When I watched Bollywood production Kites recently, I didn’t really know if I was watching a Hindi film, a Spanish film or an English film. This is because it was rolled all in one. 
Flying high
The film stars Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan who plays Jay, an opportunistic dance instructor in Las Vegas who falls in love with Natasha, played by Mexican actress Barbara Mori, only she is engaged to be married to a rich gangster. Their forbidden love threatened, the couple go on the run in this romance/action/adventure movie, chased by the gangster and cops. The stunts made me feel like it is an English flick, while Hrithik and his song-and-dance routines were definitely Indian. When Barbara ranted off in Spanish, it was like a Mexican telenovela. While the film had some interesting moments here and there, it didn’t do it for me ‘cos it was trying to please everybody and ended up pleasing only a small group. The response in India is not good so far as the film had very little Hindi dialogue. And for English film audience, it doesn’t meet the standard. The international version has been cut to 90 mins from the original 130 mins film. But Kites does have a very commercial appeal. Two very goodlooking stars, a little bit of humour, some pretty good action scenes (incl the two leads locking lips) and a number of song-and dance sequences ought to keep most Malaysian Bollywood fans happy. Especially since we haven’t seen Hrithik in two years. And when he gets footloose, it’s murder on the dance floor! And I love the soundtrack. Check out this international trailer edited by Hollywood director Brett Ratner. | 
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