Krrish 3

<p>Six years after getting rescued and returning to with his son Krishna after he kills , Dr. Rohit Mehra now lives with the former in while latter’s mother Sonia Mehra has passed away in this time period. Krishna is married to Priya, who now works as a journalist for after resigning her previous job in and Rohit works in a research institute. Krishna, while moonlighting as superhero , is regularly fired from various day jobs due to lack of attendance. Rohit is researching a device that will bring dead tissues to life using solar energy (after realising how Jadoo ) but the experiment needs a filter which could pass only the amount of sunlight needed. A deadly virus is spreading in whose antidote has not yet been discovered. Rohit’s friend Dr. Varun Shetty, and Dr. Alok Sen, a scientist who wants to meet him to reveal information about the virus, are murdered by Kaya, a shapeshifting female mutant. She is the secretary of Kaal, a handicapped evil geneticist with telekinetic powers. Kaal creates a team of human-animal hybrids called (a portmanteau of two Hindi words “Maanav” meaning human and “Jaanvar” meaning animal) with distinct physical powers to cure himself but to no avail. The virus was spread by Kaal himself to incur huge profits by selling its antidote. On Krishna’s birthday Priya gives the good news of her pregnancy to Krishna and Rohit. Kaal now intends to gain more profits and sends his mutants to India for same as India has a large population and it is a god-fearing one. Rohit discovers that the virus, now spreading through Mumbai, has no effect on Krishna, Priya (pregnant with Krishna’s child) or himself. He decides to test it in his blood sample but Krishna asks him to test on his blood instead and it shows no effects on Krishna even after injecting. Hence Rohit makes an antidote with Krishna’s blood. By using small rockets which explode in the sky and dispersing the antidote, Krishna spreads the antidote over the whole city as Krrish. Kaal sends his mutants to attack Rohit. Krrish saves Rohit but Priya is injured. Carrying out Kaal’s instructions, Kaya shapeshifts into Priya while Priya is kidnapped by Kaal. Posing as Priya, Kaya leads Krishna to believe that Priya miscarried in the attack, and lives with the Mehras. While discovering the truth behind the antidote, she starts loving Krishna one-sidedly and often feels guilty for cheating on him while one of the mutant Striker who was captured by Krishna on the night of attack gets killed by Kaya to conceal her identity. Meanwhile, Kaal plans to have Priya an early childbirth do that he could use the child’s bone marrow to cure his disability. Kaya, disguised as Krishna, goes to Rohit’s home lab where Rohit reveals that he would travel to Singapore to meet Dr. Mathur, who used to work with Dr. Arya. Rohit hopes this meeting will help solve the mystery behind the virus. At the same as Krishna walks to the lab to meet Rohit, Kaya, still disguised as Krishna then transforms into Priya and lies to the real Krishna, saying Rohit is busy with his research work and shouldn’t be disturbed. The next day, Rohit calls Krishna and tells that he had sought every answers from Dr. Mathur. Krishna, unaware of all these, realizes that something is wrong and finds out that Priya has been kidnapped. He transforms into Krrish and confronts Kaya. Kaya finally agrees to help and leads him to Kaal’s secret lab, where Priya is rescued. It is revealed that Kaal is indeed Rohit’s another biological son, created by an experiment conducted by Dr. Arya while . Thus Kaal is revealed to be Krishna’s younger brother. He was born inheriting Rohit’s powers just like Krishna but handicapped except his face and index fingers of both hands and gets adopted by a wealthy man but eventually turns out evil after killing his foster father. Kaal uses Rohit’s bone marrow to cure his disability. Kaya saves Priya but is murdered by Kaal for her disloyalty. Kaal also severely injures Krrish. Rohit re-uses his failed dead tissues experiment to save Krishna. However, the beam of light created by the experiment needs a filter in order to take effect on Krishna. Rohit stands in front of it, allowing only a portion of it to make contact with Krishna. This resurrects Krishna, killing Rohit in the process. Kaal has returned to Mumbai to taunt its citizens with destruction should Priya not be found and taken to him. Priya voluntarily surrenders herself, but Krrish then arrives and a fight between Krrish and Kaal ensues. With the two now capable of flight and super strength, Krrish and Kaal’s fighting destroys many buildings across Mumbai, while Krrish is emotionally weakened due to the number of people dying around them. Finally, Krrish manages to kill Kaal using Rohit’s solar experiment