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 in Bollywood as well as first major superhero movie produced in Cinema of Malaysia, Cicak Man. The movie stars Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and Naseeruddin Shah. Preity Zinta makes a special appearance.
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” in “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, extraterrestrials, 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.”
Box office
In India, Krrish is one of the highest-grossing movies of this decade and is the second worldwide highest-grossing movie of 2006 after Dhoom 2. Considering the overdone superhero genre in Hollywood, it still did good business Overseas.
- India (20-Sept,08) : Rs 65,53,00,000 Net
- Overseas (20-Sept,08) : Rs 19,00,00,000
- Total (20-Sept,08) : Rs 84,53,00,000
Cast
- Hrithik Roshan … Krishna Mehra (“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 Sir
- Hemant Pandey … Bahadur
- Preity Zinta … Nisha Mehra (Special Appearance)
- Bin Xia … Kristian Li
- Akash Khurana … Krishna’s School’s Principal
