Scores of males are busy salivating over the immensely drool worthy Barbara Mori. And her soaring popularity does inspire envy in collective female hearts. The 'Kites' new find, a Mexican model, telly actress and cine star, is hoping to win over Indian audiences too with the high flying Roshan flick
Of mixed ancestry, Mori gets her Japanese surname from her paternal grandfather. Her modelling stint at an early age in Mexico, paved the way for television and Mori went on to bag acclaim and awards for her histrionics in 'Azul Tequila' and 'Rubi'.
Besides, Mori also has a commendable filmography which includes the much lauded 'My Brother's Wife'. Undoubtedly, 'Kites' offers her the global spotlight, as the flick had already bagged centrestage at Cannes in 1999, unveiling its 'first look', with Mori walking the coveted red carpet.
In a free wheeling chat Mori sheds light on the Roshan production, director Anurag Basu, personal issues and more. Presenting some succinct excerpts...
On 'Kites'
"It's a very special film in every which way. 'Kites' is my first action film. It's my first big budget film, apart from being my first Bollywood movie and my first English film. I have never done anything like this before."
On co actor Hrithik Roshan
"The best part about Hrithik is that apart from being a good actor, he is a very fine human being. He was always around for me. And he's such a perfectionist on the sets that he was taking care of every single detail. I hadn't watched any Bollywood movies before I signed 'Kites'. Then I saw 'Jodhaa Akbar' and I was like, is he going to be like this in 'Kites' too? After that I saw 'Koi ..Mil Gaya' and 'Lakshya' and realised what a fabulous actor he is."
On Natasha
"My character is that of a girl who has a large family. She has brothers and a mother who is sick for most of the time. She needs a lot of money to support her family and she thinks that the best way to do it is to find and marry a rich man. She does find Tony, who is a very rich man in Las Vegas, but she also finds that she does not love him. She loves someone else! Now she has to choose between love and money! What happens then is what 'Kites' is all about. If you do want to fall in love, go and see 'Kites'.
On kissing onscreen
"After I decided to do 'Kites', I did see a few Bollywood movies. And I found that whenever there is a kissing scene, the camera goes off... to another scene! I found that quite funny. In Mexican films we have so much kissing and no one makes a big deal out of it. When I had to do a kissing scene for 'Kites' I asked Hrithik if it was such a big matter in India. And he told me that, no, things are changing in the country now..."
On Bollywood dancing
"I was very scared about the dancing aspect in Bollywood. In Mexico, we don't have much of dancing in our films. They are more realistic. When I first met Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu in Los Angeles, I asked them if I would be required to dance in 'Kites', because I know how important dancing is to Hindi films. But they assured me that it would be taken care of. I was not at all comfortable doing all the Indian dance moves."
On director Anurag Basu
"He's such a free spirit! He has such a good soul. And really, he could also be quite a mess (laughs). Sometimes, he'd come to the sets quite unprepared as to which scene he wanted to film and how he would go about doing it. But, he always knew what he wanted and knew how to guide us so that we could deliver what he had in mind. He gave us lot of room to improvise."
On Cannes spotlight
" In 1999, I walked the red carpet at Cannes with Rakesh Roshan on one hand and Hrithik on the other when the 'first look' of 'Kites' was unveiled at the Cannes International Film Festival. It was a great moment! It felt fabulous and at the same time, it was a very emotional moment for me."
On battling cancer
"I was 29, when I got cancer. Luckily, my breast cancer was detected at a very early stage and so it could be cured. I didn't have to go in for chemotherapy or other such treatment."
"I feel that God gave me cancer for a reason. I had everything going for me. A good career, a son, money, a nice happy family, and yet I was complaining! About the traffic, about small issues! So God said, 'Let me give you this cancer so that you will be thankful for what I have given you'. It was a reminder. The disease taught me that you must enjoy what you have in your life today, because you don't know what tomorrow might have in store for you."
On modelling
"I was working in a restaurant when a model coordinator spotted me and asked me to do an ad commercial. I thought, let me go ahead and give it a shot. I did it and fell in love with the camera. In Mexico, modelling was also very tough because there were so many other beautiful girls who were models too."
On television
"I have done my share of soap operas on television. But actually, I don't like watching television. I'd rather read a good book."
On flying kites
"I'm not flying any kites in the film. But yes, in real life I've flown kites with my twelve year old son. But if there was ever a kite flying competition between Hrithik and me, I think… I would win (laughs). That way, Hrithik is good in everything, but I really feel that if we do compete in kite flying, I would surely win."
On future flicks
"There have been some offers and I am considering one of them. Of course, I will always look to the Roshans for advice because they are like family. If all plans fall in place, I should be back in India in next January to start shooting for the film."
"There have been some offers and I am considering one of them. Of course, I will always look to the Roshans for advice because they are like family. If all plans fall in place, I should be back in India in next January to start shooting for the film."
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