Barbara Mori, is back in India for
the second time this month. This may be her last time for a while, and she
feels let down on two counts. The first once because of an unfavorable response
to her much awaited movie with Hrithik “Kites” and the second, her wish to see
the Taj mahal is left unfulfilled.
Just hours
after the negative feedback started coming in Barbara pretended to be oblivious
of what the critics and audiences said. Friday afternoon, the actress spent
time visiting multiplexes and theaters across Mumbai to interact with the fans.
The fall in excitement level was obvious, Barbara
said unconcernedly, “I’m really excited. I’m waiting for the Indian people’s
response. The premiere in New York and London was amazing. There were hordes of
Indians screaming for Hrithik and me. Let’s see how people here love it.”
When Barbara was informed that the
movie wasn’t loved too much, she argued back “It’s a
little different from Bollywood films. Kites has got a lot of Hollywood mixed
with Mexican culture and then packaged in Bollywood. It’s a different
experience,” she argued.
The
movie is 90 percent in Spanish and English with hindi subtitles, and Indian
audiences aren’t used to reading Hindi sub-titles. Somewhat angrily now,
Barbara replied, “The problem IS what the film is about. Kites is about two
people who cannot understand each other. She’s from Mexico and doesn’t speak
English. He’s from India and he doesn’t speak Spanish. And they fall in love.
My brother thinks it is my best film to date. Friends in New York enjoyed it
too.”
Barbara now heads for
Venezuela to star in her next film. “And then I’m back home in Mexico to
produce a play which I’ll be acting in. I really like being on stage,” the
actress said. As for the Taj Mahal, she’s hoping to be back in India for
another film next year “and then I’ll see the Taj Mahal”.
