"Kangana was not told to accompany Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik (Roshan) and Anurag Basu although the administrator is actual abutting to her and in fact, was active in advising her for the role in 'Kites'.

We accept the aggregation capital to focus on the Hrithik-Barbara brace to accord 'Kites' a added all-embracing crossover address at Cannes," a antecedent abutting to Kangana told IANS.

Basu had casting Kangana in films like "Gangster - A Love Story" and "Life In A... Metro".

Rakesh Roshan, his son Hrithik Roshan and Basu accept alternate to Mumbai from Cannes while Barbara Mori has gone aback to Mexico - all are agreeable with the way the nine-minute bivouac of "Kites" has been accustomed at the all-embracing jamboree.

But doesn't it arise aberrant that the film's arch adult was larboard out at such an important event?

When questioned, Rakesh Roshan done his easily off the matter, saying: "We ourselves were not abiding till the endure minute who was traveling or not. Even my brother Rajesh Roshan, who has done the 'Kites' music, was larboard out because of the last-minute flurry. I anticipate our co-producers Big Pictures would be the best humans to animadversion on why Kangana couldn't go."

When contacted, a adumbrative of Big Pictures said: "I anticipate Mr. Rakesh Roshan would be able to animadversion on why Kangana wasn't at Cannes."