Krrish (2006) User Reviews

The best sci fi bollywood can offer till date

[vivekdlko · 7/10 · 23 June 2006]

Well Krrish is the highly awaited sequel to "Koi mil gaya". The wait is finely over.so how does it fare?Does it live up to the hype? well there could be mixed answers to this question.

Its definitely better than the first part. But on the acting point of view it definitely disappoints. the film solely relies on Hrithik Roshan's shoulders and he delivers but this is certainly not his best as an actor though as krrish i cannot think of anybody else but him playing the role , all the other characters are just passable which include the highly talented "Rekha" who looks uncomfortable in the role of a grand mother.Priyanka Chopra looks good and is camera friendly though not much of the histrionics on her part.

The story is quite predictable with hardly any twists.The first half of the film is a mediocre boy meet girl romance with tracing the origins of krishna aka krrish. the music is alright though not as good as rajesh roshan's previous attempts. its only in the second half that film picks up and the special effects come into play.These special effects are good according to bollywood standards. Like any other superhero movie it does have a villain in Naseeruddin Shah.he has played roles as a villain like in "Mohra" before but this time hes strictly okay.

The film has high production values the director has handled the product well.But overall he's confused whether to churn out an out and out sci fi flick or a mix of all genres.The film was Promoted as a Super hero movie though its more of a romantic-super hero type. That thing could be due to the budget constraints it was not made as solely as a science fiction/super hero movie. The special effects look a mix of "matrix" ,"crouching tiger hidden dragon" and other action flicks . On the whole krrish traces the origins of our very own desi super hero. it could be the first in the series with more to come. I hope the sequel will be more of a super hero type with more CGI and special effects romped in.

Go see krrish if you are a Hrithik Fan. you will not be disappointed.

all an all a popcorn flick with a difference.

A Super-Hero is Born

[SelvarajanK · 6/10 · 23 June 2006]

Rakesh Roshan had a tough task ahead with krrish being a super-hero subject and no previous material to refer to. We should appreciate him because he is making a movie from scratch which is not based upon any comic book. Another way its also a blessing to him because he can be true to his imagination. Rakesh on the other hand gone in reference with some Hollywood films. Rakesh has done a wonderful job with Krrish. The story, well its neither concentrated on the superpowers, nor on good vs evil but full and fully on his son Hrithik Roshan and he lives up to to his dads expectation. The viewer should have a knowledge on Koi Mil Gaya (KMG) its prequel, oh oh don't worry if you have not seen it Rekha takes that responsibility in the movie to explain you whats happened so far, quite quickly of course. So how Krrish realizes his powers and uses it to save the worl.. wait a min no more saving the world, Rakesh gives a break to saving a world formula rather he adds family drama to it and pulls off a convincing entertainer out of it. The most app laudable aspect of the movie is the stunt sequence, Hrithik gets 5/5 for the stunts that he has performed on his own with out any dummies. The stunt choreographer has done an excellent job with the movie. Unlike any Indian movie so far this by far the best stunts that you can see which involves ropes, pulling and flying. Hardly you see any rope or even a hint of it in the movie, at least i didn't see it. The next aspect is the cinematography, music and above all the visual effects team. The music is good, if not the greatest background score Salim-Suleiman has done a decent job. The visual effects team along with the cinematographer has pulled of some exotic locations and some beautiful stunt sequence. Hrithik looks cool with his new hair style, and Priyanka Chopra does her doll role pretty well. If you loved KMG the for sure you will love this even more than that, if don't like the first one better keep away then complaining. In fact i felt this was even more technically advanced than KMG. Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, etc... because the list of movies which you have seen over and over the years, you will be forced to compare this movie with all those movies. I think is not fair to compare it with them. Even though you could see some shots similar to the movies mentioned you have to give Rakesh Roshan that much extra amount of space because of the budget constraint and the lack of the comic book hero that India has. Yes its technically the best Indian Super-Hero film I have ever seen, and A Super-Hero is Born.

It has started.

[singh-amrit · 7/10 · 3 July 2006]

So it finally started. India's first super hero is finally here and is ready to take on the best in the business. Krrish opened almost together with Superman Returns and is already eating a major share of business from the legendary super hero, which is a hint enough to mark the grand arrival of the Indian. World now seems a safe place, along with Superman, Batman and Spiderman, now we have Krrish to save the world from evils. The film invests a lot of time in evolution of a super hero from a common man. But once it arrives, you wish the movie runs for some more time... Krrish could do with some more action. the film ends just when your excitement is on the peak. Hrithik pulls the act very well, and Rakesh Roshan again proves that only he can extract best out of his boy. Though the movie is good, but not as good as its prequel Koi Mil Gaya, where you had 2 things to watch out for..splendid acting by Hrithik and Jadoo... This flick certainly lacks Jadoo... both the lovable alien and the cinematic magic... But I guess arrival of Indian Super hero could not have been better. Bravo and all the best Roshans.

Not "YET" as good!

[Heatednemz · 26 June 2006]

Hi everyone! I just saw the movie today and was extremely disappointed by the action! Hrithik looks Awesome as a superhero and his performance is good as well!

But i was extremely disappointed by the Action and jumping sequences! ..Having a career in Visual FX , i just could not believe how badly they have made it!.. Had rakesh roshan Used some CG (computer generated) Elements.. this movie would have been worth all they Hype it created!

Those who have seen the movie must agree with me that when u compare these movies to "Lord Of The Rings : The Fellowship Of The Rinf" or even a superhero movie like "spider-man" (both made in 2001.. or at least the effects)

i Think they could have done a much better job! No doubt Hrithik looks amazing in the movie, he would even make a perfect superman given a look at his physique ..

But then i wouldn't recommend this movie to Hard Core Cinematics!

In the End .. a Good Attempt but not quite "marvel" as its Hollywood counter parts!