pen by focusing the unfiltered rays onto him. Six months later, in the aftermath, Krishna and Priya name their newborn son, Rohit Mehra. The baby also seems to exhibit superpowers. This marks the continuation of the superhero legacy. The film was referred to as both and in media reports. Hrithik Roshan confirmed in an interview to that on similar lines as with the franchise (where the first film was named , then came and then ), the film will be called . Rakesh Roshan also clarified the title to . In an interview director said “I can’t reveal the budget of the movie, but it has been a very costly film”. The film was reportedly produced on a budget of ( ). , a subdivision of ‘s motion picture production banner , worked on the special effects worth (US$3.1 million) for . The filming process was completed in June 2012, and then the VFX team started their work. “While shooting in hot and humid conditions in India – in the film studios in Hyderabad, and in Mumbai, the mask [made of wax] would get distorted and start melting. This was because of the high temperature, which would often go up to as high as 44 degrees. At times, it seems it was so hot that in a day, he [Hrithik Roshan] would end up changing five to six masks,” Principal photography began on 1 December 2011 with Vivek Oberoi, Kangana Ranaut and Priyanka Chopra. However, Hrithik Roshan did not participate in the first schedule due to a back injury. The primary location of filming was Studios at . Actress had an accident while shooting for the film in , due to which the film had to face some delays. On 29 August 2012, it was reported that, the makers had decided the superhero to indulge in the action sequences in snowy terrains. So, some part of the film was shot in , Switzerland. Filming also took place in Jordan where a song featuring Roshan and Ranaut was shot. Rakesh Roshan stated in an interview that the shooting of Krrish 3 was completed by June 2013 with the took one and half years to complete with the last of them coming on 22 October 2013, just 10 days before the release of the film with each and every VFX action sequence undergoing a revision of 40 to 50 times before inclusion. Following the success of the previous instalments, director planned to develop a second sequel to the franchise, with playing the protagonist again. He had penned the script, but had to re-work it as the storyline was too similar to the blockbuster . was later confirmed to reprise the role of Priya. In this film, she will be seen married to Krishna Mehra. Next, announced her inclusion in the project as a but left the film due to unspecified reasons. Later on, was signed but she, later on, backed out of the film due to a lack of dates. It was reported that actresses , and were to replace Fernandez. Finally, was confirmed to play the role, who coincidentally was originally offered the role. Rakesh Roshan had earlier revealed to the media that the main antagonist of the film would be as powerful as the hero. After talks with and fell through, was eventually cast for the role. In an interview with Bollywood News Service, Oberoi said, “Kaal is contrary to my nature. I am very friendly and Kaal isn’t,” and added, “He has anger and vengeance burning within him; he hates humanity. To express these emotions through my eyes was difficult.” In January 2011, claimed to have been offered a role in the film as the antagonist’s girlfriend. Its overseas distribution rights were sold to while Rakesh Roshan retained rights in Mumbai. There was also initial speculation that would play a major role in the film, which was later denied as a rumour. For the cast’s costumes, Rakesh Roshan involved with designer Gavin Miguel. Roshan wanted a light and flexible costume to allow Kangana Ranaut to do her stunts without any restrictions where he stated “She has a lot of toughness in her personality. So instead of looking at feminine superheroes for reference, I looked at Batman”. It took three and half hours to apply Ranaut’s makeup every day. Oberoi is dressed in a metal suit weighing around 28 kilograms, which required about 2–3 hours and 7-8 workers to fix on the body. The songs of the film are being composed by at Krishna Audio; whilst the background score is being composed by . The music rights of the film were acquired by for (US$710,000). The full soundtrack album was released on 19 September 2013 with music composed by . Promotions for the movie started post-July 2013 and the first look of Krrish 3 was unveiled online. Response for the poster was quite enthusiastic from the audience. The first trailer video was published by filmmakers on their official channel on 5 August 2013. It received more than 2.3 million views at YouTube within its first day of release and thereby surpassing the record