Rumour has it that Rakesh Roshan has asked director Anurag Basu to take it easy on the sets of Kites. A friend who's with the unit tells me that Papa Roshan isn't too happy with the way the film's shaping up. And guess what? He has actually taken over the reins of the project!
Now, Rakesh Roshan's known to be a bit of a taskmaster. And it isn't always that he produces films he doesn't direct. He's burnt his fingers with Krazzy 4 and doesn't want to repeat it with Kites.
Kites, I am told, is very important not just to Rakesh but also to Hrithik. Apparently Jr Roshan wants to keep his series of hits going. And why not, after the humiliation and the losses they faced in Krazzy 4, I can totally understand the concerns of the Roshans.
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