Kites: Bollywood Goes Hollywood

[Carlos Baez]

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India’s most truly international film project champions the Box Office domestically and
internationally, marking the first ever Indian film to break Box Office Top 10

Reliance BIG Pictures has set the temperature soaring by making ‘Kites’, the most awaited film of the Summer , a staggering Box Office
success, both domestically and in international territories. ‘Kites’, starring
one of India’s most idolized artists Hrithik Roshan and South American screen
star Barbara Mori, marked the widest ever release of an Indian film to date
with 2,000 screens in India and more than 500 screens overseas.

- In international markets ‘Kites’ has reached the Number 5 spot at the UK Box Office with the second highest per screen average in the top
ten.

- The film has also become the first ever Indian film to break into the US Box Office Top 10, flying in at the Number 10 position during
the opening weekend.

- The film grossed over 21 Crores Rupees on the opening day in India, the second highest opening
ever, trailing only Reliance BIG Pictures’ December 2009 release, ‘3
Idiots’.

- ‘Kites’ has also been more widely reviewed by international critics than any other Indian film with director Anurag Basu being hailed by US
film critics.

- The film opened to rave reviews and full houses in 30 countries, again an unprecedented achievement.

One of the most ambitious and truly international films to emerge from India, ‘Kites’ heralds a new milestone in international filmmaking
by crossing geographical, cultural and social boundaries.

The film is directed by the pioneering Anurag Basu and produced by veteran of Indian cinema, Rakesh Roshan, under his Filmkraft
banner.

‘Kites’ centers around two immigrants, one from India and one from Mexico, both navigating life in North America in pursuit of their
dreams.

Destiny unites them through the most unexpected twist of fate, which culminates in a mortally wounded man being left for dead in the
harsh terrain of the Mexican desert.

The man is ‘J’, but barely recognizable as the once carefree and street-smart trickster that he was. The only thing now keeping him alive is
his quest to reclaim the love of his life...Linda.

Following hot on the heels of the original release, in an unprecedented approach to film-making renowned Hollywood action director Brett
Ratner (the Rush Hour series, X-Men: The Last Stand), in association with
Reliance BIG Pictures, presents ‘Kites: The Remix’ releasing on May 28, 2010,
the same film, played to a different rhythm and reworked with a younger, hipper,
faster edge for action audiences.

‘Kites’, presented by Reliance BIG Pictures, is in cinemas worldwide now.

‘Kites: The Remix’ releases on May 28.

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