held by of 1 million views in one day. trailer became the most watched Bollywood trailer on YouTube with 12 million views within two weeks, even eclipsing the trailers for such Hollywood superhero blockbusters as (2011) and (2012). Press reaction has been positive to the teaser trailer with many stating it echoes the look of recent superhero movies from Hollywood such as , and . Author of , Fuad Omar wrote on his blog that such comparisons were unfair given they were based on comic books and intellectual properties that had been developed over decades. He commented that was very much an original character created by and developed by Filmkraft and so the film and character deserved credit for setting a new standard for an original superhero which has not been seen elsewhere in the world. He also stated that no other filmmaker in India or elsewhere has managed to achieve what Rakesh Roshan and have in completely creating a new character and comes out with a hugely successful franchise that is original and has fueled a fanfare similar to those of comic book heroes yet with Krrish’s story still being written with each film. was the first Indian film to launch its own official as part of promotion. An official game was launched for Windows smartphones, tablets and PCs. The game was developed by and Gameshastra. The film was previously expected to release on 4 November 2013 but was brought forward to a 1 November, Diwali release. released in over 4000 screens worldwide (3500 screens in India) and nearly 600 screens in key circuits overseas. The film was dubbed in and Tamil for release in South Indian states. The distributors of the film released the film in 150-200 screens in the and circuits. Uday Singh Rajput, a writer from in Madhya Pradesh moved the alleging copyright violation of the script of and seeking a stay on the all India release of the film and claiming 20 million compensation. But, the High Court refused to grant relief to the writer. On the website , 71% of 17 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10. Critics directed praise towards cast performances (particularly Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi), , cinematography, background score, direction and entertainment value, but criticism has been directed towards the film’s lack of originality, soundtrack and writing. of gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and stated that “the film has all the ingredients that make a splendid superhero film, besides being Rakesh Roshan’s most accomplished work so far.” Madhureeta Mukherjee of gave it 4.5 stars while commenting “For sheer vision, bravado and superlative execution, this one soars to new orbits. Latch on to this cape for an exhilarating ride.” Raedita Tandan of awarded it 4 out of 5 stars, remarking “Hats off to Rakesh Roshan for dreaming big and actually pulling off this risky proposition. It’s not perfect. But it has all the elements a good, entertaining film must have. All you Marvel superheroes, better watch out. Krrish is here to stay.” Anupama Chopra of the gave it 3.5 stars and said, “Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan deserves a round of applause for giving us a homegrown superhero. Krrish 3 is ambitious and exciting.” Sarita Tanwar of gave it 3.5 stars and wrote, “Krrish 3 is fast-paced and the VFX effects are smashing.” Rohit Khilnani of gave it 3.5 stars noting, “The only part where the movie dips are during the songs. The music sounds too dated for this action-packed film.” of gave it 3 out of 5 and stated “I’m going with two-and-a-half stars for the film, and an additional half star just for Hrithik Roshan, which makes it three out of five for Krrish 3. The film is ambitious but flawed. It is, however, consistently watchable for its terrific lead star who you can’t take your eyes off, even for a moment”. Sukanya Verma of gave it 3 out of 5 stars, while adding, “Krrish 3 is an outrageous mishmash of Bollywood sentimentality meets E.T. meets Superman meets X-Men with set pieces, sound design and screenplay structure liberally borrowed from Hollywood’s imagination.” Aparna Mudi of rated the film 3 stars saying, “‘Krrish 3’ has all the elements of an entertainer and a lot of potential to have given some serious competition to Hollywood flicks.” of gave the film 2.5 stars stating, “Krrish 3 is, for the most part, impressively ambitious and dazzlingly competent, if not always riveting.” of gave it 2.5 stars and stated that Krrish 3 is a film for kids. of gave it 2 stars out of 5. Mihir Phadnavis of stated that “Krrish 3 is the most superficial components of X-Men, Batman, Superman, Spiderman and even Shaktimaan stuffed together.” Paloma Sharma of panned the film, and gave it “no stars” saying, ” is astonishingly eager to