Krrish

Krrish

Directed by	Rakesh Roshan
Produced by	Rakesh Roshan
Written by	Robin Bhatt Sachin Bhowmick Honey Irani Akarsh Khurana Sanjay Masoom Rakesh Roshan
Starring	Rekha Hrithik Roshan Priyanka Chopra Naseeruddin Shah
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography	Santosh Thundiiayil
Editing by	Amitabh Shukla
Distributed by	T-Series
Release date(s)	23 June 2006
Running time	176 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Preceded by	Koi... Mil Gaya
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Krrish is a 2006 Bollywood science fiction superhero film directed by Rakesh Roshan. Released on June 23, 2006, the film is a sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya. It is considered the first major superhero movie to be produced by Bollywood and it takes considerable inspiration from the Hollywood movie Paycheck. The movie stars Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and Naseeruddin Shah. Preity Zinta makes a special appearance. It has been subsequently dubbed in Tamil and Telugu.

Plot

Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) and Nisha (Preity Zinta) are married and they have a child, Krishna. Rohit apparently dies in a lab accident in Singapore; Nisha also dies shortly after childbirth at the news of her husband's apparent death. The child, Krishna, starts growing up under the care of his grandmother Sonia (Rekha). As he is growing up, he discovers that he has inherited the superpowers that were transferred to his father by the alien Jadoo in the previous installment, Koi... Mil Gaya. The movie shows how Krishna (Hrithik Roshan) deals with his powers and saves the world from a megalomaniac scientist, Dr. Siddhant Arya (Naseeruddin Shah).

As the head of a large information company based in Singapore, Dr. Arya had hired Rohit to build an advanced computer that could see the future, telling Rohit that it will be used to avoid disasters and improve mankind. The brilliant Rohit takes just two years to invent the prescient computer. When he discovers with its help that Dr. Arya will betray him, using the knowledge granted him by the computer to empower himself instead, Rohit destroys the computer. Dr. Arya, however, is able to rebuild the computer after 20 years of work.

We discover in the beginning of the film that as a young child, Krishna is extremely intelligent and gifted; for example, he is able to draw beautiful portraits of his mother, perform Herculean feats of strength, run at tremendous speed, communicate with non-human animals, and think with great clarity. He is brought before a committee which realizes his gifts, but his grandmother fears that the greedy may exploit him as they did his father, and so the two move far away into a remote village near some mountains. Krishna spends his childhood there, playing with other children and racing with animals. However, he soon grows frustrated as he sees that all those his age are moving away to the city to greater and grander things and he becomes upset at his grandmother for making him stay in the village.

Krishna meets his love interest Priya (Priyanka Chopra) when she visits India from Singapore. During a flight on a parachute-glider, Priya becomes tangled with some tree branches and nearly falls to her death. Krishna, using his exceptional agility and strength, rescues her and restores her to the tourists' camp. In order to hide his identity, he instructs the local guide, Bahadur, to spread tales of a ghost. Eventually, Krishna develops a soft spot for Priya and reveals the truth. He is thereafter a friend to the tourist party, until they leave.

Subsequently, Priya and her friend Honey are threatened with losing their jobs as TV journalists. To regain their boss's trust in them, they invite Krishna to Singapore, where they request that he demonstrate his powers. Krishna, however, does not break the promise he made to Sonia that he would keep his ability a secret.

The hero Krrish as we know him is born when a circus tent catches fire. In order to rescue those trapped by the flames without revealing his powers, Krishna reverses his jacket so that the lining is outermost, then dons a broken mask that he finds on the ground. He then rescues all the people. When the last one to come out asks who he is, he habitually replies "Krish–" stopping before he can give his full name.

In time, "Krrish" becomes a sensation in the news. Masks like his are sold among children, and the city promises to reward him financially if he should present himself.

During his stay in Singapore, Krishna befriends a local young man called Kris Lee, soon after helping him to complete a martial arts demonstration held to raise money for his wheelchair-bound sister. When Kris Lee sees Krrish beat up a group of thugs who have taken Priya's ring– pulling off his mask afterward– Krishna gives him his famous mask so that his friend can gain enough money to help his sister. They show Krish on TV, and happen to show Krishna and Priya as well.

Vikram Sinha (Sharat Saxena), Dr. Arya's employee, has been looking for Rohit's son for a very long time; having seen Krishna, Vikram follows him. Priya finds a tape that proves Krishna is actually Krrish, and decides to bring it to the public. However, when Krishna comes to know of her intentions, he decides to leave. He explains everything to her regarding his gift and need for secrecy. Priya goes to find her boss to get the tape of Krishna back; there, she runs into Vikram Sinha. She manages to catch up with Krishna before he leaves, whereupon Vikram Sinha tells Krishna why he's trying to find him.

