I
am
waiting
for
Barbara
Mori
in
the
lounge
of
the
newly
built
serviced
apartment
somewhere
in
Juhu
Versova
area.
It's
velvety
and
dark.
And
I
suddenly
see
the
publicists
of
Kites
running
up
and
down
to
try
and
fix
a
big
problem
-
None
of
the
air
conditions
in
the
apartment
were
working
due
to
some
technical
problems.
There
is
something
about
Mori
that
makes
me
forget
my
manners.
"Could
you
let
Barbara
know
I'm
ready
to
fan
her?" I
was
serious.
I
mean,
how
often
do
you
get
a
chance
like
this?
Half
an
hour
of
waiting
and
fixing
the
problem,
I
was
escorted
into
her
private
suite.
When
I
enter,
my
eyes
try
to
search
for
her
but
find
her
manager
instead.
Within
thirty
seconds,
the
mystic
beauty
arrives.
When
Barbara
enters
the
room,
she
takes
it.
It
crackles
with
her
arrival.
She
is
alone,
no
entourage,
no
assistant,
and
no
publicist.
Walking
slightly
oddly,
taking
tiny
steps
with
her
legs
a
little
too
close
together;
she
sinks
to
the
velvet
beside
me.
"You
look
beautiful"
I
comment.
"Thank
you
so
much"
is
her
cliche
yet
different
reply.
She
asks
her
manager
for
a
half
cup
of
coffee.
Draped
in
a
white
summer
dress,
Mori
was
comfort
personified.
There's
sweetness
to
her
embarrassment
of
walking
into
a
room
not
knowing
fluent
English.
But
that
is
Barbara,
she
has
no
qualms.
She's
been
doing
rounds
of
interviews
since
morning
with
the
Indian
Press.
And
though
we
haven't
yet,
not
yet,
seen
Barbara
Mori
in
full
swing
in
Kites,
we
do
come
to
know
from
the
promos
that
it
is
the
gentleness
she
brought
to
it,
the
round-faced,
sweetheart-lipped
smile,
and
above
all
the
conviction
that
she
brings
to
an
Indian
film.
This
correspondent
meets
the
lustrous
lady
who
makes
you
forget
your
marriage
and
mannerisms.
Is
it
difficult
to
talk
to
Indian
journalists?
Not
at
all.
I've
been
so
confident
and
comfortable
talking
with
all
of
them.
You
won't
be
any
different;
I'm
sure
(laughs).
Yes,
many
of
them
have
been
writing
things
about
my
affair
with
Hrithik
Roshan
which
isn't
true
news.
That
was
bad.
Will
an
Indian
film
help
you
in
your
career
as
an
actress?
Of
course,
absolutely.
First
of
all,
Kites
is
an
amazing
love
story.
Bollywood
is
the
biggest
film
industry
in
the
world.
So,
of
course
and
obviously
it
will
help
my
career
reach
new
heights.
Kites
for
me
is
world
cinema.
There
was
a
time
when
nobody
knew
me
in
India.
Today,
I've
got
twitter
fans
from
India
writing
to
me.
Were
you
sure
you
wanted
to
do
Kites
the
first
time
you
were
offered
the
film?
No.
I
was
not
sure
whether
I'd
be
a
part
of
Kites.
Nobody
pushed
me
to
do
Kites.
When
I
met
Rakesh
and
Anurag
for
the
first
time,
we
spent
three
to
four
hours
talking
about
Kites.
Here
was
Anurag
telling
me
the
story
and
I
was
asking
him,
"Do
I
have
to
dance
in
the
film?" Anurag
was
like,
"Yes,
a
little
bit".
I
wasn't
sure
whether
I'll
be
able
to
dance
in
a
Bollywood
film.
So
there
lied
my
doubt.
But
after
hearing
Kites
fully,
I
fell
in
love
with
this
beautiful
love
story.
I
almost
landed
up
crying
after
Anurag
Basu
completed
the
first
narration.
Can
anybody
fall
in
love
with
Hrithik
Roshan
from
Mexico?
Of
course
yes.
He
is
a
beautiful
human
being.
He
is
sweet,
a
great
actor
and
an
even
bigger
heart.