entertain with its stock of doodads that should amuse if not endear”. Mohammad Kamran Jawaid of the gave Krrish 3 a rating of 3/5 stars stating that “so most of it is tiringly clichéd, ripped off from and comics (Krrish’s worship is rather blatant) and stick-glued together, it is startling when director Rakesh Roshan’s underlying Bollywood-emotionalism compensates the flimsiness of the awkward superhero element from his last film”. He closes by saying that the film “is family-friendly stereotypical entertainment”. David Chute for the , applauded as “a charming Bollywood superhero movie” from a different perspective and applauded the heart and upbeat spirit of the movie for “not being an audience-pummeling industrial product like most of Hollywood’s superhero films.” He loved the way “has the off-hand, anything-is-possible spirit of a children’s book or fairy tale.” Lisa Tsering writing for gave the film a negative review saying that “the musical superhero extravaganza is too scary for young viewers and too long-winded for everybody else”. She continues that the “effort is admirable and the effects are certainly adequate, but can’t compensate for uninteresting, drawn-out action scenes; childish logic and uneven acting, especially by Hrithik Roshan, who as Rohit mouth-breathes and toddles around with his head cocked to one side. Worst of all, the movie is devoid of that one secret ingredient that makes audiences love superhero films: It just isn’t cool.” had a final worldwide gross of ( ). opened across the country in multiplexes to more than 80 percent occupancy as well as around 90-100 percent attendees at single screens. According to , first day collections of all versions were estimated at (US$2.4 million). The film nett. grossed around (US$2.2 million), with its ( ) and ( ) dubbed versions have collected approximately (US$180,000) nett on the first day. ( ) grossed (US$1.8 million) nett on its second day. Box Office India estimated the first weekend collection of (US$6.3 million), with around (US$5.9 million) nett for its original version, while the dubbed versions grossed another (US$530,000) nett approx. The film also recorded the sixth highest opening weekend worldwide as it collected (US$11 million) gross. The first Monday business of the Hindi version was estimated at (US$3.7 million), taking its four-day total to (US$9.5 million) and set a new record for the highest single day collection ever, overtaking the previous record held by . (Hindi) collected around (US$2.4 million) nett on Tuesday to take five-day total past (US$12 million) to (US$12 million) nett. The film nett. grossed around (US$1.5 million) on Wednesday taking the 6-day Hindi version total to (US$14 million). The film (along with its and dubbed versions nett.) grossed around (US$15 million) in the first week. The film nett. grossed (US$890,000) on the second Friday. collected around (US$1.2 million) nett on second Saturday, and (US$1.5 million) on second Sunday to take the Hindi version nett. total to around (US$18 million) in ten days. The film’s Hindi version earned around (US$500,000) nett on its second Monday, (US$440,000) on Tuesday, (US$410,000) on Wednesday and (US$420,000) on Thursday to take its two-week domestic total to (US$20 million) nett. The second week thus collected (US$5.1 million) for the Hindi version of . grossed around (US$830,000) nett in third weekend to take its Hindi-version total to almost (US$20 million) nett in 17 days. The Tamil and Telugu versions added a further (US$1.2 million) nett approx in 17 days to take overall total to (US$22 million). grossed (US$21 million) nett with its Hindi version after the third week. The fourth week collections were (US$300,000) taking the Hindi version’s total to around (US$21 million). According to , the three versions together earned (US$22 million) nett lifetime with the dubbed versions of the film contributing (US$1.4 million). The lifetime domestic distributor share of the Hindi version was (US$12 million). Critics claimed that the domestic collections were inflated by almost 60 crore. Some reputed trade analysts stated that the collections published in trade websites like and Koimoi, which were being shown as nett, were actually gross (including ). stated that the domestic nett of the film including Tamil and Telugu versions was (US$22 million). On 7 January 2014, after being miffed over the alleged inflated collections, maintained that had done a business of about (US$29 million) in India and around (US$6.5 million) overseas. did well overseas as it collected around $3.85 million in its first weekend. The film grossed $6.9 million overseas in ten days. It grossed 7.8 million abroad after seventeen days. The film earned $8.5 million overseas, as of 26 November 2013.</p>