Kites (film)
Kites | |
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Cinematography | Ayananka Bose[2] |
Edited by | Akiv Ali[3] Mark Helfrich (English version) |
Music by | Songs: Rajesh Roshan Background Score: Salim–Sulaiman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Reliance BIG Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes (Hindi version) 90 minutes (English version) |
Country | India |
Languages |
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Budget | ₹82 crore[5] |
Box office | ₹65 crore[5] |
Kites is a 2010 Indian
Presented in English as Kites: The Remix by
Plot
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Jay Ray (
In the following week, Jay and Linda get married in Mexico. On the day of their wedding, they come back to their house. There, Robin comes to give them the passports and is unexpectedly shot by Tony and his men. Linda and Jay escape, but Jay is shot in the process. In a car chase, Linda stops the car at a train, puts Jay aboard it, and drives off. Back to the present, Jay meets with Jamaal, one of Bob's employees, and is ambushed. Jamaal is killed but not before telling Jay of Linda's whereabouts. Jay kills off all of Tony's men and then kills Tony by smashing his face into the car door. He is shot then by Gina. He drives off to the location where Jamaal said Linda was last seen. It is shown that after Jay was put aboard the train, Linda was ambushed on a cliff and sent Jay a text message saying, "I am going...Sorry, Forget me". She drives off of the cliff, killing herself by drowning. Jay cries and then smiles, jumping off the cliff as well. Finally, he is reunited with Linda under the ocean, and they embrace through death.
Cast
- Hrithik Roshan as Jay Ray
- Barbara Morias Linda/Natasha
- Kangana Ranaut as Gina Grover (credited as special appearance)
- Kabir Bedi as Bob Grover
- Nicholas Brown as Tony Grover
- Anand Tiwari as Robin
- Madhuri Bhatia as Gina's mom
- Steven Michael Quezada as a cop
- Ronald Robert Hamilton as Railyard Worker
- Camme Tyla as News Reporter
- Ivan Brutsche as Border Patrol
- Luce Rains as Bounty Hunter
Production
Casting
Deepika Padukone was approached to star opposite Hrithik Roshan, although she also turned down the offer for the some reasons.[11]
Pre-release revenues
Kites's worldwide distribution rights were sold for ₹1.5 billion (US$32.8 million)[12] acquired by Reliance big pictures in 2010 (except Mumbai). The satellite rights were bought by Sony TV group, while[13] the music rights were bought by T-series/Big music.[12]
Release
Kites was on 3000 screens in India, and across 30 countries and 500 screens globally, according to distributor
Promotion
To help promote the film, mini "music videos" were released online, each about one minute long and featuring a song from the soundtrack set against scenes from the film.[15] The clothing brand Provogue, which features Hrithik Roshan as its brand ambassador, launched a Kites clothing range.[15] A photo shoot regarding the campaign was shot in the Maldives, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Bárbara Mori.[16]
International versions
While the Hindi version of Kites was released on 21 May 2010 in India, the international version was released one week later, on 28 May 2010. The film was scheduled to be released in over 60 countries.[2]
Kites was released in a second international English-language version as Kites: The Remix,[2] "Presented By" Brett Ratner, recut by his regular editor, Mark Helfrich, with new music by Graeme Revell[17] using remix techniques developed in the series Kung Faux.[18]
Reception
Critical reception
The film received an 72% positive rating on the film critics aggregate site
In the U.S., Jeannette Catsoulis of
Box office
India
Box Office India said the film "opened to a bumper response at most places" in India, but noted "reports are not encouraging, the biggest reason for failure are being the film has a lot of English and Spanish dialogue."[28] The film collected ₹49.27 crore (US$10.78 million) net in its lifetime run in India.[29]
Overseas
On its first weekend in the North America, the film opened in 208 theaters and ranked No. 10 in the box office, grossing $958,673.
The film fared very poorly in the United Kingdom and earned £9,110 on 31 screens, with the per-screen average working out to £294.[31] In the first week that both films were out together in the United States, Kites: The Remix did only one tenth of the business that the original Kites did, and less than half on a per-screen basis.[32] Box Office Mojo shows that while the original Kites film was able to become the first ever original Bollywood created film to score in the "Top Ten" of the overall Hollywood Box office tally on its opening weekend, the Kites: The Remix hybrid version only managed to place 51st on its first weekend.[32][33][34]
Awards and nominations
Won[35]
Nominated[36]
- Best Female Debut - Bárbara Mori
- Best Playback singer male — KK for "Zindagi Do Pal Ki"
Nominated
- Best Playback singer male — KK for "Zindagi Do Pal Ki"
- 2011 GIMA Awards
Nominated
Music
Kites music album was composed by
References
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- ^ "'Positive about Brett's cut'". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2010.
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- ^ "Big Pictures bags 'Kites' worldwide marketing, distribution rights". Indian Television Dot Com. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Kites Grosses 21 Crores Opening Day in India Becoming the Second Highest Opening Ever" Archived 29 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Reliance BIG Pictures press release
- ^ a b "Hrithik roshan and barbara mori kites provogue collection". PINKVILLA. May 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Hrithik, Barbara Mori in Maldives for ad shoot". Indiatimes. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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- ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for May 21-23, 2010". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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- ^ "Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam and Shaan at the Chevrolet GIMA Awards 2011 Conference". MissMalini | Latest Bollywood, Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle News. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Kites Review at Variety (magazine)
- ^ Kites Swipes Song from Lord of the Rings at AccessBollywood.net
External links
- Official website
- Kites at IMDb
- Kites at Rotten Tomatoes
- Kites at Box Office Mojo