4 STARS
Koi...Mil Gaya (2003), lambasted and ridiculed by critics based on imputations of it being a rip off of popular Hollywood film E.T, embarked a maiden journey of the Sci-fi wave in Hindi cinema, which enwreathed the typical Indian emotions with technology to tug at the heartstrings of not only the Indian audience but also the audiences across the globe. Rakesh Roshan took forward one of the most seminal franchises with Krrish (2006) and procreated a superhero, that was Indian in true manner. Though it was plagued with grievous shortcomings too but the scale, budget, characters, story et al just got exquisite. The hype around lush films releasing on Diwali is inexpugnable as the festive season has traditionally remained the most profitable money spinning eve for Bollywood with its capacitation to draw hordes of holiday moviegoers & Krrish 3 is no exclusion, where the review is mere a ceremonialism. It retains the story of noble versus sinful but right from the plot, special effects, emotions, action sequences and characters to the evil tyrant, Rakesh Roshan inches to give himself a punishing challenge as he accommodates himself to the time & mindset of younger spectators and makes sure that the flick is bound to excel the standards set a la Hollywood.
After defeating the despicable Dr. Siddhant Arya (Naseruddin Shah), and bringing his father Rohit back from the dead, Krrish continued fighting against evil and saving innocent lives. Krishna is living a happily married life with Priya (Priyanka Chopra), while Rohit is using his scientific brilliance to benefit society by working on a project that reverts life to dead organisms. Krrish is everyone’s favorite superhero saviour. Unknown to them, a dark force is growing in another part of the world. The owner of a sizable pharmaceutical company, Kaal (Vivek Oberoi), an evil genius, is selfishly misusing his powers (he doesn’t know why he has them) to loft fear, death and destruction by spreading an oddish man-made virus that induces an extensive epidemic in Mumbai. And he is being assisted by an army of very dangerous beings called maanvar — a combination of maanas and jaanwar — created by Kaal through an experiment. He is handicapped and is able to cure himself. Not long after Kaal’s plans are put into action, both Rohit and Krrish find themselves faced with a crisis of epic proportions, which only they can resolve, together. But when they finally cross paths with Kaal and his army, neither of them is prepared for what lies ahead. Kaal not only brings the world to the brink of disaster, he also puts the strength and love of Krishna and his family to the test. Krrish has to somehow find the power within to face the unbeatable foe.
Red Chillies VFX, a subdivision of Shah Rukh's motion picture production banner Red Chillies Entertainment, worked on the special effects,that are of Hollywood standards and complimented well by prosthetics. Hats off to Rakesh Roshan for thinking first and then executing the arduous task with sensibilities and finesse. It's his most accomplished work till date. Full marks for the director's vision in second half. The biggest USP is the emotional quotient entwined with good content cum VFX. Krrish 3 is evidently the technical marvel of recent times. Chandan Arora’s editing is okay. S. Thiru’s cinematography is fantastic. Action and stunts, choreographed by Tony Ching siu Tung and Sham Kaushal, are worthy of huge round of applauses. Salim-Sulaiman’s background music vastly makes the drama impactful and is fantastic. Picturisation of the songs (Chinni Prakash, Raju Khan and Remo D’souza) is exquisite. There are plenty of clap-worthy scenes in the first-half. The penultimate and the ultimate moments will leave the spectators moist-eyed and jaw-dropped as well. The ' Man Of Steel' sort of climax is the highlight of the enterprise.
However, it isn’t entirely faultless. The movie should have been done without songs as Rajesh Roshan's music is dated and Dil Tu Hi Bata is the standout song with Sameer Anjan's lyrics highlighting the mood. The languid pace in the first half, which takes too much time in fabricating the atmosphere and establishing the characters. The mutants are underutilized. The runtime should have been 15-20 minutes less.
