Hrithik to work with Barbara Mori

Rakesh Roshan has signed the well-known Latin actress Barbara Mori as the leading lady for his new venture Kites. Barbara will be paired with Hrithik Roshan.

The film also stars Kangana Ranaut. Currently the rest of the cast is still to be finalized. After Film Kraft’s first film Krazzy 4 which is being directed by Raja Sen, this is the second home production not directed by Rakesh Roshan.

Anurag Basu will direct Kites and the music is by Rajesh Roshan. The remaining cast and credits are currently being finalized. The casting is happening simultaneously in Bombay and Los Angeles.

Kites will be shot in New Mexico, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The film is expected to go on the floors by July 2008.

Hrithik n ash in hyderabad

Hollywood calling for Hrithik!

The news is finally confirmed. After lots of speculations about the cast of foreign actors in his next film with Rakesh Roshan, Anurag Basu has finally come forth to clear the air.

Says the maverick director, "Yes, it's a fact that I went to Los Angeles with Rakeshji for the casting of my film and very soon we will be announcing the name of the actress. Apart from Hrithik Roshan who plays the main lead, the film will have leading international actors and newcomers as part of its starcast."

It can be recalled that rumours about Penelope Cruz and Bruna Abdullah being part of Anurag's mega project have been doing the rounds in the press. Now, what remains to be seen is, how long will it be before the names are finally out. And we sure hope Anurag manages to get the beauties.

Hrithik Roshan gets an entry in NASA

Hindi films and foreign locations have always gone hand in hand be it Switzerland or Australia or for that matter the US. But for some reasons our stories have never really had any elements that would require the premises of world's premiere space research organization NASA, except one – Swades.

That's the reason we were pretty excited when sources revealed that Rakesh Roshan was on a recce in the States and has approached NASA to shoot his next film there. "Rakesh Roshan is in the States, he has been on a location hunt. And the news is that he has approached NASA and they have approved his request to let him shoot there," says a source close to his camp.

When we tried reaching Rakesh Roshan he did approve that he is indeed in the US. "I am in LA right now and will return only by 29 February," reads his SMS. However, the director - producer sent an outright denial to our query on the NASA progress. "They are false rumours," he said, claming he never really approached the organization.

It must be noted that if Rakesh had got the permission, Hrithik would have been the second hero to shoot there after Shah Rukh Khan, who played Mohan Bhargav, a NASA project manager in Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades. Hrithik, in the mean time, is readying up to play the lead in Anurag Basu's 'international' project, the lead actress for which is yet to be finalised.

Hrithik Roshan at Neeta Lulla’s Jodhaa Akbar Store

Hrithik Roshan at Neeta Lulla’s Jodhaa Akbar Store. Hrithik Roshan, Poonam Sinha, Ashutosh Gowarilkar, Pradeep Hirani, Ila Arun, Ishita Arun, Zeba Kohli, Suneeta Menon were present at this event. Bracing an opulaent spirit, the regal evening also saw the grandeur sets of the film revived by the noted designed from the film, Nitin Desai while chocolates from Zeba Kohli have also been specially crafted in tandem with aura or royalty associated with film. The Jodha Akbar inspired collection will also be available for retail at Neeta Lulla’s flagship stores.