Kites was supposed to release during Diwali period but due to the differences between producer Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu over the steamy love scenes between lead pair of the film Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori, it is supposed to take some more time to release. Rakesh wants Anurag to edit those steamy scenes between Hrithik and Barbara, while Anurag is not happy with the final copy of film without the scenes.
Rakesh wants to cut those scenes from the film because Hrithik’s supposed likeness to Barbara recently created a storm at his house. So he thinks that those scenes will only add fuel to the controversy. Also there is one more problem that they didn’t found a suitable Hollywood distributor to release the film worldwide. So now the film is expected to release in December or early next year.
One source revealed, “There are three reasons for the delay. First, Anurag and Rakesh Roshan continue to disagree, though we thought the situation would improve after the shoot. There is speculation that there are three edited versions of Kites. Rakesh’s version is without Hrithik and Barbara’s love-making scenes. Rakesh thinks that the Hrithik-Barbara controversy has affected the peace at home and the love-making scenes would only fuel the controversy. Anurag is upset by Rakesh’s decision to chop off the passionate scenes.”
“The Roshans want a worldwide release of both; the Hindi and the English version. A special trailer was also screened at Cannes when Anurag, Rakesh, Hrithik and Barbara were there for the festival. Although, Big Pictures have the worldwide rights, the film will reach many more countries through a Hollywood studio. The Roshans haven’t been able to finalise a deal in this regard till today,” added the source.
When asked to the Rakesh Roshan about his differences with the director, he denied it and said, “There is no truth to that. The film is still a work in progress. I have not decided the release date. Whenever the first copy comes out, I will take a call.”
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