Hrithik Roshan emotes expressions through his eyes & this time his chiseled body does all the talkings. Just drool over Krishna, cheer for the septuagenarian Rohit Mehra and feel the helplessness as well with both of them. It wouldn't be erroneous to state that the voice modulation and physical attributes are the components that only Hrithik Roshan could ever concentrate on cumulatively & portray them adroitly. He's mettlesome to the core in playing the titular role. Priyanka Chopra does a fine job. The post-interval portions are sincerely portrayed. Kangana Ranaut is deadly and personable at the same time throughout. She has meatier role than Priyanka & this could win her plaudits. Rajpal Yadav is there for what he's known for -- impeccable comic timing. Amitabh Bachchan's voiceover is successively becoming a tradition with Indian superhero movies. Arif Zakaria (as Dr. Shetty), Asif Basra (as Dr. Alok Sen), Raju Kher, Yusuf Hussain, master Faizan Khan (as Vicky), Sachin Khedekar, Mohnish Bahl and Gargi Patel provide dexterous support as cameo appearances. Rakhi Vijan, Ehsaan Khan, Gowhar Khan (as frog man), Sameer Ali Khan (as ant man), Nazia Shaikh (as cheetah woman), Danniel Kaleb (as rhino man), Shaurya Chauhan (as scorpion woman), Amrit Pal Singh (as swordfish man), Vineet Sharma (as pilot), Ajay Verma (as co-pilot), Mamta (as Vicky’s mother), Baldev Trehan (as the old man in the mall) and Sanobar Pardiwala (as the mother in the mall) are congruent. Vivek Oberoi, last but not the least, redefines villainy. He's a super-villain indeed, no two doubts in that, without whom Krrish wouldn't have been such heroic. His eyes spread venom thoroughly. He gets his due this time. Bravo!
My concluding note is --- An event like Krrish 3 is worth the blow of trumpets and the fanfare. Krrish 3 erects a tersely ameliorating standards for Bollywood. Well-equipped with spectacular range of special effects, extravagant action sequences and the emotional quotient on the higher side for the family audiences, it is Rakesh Roshan's way of wishing a crackling, thundering and roaring Diwali. Latch onto pronto and give ovation to one of the most ponderable director of recent times as it has Blockbuster written all over it. Make way, the box-office history will be rewritten!
Koi...Mil Gaya (2003), lambasted and ridiculed by critics based on imputations of it being a rip off of popular Hollywood film E.T, embarked a maiden journey of the Sci-fi wave in Hindi cinema, which enwreathed the typical Indian emotions with technology to tug at the heartstrings of not only the Indian audience but also the audiences across the globe. Rakesh Roshan took forward one of the most seminal franchises with Krrish (2006) and procreated a superhero, that was Indian in true manner. Though it was plagued with grievous shortcomings too but the scale, budget, characters, story et al just got exquisite. The hype around lush films releasing on Diwali is inexpugnable as the festive season has traditionally remained the most profitable money spinning eve for Bollywood with its capacitation to draw hordes of holiday moviegoers & Krrish 3 is no exclusion, where the review is mere a ceremonialism. It retains the story of noble versus sinful but right from the plot, special effects, emotions, action sequences and characters to the evil tyrant, Rakesh Roshan inches to give himself a punishing challenge as he accommodates himself to the time & mindset of younger spectators and makes sure that the flick is bound to excel the standards set a la Hollywood.
After defeating the despicable Dr. Siddhant Arya (Naseruddin Shah), and bringing his father Rohit back from the dead, Krrish continued fighting against evil and saving innocent lives. Krishna is living a happily married life with Priya (Priyanka Chopra), while Rohit is using his scientific brilliance to benefit society by working on a project that reverts life to dead organisms. Krrish is everyone’s favorite superhero saviour. Unknown to them, a dark force is growing in another part of the world. The owner of a sizable pharmaceutical company, Kaal (Vivek Oberoi), an evil genius, is selfishly misusing his powers (he doesn’t know why he has them) to loft fear, death and destruction by spreading an oddish man-made virus that induces an extensive epidemic in Mumbai. And he is being assisted by an army of very dangerous beings called maanvar — a combination of maanas and jaanwar — created by Kaal through an experiment. He is handicapped and is able to cure himself. Not long after Kaal’s plans are put into action, both Rohit and Krrish find themselves faced with a crisis of epic proportions, which only they can resolve, together. But when they finally cross paths with Kaal and his army, neither of them is prepared for what lies ahead. Kaal not only brings the world to the brink of disaster, he also puts the strength and love of Krishna and his family to the test. Krrish has to somehow find the power within to face the unbeatable foe.
