Kites is a 2010 English-language Action Drama film written by Akarsh Khurana, Anurag Basu, Robin Bhatt, Sanjeev Dutta and Rakesh Roshan. The movie is directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Rakesh Roshan and Brett Ratner under the banner of Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd. A wounded man searches for his sweetheart in the Mexican desert while on the run from the police, bounty hunters, and others. Kites stars Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut, Kabir Bedi, Nicholas Brown, Steven Michael Quezada and Tanya Dyce. The screenplay is written by Robin Bhatt, Akarsh Khurana and Anurag Basu. The music was composed by Rajesh Roshan. Cinematography was done by Ayananka Bose and editing by Akiv Ali and Mark Helfrich. The motion picture has a running time of 130-90 minutes. It was released on 21st May 2010. Kites was made on a budget of ₹82 crore and at the box office it grossed only ₹47 crore. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Reliance BIG Pictures. A wounded man searches for his sweetheart in the Mexican desert while on the run from the police, bounty hunters, and others.