Barbara Mori Kites

Barbara Mori Kites

Did anyone in  India know who Barbara Mori was until the Roshans brought her over for Kites?

And now after Cannes,Barbara is being recognized on an international podium.

It's not just fame that Kites has brought Ms Mori.She also  knew no English before she started shooting for Kites. But   by the time the shooting concluded she could grope around the English language, thanks to Hrithik Roshan .

Apparenty Barbara and Hrithik made a  pact. Hrithik would teach Barbara English and Barbara would teach him Spanish.

"I don't know how much of the promised linguistic exchange worked, But Hrithik knows enough Spanish to understand Mori better than his character in Kites who can't follow a word of what she says in the film," says a crew member.

As for  Barbara's angrezi, she has picked up enough to conduct  herself coherently with the media in Cannes although apparently, she would often turn to turn to Hrithik to get the  right word.

Says Hrithik's father Rakesh Roshan, "Barbara knew  only Spanish when she started  shooting for Kites. That suited  us fine since her character is supposed to  understand only Spanish.  During shooting she needed to communicate with her  co-stars and the crew. She was  forced to learn English. Now she speaks just enough to make herself  understood."

The  film's shooting  is over. But the editing remains. Rakesh Roshan  is hoping for an October release.

"All the prospective buyers and media persons loved  the  trailer we took to Cannes. This  was my first official  visit  to Cannes though I've been to this  city for holidays," says Rakesh Roshan.