Barbara to arrive in Mumbai until the swine flu epidemic ends in Mexico

Barbara Mori is expected this week in Mumbai. The actress hails from Mexico, where the dreaded swine flu originated.

It is believed that it was friend and co-star Hrithik Roshan who asked the Mexican actress to fly down to the city, till the flu situation was in control.

A source reveals, "Barbara returned back home to Mexico after the schedule of Kites in India was done. She also had to get back so to be with her son. The actress has been gone for over a month now; however her brother Kintaro Mori stayed back in India.

Says a source close to the actor, "When Hrithik heard of of the swine flu in Mexico, he called Barbara and asked her to fly down to India pronto."

Sources from the Kite unit insist that Barbara is landing in the city with her mom and son tomorrow.

The Mori family will be put up in a guesthouse in the suburbs. The actress will stay in India for till the epidemic settles down. She will also begin her dance rehearsals for the remaining schedule, and finish patchwork required for certain portions.

Mori is getting many offers for endorsements and magazine cover photo shoots. Even her sister is being offered endorsements. Her brother Kintaro is in Mumbai to cut an album with T-Series.

Hrithik remained unavailable for comment.

About Swine Flu
Swine flu refers to influenza caused by any strain of the influenza virus endemic in pigs (swine). The first US death from the outbreak was a Mexico City toddler who travelled to Texas with family and died at a Houston hospital. In addition to the 160 deaths, the virus is believed to have sickened 2,498 people across Mexico.