Hrithik Roshan

After mouthing perfect Urdu for his character as the Mughal Emperor Akbar in Jodhaa Akbar, Hrithik is now set to speak in a heavy American twang in Anurag Basu’s Kites.

The method actor that he is, Hrithik is known for always doing something different in each of his films for which he takes prior training. 

Says a source close to the film, “Hrithik plays an interesting role opposite Barbara Mori and Kangana Ranaut for which he needs to speak in a heavy American accent.

Moreover, it’s a bilingual film for the foreign audience so Hrithik wanted to make sure that he adopted an authentic American accent to sound convincing.”

 “After discussing the script, director Anurag Basu decided that Hrithik will need a tutor who will teach him how to speak in the correct accent. He immediately got a tutor on board to train Hrithik, before they could start shooting for the film.

Since the past few days, the tutor goes to Hrithik’s home at Juhu every day and trains him for over an hour. It’s a tedious process as Hrithik has to continuously repeat, recite and vocally rehearse long paragraphs continuously,” adds the source.

The Roshans have planned to make Kites an international project and are making sure that every aspect of the film is at par with international standards including the way the hero of the film speaks in English.

Anurag Basu

“Hrithik has still not met his Latin heroine Barbara Mori. He will be joining her next month in America where they will shoot for three months.

As Barbara hasn’t met Hrithik she has been given the DVDs of Hrithik’s film like Krrish and Dhoom 2 to get acquainted with his working style,” says the source.

It is also learnt that Hrithik’s wife Susanne and his two sons will also be accompanying the actor on the outdoor schedule of the film.