Actor-turned filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, who openly admits that he would love to work with his superstar son Hrithik in every film of his, says their latest offering 'Kites' may have made news for its sensuous scenes, but the sensuality is "not meant to titillate".
"The sensuality is not worked into the film to unnecessarily titillate or cater to any specific audiences. 'Kites' is a love story, so the sensuality depicted in the film goes well with it. I'm not catering to any particular audience. I'm making a universal film for a global audience of all age groups," Rakesh Roshan told us in interview.
Roshan senior added that rumours of an affair between Hrithik and Mexican actress Barbara Mori during the making of the film did not bother him as he knew they were completely "baseless".
He said Anurag Basu was roped in to direct 'Kites', a joint venture between FilmKraft and BIG Pictures, because they shared similar "sensibilities and vision".
The filmmaker has teamed up with his son many times since Hrithik's debut 'Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai' in 2000 and admits that he would love to have him in all his films.
"I will always try to have him in all my future projects because he is a complete actor. If you give him any kind of role, he will rise to the challenge and shoulder the responsibility to the T," Roshan said.
Excerpts from the interview:
Q: Your films have been far from the sort of sensuality shown in 'Kites'. Is it an attempt to appeal to a global audience?
A: The sensuality is not worked into the film to unnecessarily titillate or cater to any specific audiences. 'Kites' is a love story, so the sensuality depicted in the film goes well with it. I'm not catering to any particular audience. I'm making a universal film for a global audience of all age groups.
Q: Considering the controversial kissing scene between Hrithik and Barbara Mori in the film, do you think the censor board is likely to snip any scenes?
A: In my opinion the censor board should not have any objection because the scenes are well integrated into the screenplay with conviction, purity and honesty.
Q: How disturbed were you with rumours that Barbara had caused a rift between Hrithik and Suzanne?
A: Since the rumours were completely baseless they didn't bother me at all.
Q: Does 'Kites' have an underlying message about the universality of the language of love?
A: 'Kites' is not a preachy film, but, yes, it has a message ... that love is a universal language; it crosses all boundaries and is not bound by any constraints.
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