P.S .. Hrithik (again) has acted really well.. if ur a fan of his work.. Definitely go for the movie!

but if ur a spider-man/x-men/superman fan.. Ahem.. be ready to laugh ur butt off at the weird/fake/funny Action!

Don't go by the hype and don't compare it with Hollywood and you will be fine.

[eternally_screwed89 · 7/10 · 23 June 2006]

Story: Krrish is a sequel to the super-hit Koi...Mil Gaya. The story continues where Rekha shifts to a very secluded village in India after she finds out that Krrishna, the son of Rohit from KMG, is super intelligent and has supernatural powers just like his father had. She fears that people will take advantage of Krrishna's powers and tries to hide him from the world. Then one day, falling from the trees comes our heroine from Singapore, Priyanka Chopra or Priya in the film. She is a new reporter from Star News and had come to the village to have some adventure. After saving her from falling down the tree, fixing her leg and singing a song, and also showing her his awesome 'powers', our superhero falls in love with Priya. But Priya has no such feelings for him whatsoever. When Priya returns to Singapore, she comes to know that she is about get fired from her job at Star because she was late for work, five days late!! OMG11!! To save her job, she and her friend tells their boss that they know of such a boy who can climb mountains and trees like there is no tomorrow and that the channel can make good money on it. So Priya calls Krrishna and lies to him to come to Singapore so that they can get married after meeting her mom. Listening to that our hero bursts into the song and runs to tell her grandmother Rekha. She objects and refrains Krrishna to go to Singapore. Krrishna gets mad and asks her grandmom why she is refraining him to go anywhere? Thats when she tells him the story of his father, of how he was called upon by a great scientist(Nasserudin Shah) to make a computer which could look into the future and of how he was deceived into making one. Well then what, the next morning Rekha suddenly agrees and allows Krrishna to go to Singapore and get his love but only on one condition, that he would hide his powers and talent from the world. That forces Krrishna to become Krrish, our masked superhero, when he has to save the people trapped inside a burning circus.

The story and screenplay shaped up well. But its nothing more than average. Its a very simple story. Though i wish they had concentrated on the love story a little less and more on the actual story. Love story are for timepass in action movies, especially in superhero movies.

Action:

After watching this movie, i was left wondering. What the HELL was there so much hype for?? Well alright, if u compare to Hollywood then we are still way behind them. But for Bollywood standards it was a very commendable job. Though the action was pretty lame and stupid most of the times, there were a few well done scenes. And i must applaud Hrithik to perform such scenes himself. Jumping from buildings to buildings...and well jumping all the fuking time, he sure was a winner there. The action, apart from being lame, was repetitive. Hrithik kept jumping and jumping and flying in a strange Superman kind of way got boring really fast. They could have put some more variety into it. The special effects were good too. It was upto the international standards.

Acting: Rekha's performance was brilliant as usual. The mother-son combo of her and Hrithik really works very well. Hrithik was brilliant. But he really sucks in lovey-dovey scenes. And doing all the stunts himself, bravo man! Priyanka was good too. Played her part very nicely. Naseerudin Shah was awesome too as the wanna-be god....and wanna-be news reporter Yup, he would suddenly turn into a news reporter, it was hilarious.

Music: Average. Nothing compared to a much better soundtrack of KMG. Only 'Koi Tumsa Nahi' was above average.

Bottomline: Don't keep great expectations from the film. And especially from the action as i did. The film is very watchable and actually very good too. But please don't go by the hype, then its a total disappointment. And also comparing it to Hollywood superhero movies is totally unfair because Hindi movies do not have that kind of a budget and its for the first time someone in Bollywood has attempted this. More like an experiment. So all in all, a very nice sequel to a already successful movie. Ladies and gentlemen, India's first Superhero!

Entertaining

[Abdulxoxo · 7/10 · 19 January 2021]

Krrish is a film full of entertainment. There's action, comedy, drama, songs etc and Hrithik Roshan is in his finest form. He has not just given a great performance, but has also fought and danced very well. Some of his dance moves are really jaw-dropping and clapworthy. The action sequences are splendid and spectacular; each and every action sequence is wonderfully crafted and some camera angles during the fights are surprisingly awesome. The special effects are surprisingly amazing for its time. The music is very good, though background score can be a bit intrusive at times. All in all, Krrish is a great blend of musical numbers and good action sequences which makes it enjoyable to watch.

awful bollywood sucks a*s they are copycats

[brandon_lee420 · 7/10 · 11 October 2007]

god this is the 1000th time they copied holly wood first the picture they copied from daredevil second copied it off paycheck this one has a machine that can look into the future so does paycheck third when krrish was saving the girl he was walking on the damn walls copied it of spider-man this movie is bull-sh*t it's goddamn boring i hate it so much i wish there was no stupid bollywood this is the first bollywood super hero movie made and its crap and so will be the second one and it will be awfuller than this one bollywood thought this was good but it fu*kin sh*t Hollywood is the best ever it's better than that cr*p bollywood if u think u would agree with me vote for me

nice one

[boymusicalboy · 7/10 · 4 July 2006]

Definitely Indian Superhero . hritik worked amazing with special effects . almost touching Hollywood standard . dressing of hritik in rural area is very touching . hritik's face expression is perfect but his body language shows that he is a little bit conscious in front of camera . When he is in mask he did superb . I was excited when he ran behind the villain at the end of movie ,it was amazing sequence . Rakesh roshan really show his work in large scale . this movie will definitely make great records in Indian history . after so many years I went to Cinema hall for Indian movie , and I am satisfied . I am suggestin to all my friends to see this movie .Priyanka 's role was also good .

A critique of the criticisms

[The_Mighty_Warrior · 10/10 · 4 July 2006]

I have been lurking on this section for some time now, with a few raised eyebrows at some of the comments that have been passed here. I think some are just wholly unjustified and inaccurate.

I have seen Krrish twice now. It is an unabashed popcorn entertainer. You're typical Hollywood special effects summer blockbuster, only that it has a unique Indian soul and the quintessential Bollywood elements. It is an accomplished blend of Indian popular storytelling , western technology and Asian action and it's historic success in India, proves how successful this fusion is.

Surprisingly, unlike most Hollywood film, where technology and action takes precedence, here special effects are minimally and virtuously(often seamlessly) used and most of the emphasis is on the emotional journey of the protagonist, who is reborn as the superhero, only towards the end, shifting to sci-fi action and concluding in a mesmerising ground-air-sea helicopter chase sequence, supported by an awesome and adrenaline-pumping background score.

Now I am going to deal with the common issues made against Krissh:

1. Action and special effects do not compare to Hollywood standards.

You really do need to define what Hollywood standards are. I have seen many big budget Hollywood special effects extravaganzas and the quality of special effects are variable; they range from good to bad; from shot to shot and from film to film.

Krrish is nothing below "Hollywood standards" It has effects work that is on par or better than some Hollywood films, and less than some. What matters most, is do they work on their own terms, and given that masses of people, including international critics have appreciated them, means an emphatic yes.

2. The techniques, effects and stunts are borrowed and/or plagiarised from Hollywood and Asian films; such as Crouching Tiger, House of flying daggers,Paycheck, Matrix.

First of all, it would make sense that special effects techniques have been repeated from Hollywood, because the special effects supervisors - are from Hollywood.

It would make sense that the stunts and martial arts have been repeated from Asian films, because the stunt choreographer - is from Hong Kong.

Secondly, techniques are invented to be reused. There is no need to reinvent the wheel.

A filmmaker has at his utility an entire tool-kit of established techniques. It is how he uses them to actualise his vision that creates originality. In that respect, Rakesh Roshan is not a hack, because while he borrows techniques, he tailors them to his unique vision and lends them an originality of their own.

The stunts and action scenes have been designed according to Krrish's character and his own quirks, abilities and idiosyncrasies.

In particular, the final ground-air-sea helicopter chase sequence and the shot where Krrish uses the fountain jet to catapult him(awesome shot) into the air has never been done before. The anime-inspired fight sequence on the island is another spark of creativity. The initial sequence of him running to catch the glider is another very original sequence. Ditto for the Circus fire scene.

3. Krrish is a mundane love story, comedy and drama for most of the film. Not enough superhero elements.

When I watched Krrish the first time, I too echoed the same sentiments. I wanted to see more action scenes and superhero elements, not the usual run of the mill romantic comedy. I was disappointed. Then when I watched it the second time, this time without expecting a superhero film, I realised it's not suppose to be a superhero film; it is the beginning of a superhero

4. Krrish is a hybrid of other superheros films and copies plot elements.

Superhero films are quite a predictable genre and share many similarities. They are the classic tale of good vs evil, where the hero is super-good and the villain is super-evil(often a megalomaniac with designs to take over the world) and the film builds to the final face-off, where good will invariably triumph. Superman follows the exactly the same story arc; so does Batman; so does Spiderman; and yes, so does Krrish.

Another similarity is that the superhero-ego will often be incognito and not reveal their true identity, except to a select few. You see this in Superman; Spiderman and Batman; so, you also see it in Krrish. Again, because the superhero is mysterious, they become the talk of the world and the the press become obsessed with them and in unveiling their identity. You see this in Superman; Spiderman and Batman; so you see it in Krrish.

Krrish is as original and unoriginal as any superhero film. If you can accept that Superman is not a copy of Spiderman and Spiderman is not a copy of Batman. Then you should be able to accept that Krrish is not a copy of either of them and stands as an original work.

5. Krrish is just the usual Bollywood potboiler, with songs and dances, comedy, melodrama and colours.

So are 99.9% of Bollywood films. This is the unique Bollywood identity and film-making heritage and make no mistake about it, Krrish is an all-out Bollywood film, made for mass consumption by Bollywood fans.

Krrish is a very commendable and well-made film, an all out-entertainer, with plenty of cool action and special effects, but with it's heart in it's story of Krishna becoming Krrish(played admirably by Hrithik Roshan) It's also a historic milestone in Indian film-making, and will be to Indian cinema, what Superman was to American cinema. Expect the sequel to even bigger.

An impressive and world-class entry by Bollywood to the fantastic world of sci-fi and fantasy. I look forward to more such films from Bollywood. In fact, as I write , another Bollywood director is in the preproduction phase of a big budget futuristic sci-fi romance set in 2050 India, and not an ordinary love story, it's the love story between a robot and a human!

Pretty good, one of the best products in years!

[pranavb83 · 6/10 · 26 June 2006]

Krrish draws parallel similarities to many Hollywood movies in terms of scenes and stunts; But The movie is well made and it stands out overall and seems to be paying "Homage" to these greats! One would have to be very negative in calling Krrish a rip-off/hackneyed, considering the core story is general showing the genesis of a hero and the destruction of evil. I'd say about 10% of the movie's screenplay has been copied from Hollywood movies such as The Matrix (some fight sequences), Shaolin Soccer (Some fight sequences, volleyball match), Batman Begins (Angry Krrish fighting thugs), Daredevil (Jumping at times), Spiderman (saving kids from burning circus and jumping through a truck with a container attached), Superman I (running past a bus with kids in), Kevin Costner's patented swimming from Waterworld and more importantly PAYCHECK (The lab, the equipment and the concept of seeing the future and trying to change it)!!! The end bit though made many people including me laugh (not meant to) when the computer (From The grandpa era) makes the same sounds used initially to contact the aliens. On the whole .. enough songs not to bore you and enough action and fantasy for your money's worth for the first time in years!!! The background music is on par with Hollywood big budget movies yet it falters when they show the villain .. The Roshans do a very good job overall, All the characters seem three Dee .. 6.5/10!

Krishna Mehra's father was killed in a laboratory fire overseas (minutes after he was born) and his mother died as she could not bear her husband's death. Krishna at age 5 was discovered by his school's headmaster and his grandmother to be able to answer questions that usually search grade twelve 'science majors'. This becomes a problem for some reason for the grandmother and she and Krishna disappear from the eyes of people they know into the wilderness. The boy is so gifted, he has feet that can walk on water and air, he can outrun a horse (reminicent of Shadowfax from LOTR), he can climb mountains and trees faster than apes. The boy turns into a handsome man so innocent and untouched by the outside world that he seems too naive for his age. His only friends are birds, fishes, apes, some village kids, an idiot and all other creatures you can imagine (leave out the poor roaches!). One day he miraculously rescues an angel who fell from the sky onto tree tops because of a parachute accident (Priyanka Chopra), a series of funny incidents follow which include ghost stories and Priya's (Chopra) camp organizer Mr. Komal (Puneet Issar) recording a fever of 104 C. Soon everything is out in the open, Krishna is in Love with Ms. Priya (she isn't) and her holiday ends and she's back in Singapore. Since she and her friend Honey are late, Honey cover's their butt by convincing their boss of a story for their channel 'STAR' which will show the Indian Superboy (??)! Priya unwantingly cajoles Krishna to come to Singapore and ask her hand in Marriage from her mother else she'd be married off elsewhere. Krishna decides to go for it and has an argument with grandma as to why he can't leave? Grandma the wise explains "Your father was gifted with special powers and was renowned worldwide for his intelligence. He died because of a lab fire caused in the presence of people who exploited his powers for the innocent boy he was. MAMA died in grief. I don't want to loose you too!" However she gives in and tells him "Go ... get her"

Post-Interval, Krishna is in Singapore and what follows is his glamorous and spectacular display of martial arts skills (he picks up by watching for a few seconds) to get some money for a disabled Asian girl's operation. Next he rescues (now wearing a mask not to reveal his identity as grandma said so!) people from a burning circus (again jaw dropping). "Krrish" (kid asks name .. 'Krish' comes out) is all over the news and reward is offered. Krishna's friend (asian girl's brother .. Chirs Lee) finds his true identity and is joyous for him. Krissh doesn't want the reward or fame and tells Chris to claim the reward by giving Chris his mask to have enough money to get his sister operated on (a small piece of the mask was extracted from the circus and would be used to match in order to present the S$25,000 award). Meanwhile, Dr. Aryan has almost completed his 20 year dream of building a machine that can see the future (project started by Krishna's father; this was the lab where destruction and death took place). Krish has to discover a truth about his father's past and rescue the world from this power-mongering megalomaniac.

Left a lot to be desired

[vincentcastle81 · 3/10 · 24 June 2006]

Hrithik as Krrish and as Rohit put in a good effort, but for me, it wasn't enough to make up for the shortcomings of the film. First of all, the film's first mistake was calling itself a sequel. The moment a movie is called a sequel, people will already have a notion of what they want to see and what they expect. The fact that this movie is the sequel to Koi Mil Gaya I expected it to surpass the first movie. Krrish only surpassed Koi Mil Gaya in terms of the special effects.

I'll talk about the songs first. In Koi Mil Gaya, the songs (with the exception of perhaps one) did much to further the plot. More than that, they were catchy and truly showcased the brilliance of Rakesh Roshan. In Krrish, every time I saw a song number, I just felt the movie dragged on even more. The songs weren't at all catchy, with perhaps the exception of the circus number. In my opinion, the songs just served to drag the film longer.

OK, now on to the leads. I liked the character of Krrish a lot. He had a lot of that Clark Kent innocence and Superman values that truly makes him a hero. What I didn't like though, was the character of Priya who was so utterly selfish that from the moment Krrish followed her to Singapore she did nothing but lie to him. She was too easily influenced by her best friend that you wonder if this girl even has a spine. Not to mention there were so many instances where she showed a total lack of common sense. This is such a step back from the character of Nisha from the first movie who was a strong female character and guided Rohit and did her best to protect his innocence from the harshness of the world. In Koi Mil Gaya I totally understood why Rohit fell in love with Nisha. In Krrish on the other hand, you get a feeling that Krrish only fell in love with Priya because she's the first woman his age that he's seen all his life until that point!

*SPOILERS* ahead:

As for the plot, I felt that they didn't need to connect Krrish to Koi Mil Gaya. All it did was ruin the sweet memory of Rohit and Nisha from that movie (their fate in the sequel is just so horrible). Krrish would have worked much better as a stand alone. I mean, you can't have E.T. and then have Spiderman as the sequel. The Roshans argued that they needed an original reason for Krrish to have his powers. I'm thinking, nothing about Krrish is original! The Roshans have already borrowed so much from Hollywood that it wouldn't hurt to borrow a plot point from a Hollywood movie for the origin of his powers. Sacrificing some originality would have been worth it to keep the happy ending that Rohit and Nisha had in the last film.

Also, the twist at the end where Rohit turned up alive was just so ridiculous. By the way, another thing that really bothered me was that in Krrish, Rohit in the flashbacks while he was still young looked too much like the mentally handicapped Rohit from the first film. The first film already established that Rohit was completely normal and he even looked that way after Jadoo gave him powers. I didn't understand why the movie felt like it had to change that. Perhaps they just wanted the characters of Rohit and Krishna to be really different.

Preity Zinta was good in the 3 seconds that she was in the movie. I felt quite ripped off that that was all she got. The writers got rid of her character without much thought if you asked me. They didn't do much justice to a well established and well loved character. The scene when an old Rohit returns home to find Nisha dead will bring tears to your eyes and you wonder what the point is for the tragic fate of these two.

Rekha was the gem of the film. It was only in the scenes that had her in it did I feel like I was not watching a parody of a superhero movie.

Roshan couldn't find a nice balance between the superhero aspect of Krrish and the romance aspect of it, plus having to establish the background of the film. Perhaps he could've gotten a lesson or two from the Spiderman. This is another reason why I felt that a standalone film would have been better. As a standalone Krrish wouldn't have to waste valuable time telling what happened to Rohit and then trying to bring closure to that in the same film where they are trying to establish a new character entirely.

But the biggest shortcoming of this film was that it didn't make us empathize with Krrish and Priya the way we did for Rohit and Nisha in the first film. In the first film I rooted for Rohit and Nisha to overcome all odds to be together. Since Krrish was advertised as a love story before a superhero movie, I expected the same. Unfortunately the chemistry between Hrithik and Priyanka was colder than an iceberg. Not to mention that the character of Priya was just so weak that you wonder how the hero could fall in love with her. At the end of the film I still cared more about the characters from the previous film than i did for this one. All in all the movie left a lot to be desired and I hope if they make any other sequels that they will be respectful of the legacy that their prequels established.

A Nutshell Review: Krrish

[DICK STEEL · 8/10 · 24 June 2006]

The very first Indian movie I saw in its entirety as a kid, was Annamalai, starring Superstar Rajnikanth. Since then I was intrigued by Indian cinema, but never found the patience nor the time to sit through the standard fare of at least 2.5-3hrs of pure spectacle. On and off I caught bits and pieces of movies shown on TV, and the last Bollywood movie I saw mid-way, was Shah Rukh Khan's Asoka, and that's it.

Krrish is a sequel to the blockbuster Koi... Mil Gaya, also directed by Rakesh Roshan, but no worries if you haven't seen the first movie - you'll be brought up to speed in no time, and Krrish will also work if it stood alone. First off, it's a superhero movie combined with science fiction, so that was a plus point to have this movie reintroduce me to Bollywood once again. And it worked. With romance, action, and some comedy thrown into the mix, what can one ask for more for pure entertainment?

Those not familiar with Bollywood movies might balk at the length of Krrish - almost 5 minutes shy of 3 hours, which is quite standard runtime fare (there is a clearly marked "interval" in the movie, but it was not utilized here). But I tell you that you won't feel its length, and will actually secretly hope that it continues some more. The first hour dwelled on the introduction of our hero Krishna (Hrithik Roshan), a man born with extraordinary powers, whose grandmother Sonia took upon herself to shield him from a world awaiting to exploit his talent, if discovered. It's like a visit to the Kent farm, except that the whole grandmother- son relationship looked more at home vis-a-vis Spiderman's Aunt May and Peter Parker.

When Krishna meets Priya (the gorgeous Priyanka Chopra, Miss World 2000) by chance during her adventure holiday camp, and he becomes smitten with her, moving the movie towards a romance. She's the quintessential Singapore modern career girl, who puts career (or trying to salvage it) before love, and therein complicates matters of the heart when we get to the boy-momentarily-loses-girl bit. Plenty of drama in this area, though it doesn't dwell too long on it, increasing the pace for the action bits.

Those eager to see Krrish, the superhero, will have to wait almost 2 hours before he makes an appearance in full costume. He's like Jet Li's cousin Black Mask with the black outfit and abilities, but with a better looking facial piece to disguise his identity. But with or without costume, we see Krishna's prowess through various stunt and fight choreography enhanced by wirework from one of Hong Kong's stunt masters, Chen Siu-Tung, especially in his "qing gong" abilities to glide effortlessly through the air like Chinese martial artists. There's also a showpiece for Hrithik to demonstrate the kung-fu skills picked up, and the fights, if compared with other Bollywood movies, have toned down its cheesy sound effects and credibility issues because of its premise (if a superhero punches you, you'll definitely fly what).

And what's a Bollywood flick without song and dance? Yes, our hero sings and dances when romancing his love, from the mountains in India to the skyscrapers in Singapore, but he doesn't do so as his alter-ego Krrish (yup, just let the superhero stick to kicking serious rear). There are 5 beautiful songs in Krrish, and save for the one in the circus, the rest did not involve mass dancing by extras, which kept the focus purely on the leads. And the dance choreography was pretty amazing too, though I was surprised that Hrithik Roshan, given his muscular bulk, could dance so gracefully. Oh, did I mention Priyanka Chopra is gorgeous?

While the romance and action bit were interesting, the science fiction bit was unfortunately found wanting. Not that it was bad, but because it was too familiar. Adapting the same plot as Philip K Dick's Paycheck, the sets, premise and plot device looked exactly the same as John Woo's Paycheck movie - we have the evil Dr Arya (Naseeruddin Shah) building a supercomputer which can look into the future, and therefore becoming God himself. The evil lair too looked like Woo's underground lair in M:I2, complete with pigeons (no doves in Singapore).

For those who want to know more about the local landmarks used - Singapore Expo was used quite a bit, since it's large enough to be filmed at different areas passing off as different venues, even doubling up as Changi Airport's arrival hall entrance with smart editing. The Esplanade was another choice location as the HQ of a conglomerate run by Dr Arya, with National Library's Pod doubling as the penthouse office. There are many scenes with glass windows, which will clue you in on the location of the current setting. Other notable locations are the condos at Kallang, Shenton Way / Raffles Place, Lau Pa Sat (widely publicized during the shoot here), the Singapore River and our offshore islands.

Krrish reminded me that cinema is about the big spectacle, and I encourage anyone who's into song, dance, and especially those interested in seeing local landmarks make their way into movies, to give Krrish a shot. It made Singapore look sexy, and probably showed us a different angle in making an action movie here. While awaiting the arrival of Singer's Man of Steel, watch Krrish!

Krrish

[santhosh-10290 · 7/10 · 26 March 2019]

Good movie. Hrithik Roshan and everybody acted very well in the movie. VFX in the movie was also very good The movie was entertaining but the movie was somewhat lagged at 2nd half. Songs and BGM were not so good in the movie. Fight scenes in the movie was very good. Good Movie.

New Concept for a Bollywood movie

[itskiwidude · 3/10 · 27 August 2006]

A new concept for an Indian film, thus kudos to Mr rohan for making such a brave effort. Of all the Indian superhero movies made so far, i would say this was perhaps the least worst. People say it is copied and what not (then again we've all come to expect that of most bollywood films), but the fact is that the movie lacked general direction and purpose, thus a lot of the scenes were a drag. In addition, the plot seemed to be non-existent, and the sub plot was very weak. a movie with very general ideas that requires viewers to turn a blind eye to various plot holes. for example, kirsh and his father, despite a whole generation gap, seemed to be living in the same time period. even though i tried my best to watch the whole movie, it got too mind-numbingly boring thus i had to walk out about two thirds of the way through. and off the 4 people i sat down to watch the movie with, only 1 managed to see the whole thing. i found out from them what happens in the end, and by the sounds of things, i am very glad i walked out and saved myself and hour. Overall, this movie robbed me of two hours of my life which i shall never get back. still 3 very generous points awarded for the effort.

Decent but thats all

[bluazur · 4 July 2006]

This movie is extremely predictable. Thats an irony because a significant part of the plot is about building some computer that can predict the future and heres the audience doing exactly the same in relevance to the plot. Overall, its nothing great but a warm fuzzy, feel good movie for the most part. The songs sucked. The jumping sequences range from utterly fake to decently implemented but the guy shaking his hands and legs during jumping and also executing so many moves while in mid-air, looked pretty dumb, irrespective if someone taking long jumps would actually do that and they don't. The heroine proves that she cant act for nuts but was at least better than the horrible one in Koi Mil gaya.

Krrish is good but still...........

[smilesk · 6/10 · 3 July 2006]

Well I seen the movie now.It is good but still not that good.

I think some things work and many things not.Main thing is that we cannot see much more action that we expected and see lots of romance and drama that we did not.

Main thing is that in first half story moves very slow and in second half very fast.Romance scenes between Hrithik and Priyanka did not work out and that is main problem. In second half story of Rohit, Krishna becomes Krrish and story between Priayanka and Krishna going together and it confuses sometimes.

Rakesh Roshan also did not gives more detail on character of Krrish and his powers.What powers he possess and what are weakness and also no details on character of Rohit and his wife.Why Rohit does not possess that powers which his son gets.

Well there are some good points also in movie like twist of rohit is live and also how krishna becomes accidental hero in circus fire. Action is very less but it is good.

Hrithik is main actor in whole movie and he done superb job but Priyanka disappoints and therefore first half seems very slow.

All and all the movie which can be watched at least onetime and maximum only one time. It is good but we want more Krrish in Krrish than Krishna.

Krishna, who has extraordinary powers meets Priya, falls in love, obviously, goes to Singapore and is soon confronted by his strengths and his family's past.

[sdar_skcor · 7/10 · 1 July 2006]

I seriously think that we all should give the Roshans as well as Bollywood a break. Krrish is a really good movie and it is a vast step for Hindi cinema. Of course, if you've seen Hollywood action movies then you might not be able to sincerely enjoy the action shots of Krrish. Though they are definitely a very new and attracting thing to the crowds of people engrossed in Hindi movies, the action will seem slightly artificial to those who aren't. Still, the movie does bring out the acting talents of both Hrithik and Priyanka. The movie has a very fresh look to it and the colors, sceneries and costumes not only suite the story but also the characters.

This movie proves that the Roshans are willing to take risks and Hrithik beautifully brings about the critical points of the two different characters that he plays. They have evidently put in a whole lot of effort and they deserve to be applauded.

If you haven't seen Krrish then I suggest you go and do so but, remember to keep an open mind and an accepting attitude when and if you do go to see it. It is an enriching experience that makes you feel proud to be an Indian.

I must say, for a change it's a refreshing Hindi film sequel!!!

[runi_star · 7/10 · 31 July 2006]

Film: Krrish Cast: Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Nasserudin Shah, Puneet Isaar Director: Rakesh Roshan

When I saw Hrithik dancing like a kangaroo in the song Dekho Pawan bhi...Chori Chori, Chupke- Chupke...I made up my mind that 'I will not watch the film'. But sometimes second thoughts are handy. The second half of the story is fun to watch. The hype of the Indian superhero is worth all its claims!!

Hrithik is a treat to watch in the second half. But Priyanka Chopra? She doesn't fit into the category of sweet, innocent girl which she tries to be in the beginning. "Just imagine", bahadur, played by Hemant Pandey had good comic timing!!

The film starts off with Rohit junior i.e. Krishna showcasing his talent as a painter. Later, realization of the fact that Krishna is a whizkid after the IQ test. Rekha being a protective grandma, takes him away from the eyes of the cruel, selfish word.

Although which part of the world they were staying, they kept it a hush - hush secret affair with the audience also!! Not fair, at least they could have told us!!

Krishna grows up in the armor of nature. Birds and animals are his compatriots, no wonder he dances like kangaroo!! Good logic!! Transitions are wonderful, like the one where Krishna's tear turns out into the Dragon head, establishing Singapore. Amazing display of stunts, Superman, you better Return!!

There is a surprise element in the film, which shows that it has a better thought of screenplay!! Unlike other superheroes, here Krishna, Christianizes his own name Krrish!!!

"When it comes to Hrithik, Roshan senior is very demanding", I thought of this line because the original choice of the actress was Aishwarya. Think people as where was this line used. Piyush Shah did an excellent job in the department of cinematography!! I must say, for a change it's a refreshing Hindi film sequel!!!

Great first attempt, I hope the sequel is better

[anagpal · 7/10 · 26 July 2006]

I think the movie deserves credit for a lot of elements like great action sequences (worthy of Matrix / Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon etc) and also an inspired choice of Hrithik as a superhero...i don't think many other bollywood heroes could have carried it off...

I think where it loses out is by having too complex a storyline, too dragged out in parts and by not giving its characters (other than Hrithik) any depth...

there are one or two funny sub plots (like the one with the ghost) but overall i think if they had polished the movie up, reduced the length and focused on the action / superhero element, it could have been a great movie. For more of this and other reviews, check out my blog (apurvbollywood) at blogspot.

Krrish, the first Indian film I have seen on cinema

[eevaoberg · 8/10 · 3 July 2006]

I saw Krrish in Stockholm yesterday. I am not keen on science fiction movies, even if I used to read science fiction when I was young. I have never before seen an Indian movie on cinema and perhaps because it was the first time, I liked Krrish very much. Indian films are longer than Hollywood/European films, but it didn't feel long at all. Must have been entertaining! It did not matter at all that the film makers had borrowed ideas from other films(Flying Daggers, ET, Dr.Who, whatever). The film was very Indian and didn't feel like a copy of anything. I loved the music and dances, the dance in the circus was wonderful!

The actor who played Krrish felt quite right for the role. I have seen him in KKKB, but didn't think much about him then, was too fascinated by Sharukh. This is my first film critic ever! Becoming addicted to Indian films make me do strange things!!

Could have been much better

[rock831983 · 6/10 · 26 August 2006]

Krrish the most ambitious project by Rakesh Roshan may open doors for Superhero flicks in Bollywood. But whether the movie is worth hype.Definitely not. I am not in mood to write full fledge review so will write main points.

Rakesh Roshan tries to make this flick mix of 'Superhero' and 'Love Story' and thats where the muvy flatters I have to rethink the movie name while watching whether its name is 'Krrish-Love story of a Superhero' or 'Krrish' Cauz this muvy takes ur almost 2 hrs out of 3 hours in establishing Hrithik-Priyanka love story While the future vision idea was lift up from John Woo's 'Paycheck' but even that doesnot support this mediocre flick cauz that idea is only around for sometime in movie while most of the time movie wanders around Hrithik-Priyanka love story.

Now the actions.There was nothing like never seen before for those who have seen 'Matrix' and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' But looking at budget and all i can say that was good attempt.

Superhero flicks needs more to be at point rather than every now n then going into emotional themes. This movie is made for the kids and will be liked mainly by the kids. And inspite of being E.T ripoff Koi Mil Gaya was much better product The biggest disappointment is Rakesh Roshan's direction who tries to mix mag things

Now music.Music is big letdown as we know already.However if u have heard it few times before it will not hamper muvy progress However RR should take care of better music next time.

Acting-Inspite of being good footage Priyanka hardly leaves an impression.Sometimes she looks amazing,sometimes horrible And her friend not only looks horrible but she acts horrible too Hritik's friend whose name is perhaps Hemant Pandey is good Nasruddin Shah overacts and a villain who could have send a chill in blood makes a laughable material by his news act and all. The only actor who leaves most impression after Hrithik is offcourse Rekha.She makes you believe however short her role is written she can act gracefully.

And,i will end on a positive rating due to two reasons.First cause of attempt of 'Superhero' flick which will open doors for more such flicks in bollywood cause of its commercial success.

Second and most strong point is Hrithik's sterling act.He is the heart and soul of the movie. And he is the only reason to watch this flick which is a forgettable and kiddish affair.

3/5

super dud!!

[Vicky_baba · 3/10 · 21 August 2006]

Krrish is being promoted as Indias first superhero movie even though that genre is probably the oldest in Indian film history. The movie is a sequel to a big hit of former years called 'Koi Mil Gaya'.After the death of Rohit(Hrithik Roshan),its the turn of the son,Krishna(Hrithik again) to shine as he has inherited the powers of the father.

The movie starts with the grandmother(Rekha) discovering the remarkable powers of her grandson.Fearing that his 'shakthis' will not give her 'mukthi' as they will be a cause for his exploitation,she leaves the place with grandson in tow to a remote corner of the world.The kid grows into a stud along with his horse.He can leap like crazy and climb trees like Tarzan.He is also supposedly very smart and very strong. Yada yada yada.

In this Utopian setting 'drops in' the super exploitive heroine,Priya(priyanka chopra) and wisks Krrish away to Singapore where he crosses paths with Dr.Arya(Naseerudin shah),an evil scientist who supposedly discovered the palmtop 20 years back and now wants to create a 'computer that can predict the future using astrology,astronomy and technology'!!And what does he plan to do with it?Rule the world of course.

The rest of the movie(30 minutes of it) is about how the 'superhero' defeats this 'supervillan'. In the first half,I mistook Krishh to be a kid movie,meant for kids below 10 years of age.In the second half i realized its not even a kids movie..its just a bizarre dumb movie that has more holes in its script than most adults can count.

Plus points:-

1.The graphics:-Pretty good for an Indian movie though flawed in their execution.(everyone knows u have to push down to move up..but newtons third law of equal and opposite forces don't matter for Krishh).

2.Hrithik Roshan:-The hard work is evident,but he cant salvage a horrible script.

Negative points:- 1.Script:-Holeridden and immature. The story moves back and forth of 20 years with no changes, with just the help of hair dye.

2.Product placements:-Placing commercial products in the hands of actors and its done so many times that its pathetic...many scenes are just ads without the voice-over.Hrithik endorses Bounrvita, Rekha is seen holding a bag of Tide(!!) and you can see more hordings on screen than a world cup match.

3.Veterans:-Rekha and shah.Rekha overacts..Shah just doesn't care,so he kind of 'underacts'.The boredom on Shah face is a true reflection of the audiences emotions.

4.Songs:-One average song and 3 other ones that sound all the same.They slow down the pace of the already dull movie.

Though the movie has a few sfx laden scenes that will make you sit up and take notice,the rest of the 3 hrs are a complete waste of time.

Bottomline:-Lots of south indians watch Balakrishna movies just to see how he makes a fool out of himself.Lots of North indians do that at Mithunda movies.Continuing in that line is Krishh.....amusing but for all the wrong reasons.

