Krrish 3

Krrish 3
File:Krrish 3 Poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rakesh Roshan
Screenplay by	Rakesh Roshan Honey Irani Robin Bhatt
Story by	Rakesh Roshan
Produced by	Rakesh Roshan
Starring	Hrithik Roshan Priyanka Chopra Kangna Ranaut Vivek Oberoi Shaurya Chauhan
Cinematography	S. Tirru
Edited by	Chandan Arora
Music by	Songs: Rajesh Roshan Background Score: Salim-Sulaiman
Distributed by	Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd
Release date	November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹90 crore (US$11 million)

Krrish 3 is an 2013 Bollywood superhero science fiction film. The film is produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film will continue the story of Rohit Mehra and his superhero son Krrish, after Koi... Mil Gaya and Krrish. Both the previous films were hugely successful at the box office. The film was supposed to release along with its 3D format on Diwali, November 4, 2013. However, due to lack of time to convert the film to 3D, Rakesh Roshan later confirmed that the film will be released only in the 2D format.The film released worldwide on November 1, 2013.

Cast

• Hrithik Roshan as Krishna Mehra (Krrish) and Rohit Mehra
• Priyanka Chopra as Priya Mehra
• Vivek Oberoi as "Kaal", the antagonist
• Kangna Ranaut as Kaya
• Arif Zakaria as Nuclear Scientist
• Rajpal Yadav
• Rakhee Tandon
• Mohnish Behl
• Nazia Shaikh as Cheetahwoman
• Sameer Ali Khan as Antman
• Shaurya Chauhan as the female antagonist
• Naseeruddin Shah as Dr. Siddhant Arya (special appearance)
• Rekha as Sonia Mehra (special appearance)

Plot

The plot of the film connects with it's prequels. For more information on the prequels' plot, see Krrish and Koi... Mil Gaya.

Krrish 3 ses Hrithik Roshan take on evil mutants and save the world from destruction in his superhero avatar.

In the first half, Vivek has his own look and his own den, a very modern facility which is visible in the trailer. He then changes himself in the second half. Here, he has extraordinary powers and he doesn’t know why he has them. He is handicapped and is able to cure himself. He is pitted against this world, against human beings and there is reason for this. The mutants are called maanvar — a combination of maanas and jaanwar — and have been created by Kaal through an experiment. Being a superhero, Krrish has to fight these beings with unknown powers.

Production

The film was referred to as both Krrish 2 and Krrish 3 in media reports. Hrithik Roshan confirmed in an interview to Rediff.com that on similar lines as with the Rambo franchise (where the first film was named First Blood, then came Rambo and then Rambo 3), the film will be called Krrish 3. Rakesh Roshan also clarified the title to Bollywood Hungama. Krrish 3 is made on a budget of Rs 90 crore, with print and marketing adding up to 25 crore, taking the total cost of the film to around Rs 115 crore.

Filming

"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,"

- The Hindustan Times, who stated that Roshan ended up using 500 masks

Filming commenced on 1 December 2011 with Oberoi, Ranaut and Chopra. However, Hrithik did not participate in the first schedule due to a back injury. Actress Shaurya Chauhan had an accident while shooting for the film in Hyderabad, due to which the film has faced some delays. In 29th 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 Alps.

Casting

Following the success of the previous installments, director Rakesh Roshan planned to develop a second sequel to the franchise, with Hrithik Roshan playing the protagonist again. He had penned the script, but had to re-work it as the storyline was too similar to the Hollywood blockbuster Spider-Man 3. Priyanka Chopra was later confirmed to reprise the role of Priya. In this film, she will be seen married to Krishna Mehra.

Next, Chitrangada Singh announced her inclusion in the project as a mutant, but she later on backed out of the film due to a lack of dates.It was reported that actresses Nargis Fakhri, Esha Gupta and Bipasha Basu were to replace chitrangada. Kangna Ranaut has finally been confirmed to play the role, who coincidentally was originally offered the role. Rakesh Roshan had earlier revealed to media that the main antagonist of film would be as powerful as the hero. After talks with Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan fell through, Vivek Oberoi was eventually cast for the role. In an interview with Anita Britto of Bollywood News Service, Oberoi said "Kaal is contrary to my nature. I am very friendly and Kaal isn’t”. He added, "I did extensive preparation for almost three-and-a-half months. You will see some physical activities in the film which need to look real and flawless, natural and unpractised. The climax was shot in Film City in the scorching heat of March and I was wearing a 28-kg metal costume. It felt like I was inside a pressure cooker; it was difficult to even walk. Every punch and every kick would take ten times the amount of energy because of the weight and the heat."

In January 2011, Lakshmi Manchu claimed to have been offered a role in the film as the antagonist's girlfriend. The film has already started making profits. Its overseas distribution rights were sold to Eros International while Rakesh Roshan retained rights in Mumbai. There was also initial speculation that Rekha would play a major role in the film, which was later denied as a rumour.

Soundtrack

Untitled

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Krrish Krrish (Title Track)"	Mamta Sharma, Anirudh Bhola, Rajesh Roshan	5:13
2.	"Raghupati Raghav"	Neeraj Shridhar, Monali Thakur & Bob	5:21
3.	"Dil Tu Hi Bataa"	Alisha Chinai, Zubeen Garg	6:41
4.	"You Are My Love"	Mohit Chauhan, Alisha Chinai	4:31
5.	"God Allah Aur Bhagwan"	Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal	6:28
6.	"Dil Tu Hi Bataa (Remix By DJ Shiva)"	Alisha Chinai, Zubeen Garg	4:25
7.	"Raghupati Raghav (Remix By DJ Shiva)"	Neeraj Shridhar, Monali Thakur, Bob	4:31
Total length:			37:10

The songs of the film are being composed by Rajesh Roshan at Krishna Audio; whilst the background score is being composed by Salim-Sulaiman. The music rights of the film were acquired by T-Series for ₹60 million (US$720,000). The full soundtrack album was released on 18 September 2013 with music composed by Rakesh Roshan.

Release

The film was previously expected to release on November 4, 2013 but was brought forward to a November 1, Diwali release. Krrish 3 was released in 4000 screens in India.

Marketing

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 film makers on their official YouTube 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 Jab Tak Hai Jaan of 1 million views in one day. Krrish 3 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 Thor (2011) and The Avengers (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 Iron Man 3, the Amazing Spider-Man and Man of Steel. Author of Bollywood: An Insider's Guide, 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 Krrish was very much an original character created by Rakesh Roshan 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 Hrithik Roshan 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. Krrish 3 was the first Indian film to launch its own official Facebook Emoticons as part of promotion. In an interview with IANS, Rakesh Roshan revealed that he hopes the film will earn ₹10 billion (US$120 million).

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and stated that the film has the ingredients that make a splendid superhero film, besides being Rakesh Roshan's most accomplished work so far. Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave it 2 stars only and stated that Krrish 3 has absolutely no screenplay with poor acting and over the top dialogue.

See also

• Science fiction film of India

External links

• Official website
• Krrish 3 at IMDb
• Krrish 3 at Bollywood Hungama