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Rakesh Roshan and Anurag Basu at loggerheads over ‘Kites’!

News has it that ‘Kites’ release has been stalled till December.The reason being ‘A’ scenes from the flick that are the bone of contention between Rakesh Roshan and Anurag Basu.

Spicezee Bureau
Mumbai, June 20: It seems the ‘Kites’ controversy is in no mood to settle down! Ever since Roshans’ much-feted project ‘Kites’ saw the light of the day, it has been persistently dogged by umpteen controversies; be it Barbara Mori and Hrithik’s clandestine affair, Hrithik’s crumbling marriage with Sussane and the rift between father and son relationship - ‘Kites’ has been successful in raking copious controversies. Nevertheless, even after its completion, ‘Kites’ is giving sleepless nights to Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu. News has it that ‘Kites’ release has been stalled till December. The reason being ‘A’ scenes from the flick that are the bone of contention between Rakesh Roshan and Anurag Basu. Grapevine has it that the passionate lovemaking scene in ‘Kites’ have not gone down well with Roshans and Basu is displeased with its final edit of the flick, which obliterates the hot scenes between Barbara Mori and Hrithik Roshan. Slated for a Diwali release, ‘Kites’ ran into trouble with post-production hassles. According to sources, “There are three reasons for the delay. First, Anurag and Rakesh Roshan continue to disagree, though we thought the situation would improve after the shoot. There is speculation that there are three edited versions of ‘Kites’. Rakesh’s version is without Hrithik and Barbara’s lovemaking scenes. Rakesh thinks that the Hrithik-Barbara controversy has affected the peace at home and the lovemaking scenes would only fuel the controversy. Anurag is upset by Rakesh’s decision to chop off the passionate scenes.” Another glitch in the release of ‘Kites’ is lack of Hollywood distributor. The source maintained, “The Roshans want a worldwide release of both; the Hindi and the English version. A special trailer was also screened at Cannes when Anurag, Rakesh, Hrithik and Barbara were there for the festival. Although, Big Pictures have the worldwide rights, the film will reach many more countries through a Hollywood studio. The Roshans haven’t been able to finalise a deal in this regard till today.” When enquired Rakesh Roshan over the differences with Anurag Basu causing the delay in release of ‘Kites’, the former said, “There is no truth to that. The film is still a work in progress. I have not decided the release date. Whenever the first copy comes out, I will take a call.”