Kites
breaks into US Box Office Top 10
28th May 2010
Reliance
BIG Pictures Kites', starring Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori,
has become the first ever Indian film to break US Box Office Top
10. The movie 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 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. The film is directed
by the pioneering Anurag Basu and produced by veteran of Indian
cinema, Rakesh Roshan, under his Filmkraft banner.
Kites
centres 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 28th May 2010 the same film, played to a different rhythm
and reworked with a younger, hipper, faster edge for action audiences.
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