Hrithik and Suzanne are both learning Spanish now

February 4th, 2009

Hrithik Roshan’s Spanish fever has rubbed on to his wife Suzanne as well it seems. As now the couple is jointly learning Spanish.

According to our sources, “Hrithik had been learning Spanish because in Kites he had to speak some basic lines. But after having spoken with Barbara Mori off sets too, he decided to take it further. And it was thanks to his interest that his wife Suzanne got keen on learning it as well. Now both of them are taking Spanish lessons together. In fact they have got themselves a teacher who comes home and teaches them and the couple tries their Spanish out with Barbara who has now become a really close friend of them.”

Hrithik Roshan’s Kites is one of the most awaited films of 2009. It is slated for release around Diwali later this year. Just last Tuesday, Hrithik suffered an injury while filming. During the shot, a piece of glass pierced his wrist and he was immediately rushed to the newly opened Ambani Hospital in Lokhandwala and was later discharged.

Hrithik first patient at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital; talk about celeb launches!

January 30th, 2009

Hrithik is first patient at newly inaugurated K D Ambani Hospital

Hrithik Roshan's accident on the sets of Kites made news but the bigger news is how the actor skipped going to the 'celebrity' hospital in Bandra to avoid registering a police complaint.

The actor has cuts on his wrist normally associated with attempted suicide cases. The Roshans wanted to avoid unnecessary paperwork.

So papa Roshan called Tina Ambani, and requested her to admit his son to the family-owned and recently-opened Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital at Four Bungalows, Andheri. Ambani made the necessary arrangements for Hrithik's medical care at the hospital.

A source close to Hrithik's family says, "Duggu (Hrithik's pet name) was the first patient at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. He hurt himself on the sets of Anurag Basu's Kites at Filmistan Studios on Wednesday night.

He was shooting for an action scene in which he had to smash a windowpane with a rod and enter the room. The shot didn't work well two times; the third time Hrithik hit the glass so hard that glass shards flew everywhere. One sliced through his wrist and blood gushed everywhere. The cut was so deep that Hrithik could see his bone."

Though Papa Roshan wasn't present on the sets executive producer and Hrithik's sister Sunaina was. She took charge. "Initially, Sunaina didn't realise how serious Hrithik's wound was but when he cried out to her asking for help and to stop the blood gushing out, she realised he needed to be taken to a hospital for stitches."

The source adds that Sunaina decided to take him to Lilavati Hospital in Bandra but they were advised that it might become a police case. She spoke to her dad, who in turn called Tina Ambani in Delhi who made the necessary arrangements for Hrithik's admission."

Roshan Sr confirms, "The deep cut required 12 stitches. He won't be shooting for the next three days till the doctor sees his wound."

In the vicinity

Roshan Sr also adds, "We took Hrithik to the Ambani Hospital as it was close to Filmistan Studios in Goregaon. I wanted him to reach the hospital as soon as possible. I spoke to Tina. She spoke to the doctors and made all the required arrangements. Fortunately they had opened the hospital just a day before and Hrithik was their first patient. It's a fantastic hospital like a 7-star hotel very well thought out with 700 beds. The doctors are very efficient."

With regard to the police case he says, "The police came for a routine enquiry and I showed them Hrithik's report it was an accident on the sets. They were fine with that.

All work, no play for Hrithik on 35th birthday

January 9th, 2009

One would expect superstar Hrithik Roshan to celebrate his 35th birthday Saturday with gusto, but instead he plans to sweat it out while shooting for his father’s next production “Kites” in Mumbai.”Hrithik is shooting for his film ‘Kites’ at present. His birthday is another working day for him and so he will be shooting that day too. He is in Mumbai as of now,” a source close to the actor told IANS.

The superstar has good reasons to celebrate his birthday.

He scorched the silver screen as Mughal emperor Akbar in Ashutosh Gowariker’s epic romance “Jodhaa Akbar” and even had a new addition in his family with the birth of his second son Hridaan.

Hrithik also underwent a critical but successful knee surgery in the US and spent nearly two months recovering from it. But now he is fit and fine.

Year 2008 will surely remain a fond memory for Hrithik.

