Producer Rakesh Roshan and director Anurag Basu have agreed on how different the English and Hindi versions of the film Kites would be.

While the supposed steamy scenes would be the same in both versions, there would be separate voice-overs in Hindi and English, both done by Hrithik Roshan, whose love story the film chronicles in a style that would recall David Lean’s Brief Encounter and K Balachander’s Ek Dujje Ke Liye.

Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori in Kites

Director Anurag Basu refutes the report that the steamy scenes in the two versions will be different in Hindi and English. “We can’t cheat Hindi audiences. The so-called steamy scenes will be the same in both versions. The visuals will remain unchanged in both. There won’t be anything radically different in the two versions because Hrithik and Barbara Mori speak English-Hindi and Spanish, respectively in both English and Hindi.”

Hrithik and Barbara in Kites

So what would make the two versions different? “The narrative, the voiceover. Hrithik Roshan will do the voiceover. In the Hindi version Hrithik will do the voiceover in Hindi and in English he’ll do it English. That would be the basic difference between the two versions.”

About being designated the director of the decade at IIFA, Rakesh Roshan says, “I’m flattered. There were other truly deserving directors in the reckoning. I must’ve done something right.”

Remember Amitabh Bachchan playing the brooding Vijay Dinanath Chauhan in 90’s super hit film Agneepath. Karan Johar plans to re-make the film with Hrithik playing the lead role this time around. Reports are that Karan Johar will remake the film which was produced by his late father Yash Johar.

Hrithik Roshan

Amitabh’s portrayal had won him a National Award for his performance. Though Karan Johar has decided on Hrithik’s name to play the lead role, the rest of the star cast is yet to be decided.

Amitabh Bachchan

IIFA Awards 2009

List of Awardees and the Categories are as follows:

Best Film: Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actor in a Leading Role – Male: Hrithik Roshan – Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actor in a Leading Role – Female: Priyanka Chopra – Fashion

Best Director: Ashutosh Gowariker – Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male: Arjun Rampal – Rock On!!

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female: Kangana Ranaut – Fashion

Best Actor in a Negative Role: Akshaye Khanna – Race

Best Story: Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!

Best Debutant Star – Male: Farhan Akhtar

Best Debutant Star – Female: Asin

Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Jodhaa Akbar

Best Actor in a Comic Role: Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana

Best Music: A R Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar

Best Lyrics: Javed Akhtar – Jashn-E-Bahara (Jodhaa Akbar)

Best Playback Singer – Male: Javed Ali – Jashn-e-Baharaa (Jodhaa Akbar)

Best Playback Singer – Female: Shreya Ghoshal – Teri Ore (Singh is Kinng)

Best Dailogue: Manu Rishi – Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Screenplay: Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!

Sound Editing: Ghajini

Sound Recording: Ghajini

Best Action: Ghajini

Special Effects: Ghajini

Best Sound Recording: Rock On!!

Best Editing: Jodhaa Akbar

Best Make-up: Jodhaa Akbar

Art Direction: Jodhaa Akbar

Best Costume Award: Jodhaa Akbar

Best Background Score: A R Rahman

Star of the Decade – Male: Shah Rukh Khan

Star of the Decade – Female: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Music Director of the Decade: A R Rahman