenings for friends and film fraternity. But Shahrukh Khan, in a party mood as usual, reportedly had a private screening of Kites for Hrithik Roshan, his wife Sussanne Roshan and Barbara Mori at Mannat.

According to a daily, it was a small party two days ago mainly attended by the friends of Shahrukh and Gauri. And since Hrithik was busy with the film’s promotion, it was Sussanne and Barbara who came first to the party. Hrithik arrived quite late and was welcomed with flattering compliments from everyone for his performance in ‘Kites’.With reason or not, SRK knows how to enjoy life to the fullest.

5 reasons why you should watch Kites

Kites has been flying for so long in the skies but the wind made sure that it float right up there. The hype around it hasn’t died down even a bit ever since it was announced. And now that it is set for release this Friday, May 21, film lovers must be curious to know what the film has in store for them.

As we have been following the film right from the beginning, we take the pleasure to give you five good reasons why you should watch Kites.Big promise A lot of films have been released in the last couple of months but not a single.

One of them rocked at the box office though films like Prince, Paathshaala and Badmaash Company did reasonably well. So, the film buffs must be looking forward to watch a good film that has right dose of entertainment, sentiment and action. And the good news is that Kites promises you that.

Mexican factor - Barbara Mori You can run, you can hide but you can’t escape Barbara Mori. This Mexican actress has invaded Bollywood like no one else has ever done it before. She has got the look and talent. And that’s not all - she has hot figure that could take away the reasoning power of the guys. Hrithik has even said that she is the best actress he has ever worked with.

Hrithik Roshan the singer
Everybody knows that Hrithik is a great dancer and actor but not many will know that he has a good voice too. Believe it or not, he has sung the title song of Kites. And he has received lots of accolades from his debut as a singer.

Hrithik-Barbara chemistry This is old news. We have heard a lot about the chemistry between Hrithik and Barbara. It was even rumoured that their rapport almost cost Hrithik’s marriage. But the photo that has the duo kissing topless came as a big shocker. Some of their hot sequences might be censored for the Indian audience but the film will surely have enough of their spice.

International appeal Kites will be released in over 2300 screens worldwide including 500 screens in over 60 countries. The presence of Mexican actress Barbara Mori has surely given international appeal to it. Moreover, non-Indian audience can enjoy it, as it will have English and Spanish versions.

Kites, directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Rakesh Roshan and Sharan Kapoor, also features Kangana Ranaut in a special guest appearance. You have many things to look forward to in Kites but it’s you who is to take the final call!

Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori: The International promos of ‘Kites’, too hot to resist!

Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori are off to a flying start this May. As the date of release nears up, there are more and more skeletons falling from the cupboard.

Recent hot buzz doing the rounds is that the International version of the flick has far too bold images for it to be shown in the Indian arenas. .

Barbara had recently said something like it was high time that Indian films allowed some kissing scenes in their films.

Now, with that point of view, many had agreed that in deed times had changed. Now, with the promos of the International version released, it has Hrithik in an intimate pose with Barbara who is topless.

The hotshot promo is truly in International flavor, and is a rage already. The story line, of ‘Kites’ has been handled delicately.

And some exclusive locales abroad have added charm to the extremely hot scenes. The International promo can be viewed on.

The hot duo has managed to stir the senses even before the release, lets see what pitch the fever goes up to after the release!

Bollywood hopes for a summer splash post-IPL

With curtains on the IPL cricket tournament, Bollywood is all set to buzz with activity as a slew of big-budget movies with nearly Rs 350 crore riding on them slated for release.

As the over month long tournament grabbed eye balls, major releases were held back. The first biggie lined up for release is Sajid Nadiadwala's comic caper Housefull on April 30.

Yash Raj films' Badmash Company starring Shahid Kapur and Anushka Sharma will hit the screens on May seven, Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori starrer Kites on May 21, followed by Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti on June 4 and Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' on June 18.

Trade analyst Amod Mehra told PTI that the film industry will be closely watching the performance of these big releases. "Stakes are high for the industry reeling under recession, high production costs and films flopping at regular intervals. At least Rs 350 crore is riding on these summer releases," he said.

The first look of Raavan has already created a buzz and the film's music will be launched in Mumbai tomorrow. Abhishek and Aishwarya will be seen together in a movie after three years. Their last film with Mani Ratnam was Guru and soon after the release the two actors were engaged to get married.

In Raavan, Abhishek will be seen in a negative role while Aishwarya has been paired opposite Tamil superstar Vikram. It was speculated that Abhishek plays the character of the Naxalite leader Kobad Gandy but the actor refuted it on his micro blogging account Twitter.

In Prakash Jha's Raajneeti a lot has been said about Katrina Kaif's character of a widow who takes a plunge into politics and that it was inspired from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. But, its director said there was nothing in common between the two, except they both looked beautiful in a saree. Jha has planned rallies across seven cities where the cast and crew will travel to colleges for a discussion on current issues and subjects with relevance to the youth.

"We would ask the students why aren't the educated youth coming forth to actively participate in politics? Why isn't it considered a career choice," he said. The promotional rallies will be held between May 10 and 24. Mexican beauty Barbara Mori is already in Mumbai and will join the promotional campaign of 'Kites' which is expected to start next week.

"Kites will be Hrithik Roshan's first film in two years after Jodhaa Akbar. He was last seen in a special appearance in Luck by Chance last year. Housefull has been directed by Sajid Khan and has a host of actors like Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone among others.

Hrithik Roshan failed to impress Barbara Mori

There is no doubt that Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori are now best of friends (thanks to the movie Kites), but initially the Mexican damsel was hesitant to work with our Duggu.

According to the latest buzz, when she was approached for ‘Kites’, Barbara was unsure of pairing up with him. But why? Actually the lassie wasn’t aware of Hrithik’s work.

In Bollywood and she visited Youtube to see some of Hrithik’s film scenes and videos. And what she saw didn’t impress her, so she conveyed her apprehension to the Roshans.

Then Hrithik took the initiative to reach out to the actress and sent her DVDs of three films, Lakshya, Koi Mil Gaya and Dhoom 2. And after that there was no looking back for Barbara. All her doubts were put to rest.

She came to know that Hrithik was no greenhorn but an accomplished actor. So the first impression definitely wasn’t the last here.