Any
woman
can
fall
in
love
with
Hrithik
Roshan.
How
many
Indian
films
have
you
seen
so
far?
I
haven't
seen
any
Bollywood
film
except
Hrithik
Roshan's
films.
But
yes,
I
have
seen
Anurag's
Life
in
a
Metro.
You
remind
me
a
lot
of
Penelope
Cruz.
Is
English
necessary
to
reach
Hollywood?
Because
if
it
was,
Penelope
wouldn't
have
existed
in
L.A.
Thank
you
for
the
compliment.
I
liked
it.
Maybe
English
is
necessary
to
understand
more
than
just
talking.
Yes,
it
is
important
to
know
what
the
other
person
is
saying.
Penelope
has
learnt
to
talk
in
English
today
but
she
isn't
that
fluent.
I'm
going
in
the
same
direction.
I'm
learning.
Accent
doesn't
matter.
Penelope
has
done
a
lot
of
good
work
and
her
success
has
not
come
because
she
knows
the
English
language.
Any
Hollywood
plans
now?
I'd
love
to
work
in
Hollywood.
I
don't
like
Quentin
Tarantino.
But
I'd
like
to
work
with
Sean
Penn
and
Woody
Allen.
I
love
Meryl
Streep
and
she
is
the
best
ever
actress
in
the
world.
I'd
love
to
work
with
Meryl
too.
What
about
Shahrukh
Khan?
I
haven't
seen
Shahrukh's
acting.
But
yes,
I'd
love
to
work
with
him
some
day.
I
met
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Gauri
too
at
his
house
in
Mannat.
Suzanne
told
me
that
I
had
to
meet
them
both
because
they
are
the
best
celebrity
couple
I'd
ever
meet.
And
if
you
were
to
choose
between
the
two
-
Hrithik
Roshan
or
Shahrukh
Khan?
I
know
Hrithik
more
than
Shahrukh.
As
people,
both
are
really
great.
Both
look
smart
and
handsome.
Do
you
think
Hrithik
Roshan
can
cross
over
to
Hollywood?
He
has
all
that
a
great
actor
has
to
cross
over
to
Hollywood.
He
has
everything
to
go
beyond.
In
fact,
Kites
will
fly
high
in
Hollywood.
Do
Mexican
people
watch
a
lot
of
Bollywood
films?
And
will
Kites
be
watched
in
your
home
town?
Mexican
people
do
not
watch
Bollywood
films.
I
am
promoting
my
film
in
Mexico
too.
On
May
21,
Kites
is
not
releasing
in
Mexico.
Kites
is
my
biggest
movie
ever
and
I'd
loved
to
have
a
red
carpet
premiere
in
Mexico.
Rakesh,
Hrithik,
Anurag
and
my
best
friend
Suzanne
will
have
to
come
down
to
Mexico
if
my
dream
comes
true.
Your
toughest
scene
in
the
film
Kites…
My
toughest
scene
from
Kites
will
have
to
be
the
underwater
sequence.
I
don't
like
sea.
I
don't
like
being
in
the
water
for
a
long
time.
We
had
to
shoot
underwater
and
so
I
took
lessons
on
how
to
breathe
and
all.
I
did
all
the
training.
When
I
went
down,
I
suddenly
heard
'action'.
I
was
informed
that
when
the
word
'action' is
shouted,
I
had
to
start
breathing.
But
I
forgot
to
breathe,
took
off
my
oxygen
mask
and
I
swam
really
fast
to
come
up
from
the
underwater.
I
got
very
scared.
Do
you
and
Kangana
Ranaut
share
screen
space?
Yes,
we
have
shared
screen
space
but
we
did
not
interact
too
much.
Tell
us
something
about
Anurag
Basu
which
nobody
knows.
Anurag
is
a
child.
He
is
a
mess,
isn't
he?
But
he
has
something
in
him
that
nobody
has
-
He
guided
me
so
well
throughout
the
film.
He
is
a
sweetheart.
I'd
love
to
work
with
Anurag
Basu
again.
He
is
always
smiling
and
laughing
and
made
me
laugh
too
throughout
the
making.
I
hope
I
can
do
more
Bollywood
movies.