Why Hrithik Roshan smooched Barbara Mori in Kites!

Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori with director Anurag Basu and producer Rakesh Roshan, unveiled 'Kites' First Look on May 14. at Cannes. Much has been discussed about the passionate kiss that Hrithik shares with Barbara Mori in Kites. However Hrithik was quick to defend that the kiss was not a gesture of passion, but a sure of 'affection'.

The steamy(?) kiss is reportedly at critical juncture, during an action scene in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Says Hrithik, "We were both supposed to jump off from a rooftop at an impossible height. Before we did so our director Anurag Basu suggested to kiss Barbara, since we were doing something death-defying and dangerous and potentially lethal. I reached out and kissed her on the cheeks. Barbara turned around to ask why I had kissed her on the cheek. 'Given the same situation with your real-life wife, Suzanne, would you kiss her on the cheek?' I was floored by her logic".

Then they went on for another take and this type Hrithik kissed Barbara squarely, on her lips. All we can say is Hrithik is one lucky (fill in the blanks).