‘Kites’ opens in Top 10 at US Box Office
Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan and Mexican star Barbara Mori's action-romance Kites has become the first Bollywood film to debut in the North American top ten on opening weekend flying into the number ten spot. Released by Reliance Big Pictures, the Rakesh Roshan-produced film
Wall Street Journal praises Hrithik
Bollywood scored big this weekend in Hollywood. The first triumph was a fluke, but the second triumph might herald the birth of a crossover Indian superstar.For the first time, an Indian movie broke the weekly top 10 grossing films in the U.S.
‘Kites’ second biggest opening in history
The marketing blitzkrieg for Kites by Reliance BIG Pictures seems to have paid of with the film grossing Rs 21 cr on opening day in India - the second highest ever in Bollywood. The aggressive promos had already set the temperature soaring for the Rakesh Roshan film
Hollywood has gone crazy over Hrithik
Move over Crowe, Clooney and Cruise. While India always knew it had a superstar in Hrithik Roshan, Kites has made the whole world sit up and take notice. The Hrithik-Barbara Mori starrer may only be a day old at the box office, but already the ripples are being felt across the international movie business.
NY Times Review: Bollywood does vegas
On the whole, American audiences remain stubbornly immune to the charms of the Bollywood romance, a fact that “Kites” is determined to change. A carefully calibrated assault on resistant international markets, the movie harnesses English, Hindi and Hispanic talent to an
Hollywood Review: A striking international debut
Bottom Line: Indian star Hrithik Roshan makes a striking international debut in an ambitious Bollywood crossover film.
SAN FRANCISCO -- If one is going to make a grand, action-packed love story set amid the garishness of Las Vegas and starring one of India's most