In terms of releases, apart from “Jodhaa Akbar”, he made just one special appearance in a song in his “Krazzy 4″, but his charisma never faded.

He will be back in the league soon with two releases lined up this year as of now.

While the first to hit theatres Jan 30 would be Zoya Akhtar’s directorial debut “Luck By Chance”, which has Hrithik in a cameo as a superstar, “Kites” is tentatively scheduled for a June release.

“Kites”, directed by Anurag Basu, is being touted as featuring Hrithik’s most sensuous role till date. He stars opposite US-based Spanish model Barbara Mori.

“Kites” is about an Indian boy’s romantic affair with a Latino girl and their predicament as they do not understand each other’s language.

“Hrithik and Barbara sizzle together. This is Hrithik’s most sensuous film to date. The focus here is not only on his dancing skills, but also on his ability to generate sensuality which has so far remained largely under wraps, the chemistry with Aishwarya Rai in ‘Dhoom 2′ notwithstanding,” said the source.

“In ‘Kites’, Basu has shot another more sensuous side of Hrithik,” added the source.

Besides this, well-known filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has also recently announced that he has roped in the actor for his next venture along with Aishwarya.

If the project takes shape, it would be Hrithik-Aishwarya’s third film together after they created wonders in “Dhoom 2″ and “Jodhaa Akbar”.

With Barbara Mori in town, Hrithik goes on his toes

January 8th, 2009

Barbara Mori is finally in town with her mom and sister to finish the final bit of shooting left for the film Kites, where she plays an important role opposite Hrithik Roshan. The film, which is directed by Anurag Basu has Kangana Ranaut in it and is due for release in May 2009. Hrithik has been doing his duty of taking care of his guests very religiously.

According to the sources, she is said to be the special guest of the Roshan family and hence Hrithik is taking special care of his guest. Barbara does not eat the regular food served on the sets as it is supposed to be very oily. She happened to once taste the food that Hritik was eating and liked it since then even her dabba comes from Hritik’s home.

Her mom and sis had also visited the sets to see her shooting which goes on till 10 in the night everyday.

On the 10th of this month, Hrithik is supposed to be celebrating his birthday by having a small get together at home. Barbara is also invited to this private party. Along with this, even the entire crew of Kites is planning to celebrate his birthday on the sets, informs the source.

Barbara Mori and her family are staying at Oakwood Premier, a service apartment in Juhu ever since she arrived in Mumbai at the start of the month.

Salsa time for Hrithik Roshan

January 6th, 2009

Hrithik Roshan plays a Salsa dance instructor based in Las Vegas in his upcoming movie ‘Kites’.

Apparently his dad, producer Rakesh Roshan wants to ensure that his son, who is already considered one of the best dancers in Bollywood, surpasses all his previous performances.

Like every other movie of his, Hrithik has decided to set his best foot forward, and is working extremely hard once again, this time on his new moves. He’s been keeping a low profile and is not really meeting people.

A US-based choreographer Flexy Stu is choreographing a dance sequence in the film.

The song is being picturised on Hrithik and Kangna Ranaaut. Interestingly during this crucial song Kangna realizes her love for the dance instructor. The film has South American beauty Barbara Mori as the female lead and she’s expected in India soon to shoot her part.

So there’ll be loads of hot salsa sizzle in this flick

Hrithik-Ash in Bhansali's English Film

Mumbai, Jan 1: Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming project will surely be a treat for the international markets, literally. The film is being made in English and stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Sanjay Bhansali, even after the flop of his last flick ‘Saawariya', is in his high spirits with his film-in-the-making. Bhansali said, ‘I am directing another film with hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. I am very excited about this project and so is my team.'

It is worth mentioning that Hrithik-Aishwarya made it to the list of World's Sexiest Celebs last year.

When asked about making his film in English, Bhansali said, ‘I know it is important to make films for our market but it's the time when our cinema should reach the remotest corner of the world. Languange is hardly any barrier today and it is not the first time that I am making a film in English. ‘Black' was in English too.'

The director has done amazingly well with Aishwarya in his last two films ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' and ‘Devdas'. Let's see, whether the team will be able to make a hattrick!