It is revealed that Rohit is still alive and has been in suspended animation for 20 long years. Dr. Arya, his former colleague, is aware that the computer can only have been activated by Rohit's Heart rate|heartbeat and retina scan. When he uses the computer, Dr. Arya sees his own death at the hands of Krrish, and therefore postpones killing Rohit in order to eliminate this new threat. Because Kris Lee has been advertised and rewarded as Krrish, Dr. Arya kills him. After Krrish finds his friend dead, he becomes intent on getting revenge against Dr. Arya.

After arriving at Dr. Arya's base, Krrish bursts into the compound after disposing of many guards outside. Priya is eventually taken captive, but Krrish manages to rescue both Rohit and Priya after a dramatic battle wherein Dr. Arya is fatally impaled to death, exactly as the computer predicted. Dr. Arya's attempts to prevent his death have led to the prediction coming true, much like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Along with Rohit and Priya, Krishna returns to his village in India where Rohit's mother Sonia is reunited with her son.

One night, Krishna uses the Om computer developed by his father to contact the alien Jadoo, so that Rohit, his father, may thank him.

Cast

Hrithik Roshan ... Krishna Mehra aka Krrish/Rohit Mehra
Priyanka Chopra ... Priya
Rekha ... Sonia Mehra
Naseeruddin Shah ... Dr. Siddhant Arya
Manini Mishra ... Honey
Archana Puran Singh ... Boss
Kiran Juneja ... Priya's mother
Sharat Saxena ... Vikram Sinha
Puneet Issar ... Komal Singh
Hemant Pandey ... Bahadur
Preity Zinta ... Nisha Mehra (Special Appearance)
Bin Xia ... Kris Lee
Akash Khurana ... Krishna's School's Principal

Crew

Director: Rakesh Roshan
Screenplay: Robin Bhatt, Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, Rakesh Roshan, Akash Khurana
Story: Rakesh Roshan
Dialogue: Sanjay Masoom
Editor: Amitabh Shukla
Lyrics: Ibrahim Ashq, Nasir Faraaz & Vijay Akela
Art Director: Samir Chanda
Producer: Rakesh Roshan
Music: Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography: Santosh Thundiyil
Choreography: Farah Khan, Kaushal
Stunts: Tony Ching Siu-Tung (Hong Kong), Sham

Reaction

Krrish was generally met with positive reaction in its homeland India but with a mixed reaction overseas. In India, Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM.com wrote that "Krrish is a terrifically exciting and compelling experience", and even considered it superior to Superman, Batman and Spider-Man. B4U TV also gave a generally positive review, praising the second half of the film.

Overseas, Leo Goldsmith of notcoming.com criticized the special effects and for "wearing its corporate sponsorship on its sleeve", but praised "its dialogue" and "every other shot of the film." Jaspreet Pandohar of BBC criticized the script for being "low on originality" but praised Hrithik Roshan's performance and the action scenes choreographed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung. According to Richard James Havis of The Hollywood Reporter, "This Bollywood epic crunches together romance, comedy, extra-terrestrials, martial arts, dancing and action to tell an entertaining story about a reluctant Indian superhero" but said it may be "far too crazed for foreign viewers." David Chute of L.A. Weekly said it was a "hearty pulp cinema that really sticks to your ribs." Ronnie Scheib of Variety said it was an "enjoyable, daffily improbable escapist romp." Laura Kern of The New York Times said it was a blend of "carefree romance, show-stopping action and sci-fi."

Soundtrack

Songs

Pyar Ki Ek Kahani (Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal)
Koi Tumsa Nahin (Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal)
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (Udit Narayan & Shreya Ghoshal)
Dil Na Diya (Kunal Ganjawala)
Main Hoon Woh Aasman (Rafaqat Ali Khan & Alka Yagnik)
Big Band Mix (Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal)
Mystic Love Mix (Rafaqat Ali Khan & Alka Yagnik)

Box office

In India, Krrish became the fourth highest-grossing movie this decade is the third highest-grossing movie of 2006. It has also become the tenth highest-grossing Indian film overseas.

INDIA (20-Sept,06) : Rs 64,86,00,000 ($14.5 million)

OVERSEAS (20-Sept,06) : Rs 18,50,00,000 ($4.2 million)

TOTAL (20-Sept,06) : Rs 83,36,00,000 ($19 million)

Awards

Filmfare Awards

Wins

Best Special Effects - Craig Muma & Marc Kolbe
Best On-Screen beauty - Priyanka Chopra
Best Action Director - Tony Ching Siu-tung & Shyam Kaushal
Best Background Score - Salim-Sulaiman

Nominations

Best Villain - Naseeruddin Shah
Best Director - Rakesh Roshan
Best Supporting Actress - Rekha
Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
Best Film

Global Indian Film Awards

Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan