Krrish

I did not have big expectations when I went to watch this movie. Mainly because this movie is a sequel to “Koi Mil Gaya” and though I appreciate the fact that a movie like “Koi Mil Gaya” was a novel effort for Indian cinema, I felt the movie was too amateurish. But “Krrish” was a pleasant surprise.

The movie starts off with Rekha realizing that her grandson Krishna (Hrithik) has inherited the super powers from his father Rohit (Hrithik in “Koi Mil Gaya”) which was given to him by the alien “Jadoo”. Papa Hrithik and his wife Preity are no more now and Rekha not wanting to lose Krishna too decides to hide Krishna from the rest of the world. Krishna, being very talented & powerful, is not normal like other kids and hence he has no friends. As he grows up, he becomes more powerful that he can run faster than a horse, climb trees & mountains like monkeys, catch fish from the pond with just his hands, etc. One day, Krishna saves a Singapore based Indian girl, Priya (Priyanka Chopra), who is on a tour to the place where Krishna lives. While Priya is amazed by Krishna’s extraordinary skills; Krishna, on the other hand, falls in love with Priya. After Priya goes back to Singapore, she wants to reveal Krishna’s talents to the world and make him a celebrity (ofcourse, she also wants to do it to save her job). So in order to make Krishna come to Singapore, she lies to him about being in love with him. Before leaving for Singapore, Rekha tells Krishna the story behind the death of his father and also makes him promise that he’ll hide his talents from the world. In Singapore, Krishna had to use his skills to save some children from a fire accident and in order to keep his identity secret, he uses a mask. From then on, Mask man, “Krrish” becomes a very famous super hero. While in Singapore, Krishna learns the truth about his father and how he tackles the villain forms the rest of the story.

The major success of the movie is that Hrithik is believable in the role of a super hero. He does complete justice to his role. Priyanka has also delivered what is expected of her. The first half of the movie is shot in a mountainous place that has wonderful scenic locations which are a treat to the eye. The second half on the other hand captures the beauty of Singapore. The technical aspects, which was a major let down in "Koi Mil Gaya", was top class in this movie, almost on par with the hollywood movies. Most of the songs in the movie are melodious but not catchy. On the whole, this movie is the first step into the world of super hero movies in Indian cinema and it is definitely a step in the “right” direction.