![]() ![]() The leading lady, a gorgeous gold digger played by ravishing telenovela star Barbara Mori, speaks Spanish and a little English, but no Hindi - though she'd like to, because she's falling in love. before Mori's Natasha dances away with his heart. is a dance instructor - partnered here with a casino owner's daughter (Kangna Ranaut) - and a husband-for-hire who makes a living marrying illegal immigrants. Oh, and on top of all that, it's trilingual: English, Spanish and a little Hindi just for fans. ![]() But welcome to the brave new world of Kites, a picture that has nothing to do with actual kites, but includes pretty much anything else you might think of: cross-cultural romance, scuba diving, a comic bank robbery, a deadly wedding shootout, bodies falling prettily off cliffs, bullets falling prettily into glasses of whiskey, exploding police cars that flip through the air like break dancers, actual break dancers and a chase sequence that leaps from pickup truck to hot air balloon. You probably don't think Las Vegas, by way of comic Sergio Leone, by way of tragic telenovelas. When I say Bollywood - the pop term for India's Hindi-language film industry - you think what? Lush romance? Fantastical landscapes? Colorful costumes? Elaborate musical numbers that may not have much to do with the plot? And maybe a three-hour running time? With: Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kabir Bedi, Kangana Ranaut, Nicholas Brown ![]()
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