Red Chillies VFX, a subdivision of Shah Rukh's motion picture production banner Red Chillies Entertainment, worked on the special effects,that are of Hollywood standards and complimented well by prosthetics. Hats off to Rakesh Roshan for thinking first and then executing the arduous task with sensibilities and finesse. It's his most accomplished work till date. Full marks for the director's vision in second half. The biggest USP is the emotional quotient entwined with good content cum VFX. Krrish 3 is evidently the technical marvel of recent times. Chandan Arora’s editing is okay. S. Thiru’s cinematography is fantastic. Action and stunts, choreographed by Tony Ching siu Tung and Sham Kaushal, are worthy of huge round of applauses. Salim-Sulaiman’s background music vastly makes the drama impactful and is fantastic. Picturisation of the songs (Chinni Prakash, Raju Khan and Remo D’souza) is exquisite. There are plenty of clap-worthy scenes in the first-half. The penultimate and the ultimate moments will leave the spectators moist-eyed and jaw-dropped as well. The ' Man Of Steel' sort of climax is the highlight of the enterprise.
However, it isn’t entirely faultless. The movie should have been done without songs as Rajesh Roshan's music is dated and Dil Tu Hi Bata is the standout song with Sameer Anjan's lyrics highlighting the mood. The languid pace in the first half, which takes too much time in fabricating the atmosphere and establishing the characters. The mutants are underutilized. The runtime should have been 15-20 minutes less.
Hrithik Roshan emotes expressions through his eyes & this time his chiseled body does all the talkings. Just drool over Krishna, cheer for the septuagenarian Rohit Mehra and feel the helplessness as well with both of them. It wouldn't be erroneous to state that the voice modulation and physical attributes are the components that only Hrithik Roshan could ever concentrate on cumulatively & portray them adroitly. He's mettlesome to the core in playing the titular role. Priyanka Chopra does a fine job. The post-interval portions are sincerely portrayed. Kangana Ranaut is deadly and personable at the same time throughout. She has meatier role than Priyanka & this could win her plaudits. Rajpal Yadav is there for what he's known for -- impeccable comic timing. Amitabh Bachchan's voiceover is successively becoming a tradition with Indian superhero movies. Arif Zakaria (as Dr. Shetty), Asif Basra (as Dr. Alok Sen), Raju Kher, Yusuf Hussain, master Faizan Khan (as Vicky), Sachin Khedekar, Mohnish Bahl and Gargi Patel provide dexterous support as cameo appearances. Rakhi Vijan, Ehsaan Khan, Gowhar Khan (as frog man), Sameer Ali Khan (as ant man), Nazia Shaikh (as cheetah woman), Danniel Kaleb (as rhino man), Shaurya Chauhan (as scorpion woman), Amrit Pal Singh (as swordfish man), Vineet Sharma (as pilot), Ajay Verma (as co-pilot), Mamta (as Vicky’s mother), Baldev Trehan (as the old man in the mall) and Sanobar Pardiwala (as the mother in the mall) are congruent. Vivek Oberoi, last but not the least, redefines villainy. He's a super-villain indeed, no two doubts in that, without whom Krrish wouldn't have been such heroic. His eyes spread venom thoroughly. He gets his due this time. Bravo!
My concluding note is --- An event like Krrish 3 is worth the blow of trumpets and the fanfare. Krrish 3 erects a tersely ameliorating standards for Bollywood. Well-equipped with spectacular range of special effects, extravagant action sequences and the emotional quotient on the higher side for the family audiences, it is Rakesh Roshan's way of wishing a crackling, thundering and roaring Diwali. Latch onto pronto and give ovation to one of the most ponderable director of recent times as it has Blockbuster written all over it. Make way, the box-office history will be rewritten!
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