Heartfelt Cinema

[springsunnywinter · 10/10 · 14 May 2007]

It is great having a superhero in Bollywood now, I absolutely loved the film it was so peaceful at the first half and hearty during the second half. The story was amazing the best thing about it is the computer that can see the future and Krishna never intended to be a superhero he wanted to save the kids from a circus fire but made a promise to his grandmother not to show his powers to anyone so he changed his overcoat inside out & wore a mask and that is how Krishna became Krrish, Hrithik's body language for a superhero was terrific. Mostly in other superhero movies they intend to be a hero, which is not very amazing. In the end I was almost going to cry when Krishna was trying to save his father, it was extremely emotional. The ending was awesome when Dr Arya was about to die & Krishna took off his mask and showed who he really is and there were sparks everywhere, it means that Dr Arya would have known who he is if he looked ahead into the future when he seen his death but he looked before his death to try and avoid it. Definitely Hrithik Roshan's best film and it is 1000 times better than the crappy Spider-Man 3 I just recently seen.

Indian Superman Soup

[ahmadaYAZ100 · 6/10 · 28 November 2006]

Krrish's script writer (or whoever conceptualized the character of Krrish) watched lots of super man and sci-fi foreign movies and turned Krrish, the hero and the movie a mixture of all. Sample these:

• Krrish dresses like Zorro (the mask, the leather overcoat in 30 degree hot Singapore). - Krrish runs in the air and jump across and over like Incredible Hulk. - Krrish can jump over/ across city landmarks like Spiderman (eg, when he sneaks into Dr Arya's lab.) - Krrish runs as fast as Dash Incredible of the Incredibles. (eg, where he avoids bullets from Dr Arya) - Krrish can fight like a Kung Fu warrior (when he fights Dr Arya's guards on an island) or like Jackie Chan (eg, when he fights motorcycle riders. (The lead, Hrithik trained for 1 month+ under the famous Tony Cheng of Hong Kong.) - Krrish can, of course, sing like an Indian hero. - Krrish's father Rohit builds a computer that can see future like Precogs of Minority Report. He works on intangible keyboards like in that movie. Rohit is kept in suspended animation by Dr Arya as the convicts in Minority Report. - Krrish's father Rohit can read like autistic Raymond in Rain Man (Rohit finishes Dr Arya's book in minutes.) - Krrish's father Rohit meets with a left-behind alien (as in ET, the Hollywood movie which stole the idea, some credibly claim, from India's Satyajit Ray.)

Cut the dance sequence, reduce the length to 90-120 minutes. The movie may be accepted by global audience and I would rate it 7/10.

As an aside, Singapore government invested in the movie which was half shot in Singapore. Krrish is/will be a case study for business schools (Indian Institute of Management-Indore, Hongkong University, Harvard Business School.)

Utterly disappointed despite Hrithik's honest performance.

[Pankratz · 1/10 · 24 June 2006]

I went to see Krrish wanting the same impact that Koi Mil Gaya had on me. Unfortunately, I expected too much. Krrish did not have the heart that Koi Mil Gaya had.

Let's talk about the two leads, Hrithik and Priyanka. They didn't click, in my opinion. I would've much rather seen Preity play a different character and come back in the movie. She and Hrithik really worked in the first film. It was because of them that the first movie really worked. Not to mention that Priya, Priyanka Chopra's character wasn't very likable in the latter half of the movie. She came across as very selfish.

I also wanted to mention Preity Zinta. I had the impression that she was going to have a role in the film. I knew it wasn't a long role, but I expected more than 2 seconds. Which was what we got; literally. I even read somewhere that we would be seeing her in a new look with a sari and everything. Nope. Didn't get that.

SPOILERS:

In fact, in the end of the movie, after finding out Rohit didn't die after all and they all go back to their village, Nisha's the only one missing. If Nisha had to die, the least the writers could have done was not have Rohit turn up alive. To have those two separated just destroys the memory of the first movie. Such a tragic ending for them.

The movie also dragged on! So much! The movie doesn't really pick up until the last 30 minutes. And this is out of a 3 hour movie!!! There were too many things that Roshan tried to incorporate in the movie and overall it just didn't work. The romance came out flat (which didn't help since the character of Priyanka wasn't very likable, you begin to think: why would I want the hero to end up with her?). It's not like the Rohit/Nisha pairing in the first movie. In the first movie I really, really wished that Rohit and Nisha would end up together.

Also, another thing working against this movie is the fact that unless you've been living under a rock, you've seen a Hollywood superhero movie in the past decade. As a result, you can't help but see all the elements that Krrish ripped off from those movies. From Batman's mask, to Neo's trench coat look, to Superman's secret identity, to Spiderman's powers etc. There's not an ounce of originality to it. This may not have been so bad. After all, Koi Mil Gaya wasn't exactly original. We've all heard of the E.T. comments. But what saved that movie was that at the end of it, it wasn't about the special effects, but it was how much heart the film had. It had it in spades! The music also didn't live up to expectations. Rakesh Roshan unfortunately didn't deliver this time. Except for the number at the circus, the rest of the songs just made the film drag even more! There's a saying that the ending can make or break a movie. In my opinion, it broke this one. I won't explain, but you'll understand if you go see it.

As for the good things (that didn't outweigh the bad in my opinion): Rekha was very good in this movie, and if the movie had any heart at all, it came from her. The martial arts scenes were the only action scenes that really impressed me. Good work by Hrithik Roshan to make it look so impressive as if he'd been doing it all his life. Other than that, the movie showed flashes of brilliance, but unfortunately that's all there was. A big disappointment. I should have just waited until it was out for rent.

But really, my biggest grievance about this movie, (on top of all its little flaws that added up) was that it just ruined the first movie. It discarded the Nisha character so easily she may as well have not existed. I thought that the Roshans tainted the memory of Koi Mil Gaya for the sake of trying to rake in the audience from that movie as well to go and see Krrish. Krrish could have very well worked (with some tweaks here and there) as a completely separate movie. It was an underhanded marketing scheme.