Admiring all superheroes created out of fiction is quite easy. Make a movie out of them - that easy. For the avid readers of such dynamic comics, the reel version is just adding fuel to the fire by bringing the characters to life. Be it Thor, Hulk or Captain America - each one of them has its own story to tell. Considering such bigwigs of the West, the mythical creatures of the Indian history needs no introduction. Until someone called Krrish came along. Creating a superhero is one thing, thinking and developing the same out of nothingness, is totally another. So what holds in store for the masked superhero of India, second time around? The film starts with the usual flashback - now becoming a tradition in RR’s films… (like, we did not know what happened “previously”) So Krrish has trouble settling into a job… of course, due to his job. He leads an idyllic family life with a reporter of a wife & a super-scientist of a father. So no idle superhero lasts forever - papa discovers a way to harness energy from the sun only to realise it needs a filter to ensure nothing gets burnt at the other end - oh dear, physics made easy. Enter Kaal & Kaya - the autocratic wheelchair-bound telepathic bad boy (yes, transported from Xavier) & the adaptive chameleon, hell bent on unleashing fury through their virus - only to cure it through their own antidote (Norton Antivirus, anyone?) A rhinoman, a frogman, a cheetah woman, an ant man & a scorpion woman , make up Kaal’s team…oops! Kaal’s Maanvars. (someone needs to credit them for creative word-building) After a trial & error on Namibia, they turn to India for the virus upload. Well this is a refreshing change, considering the world uses India as their trial and error ground for upload elsewhere… What follows is a chase between the masked crusader & the telepathic antagonist - leading to a full scale crash between the both. Clunking of metal, bricks, cement & whatnot is no deterrent for the men with an iron fist, literally. In terms of technicality, the movie is a class apart for visual and special effects - creating, dropping, flying and landing Krrish at any point in the movie. Truly, for a country like India - creating Kaal, Kaya, the maanvars & Krrish is a master effort in thinking, producing & delivering the first superhero. The music is completely out of track - even the gods would wonder why they were mentioned in a song related to a praise for the superhero. Dil…. tu hi bata is a slightly hummable song, fizzling out by the end, due to lack of chemistry between Kaya & Krrish. Oberoi, it seems, portrays the villain far better than the hero… Shootout at Lokhandwala was a classic example, this is the second - cold, mean, short-tempered, ambitious, power-abusing & authoritative - he characterises Kaal with pure aplomb and ease. Ranaut, for a change, controlled emoting & lethally dangerous, plays Kaya effectively. PC, though relegated to a smaller role this time, puts in a restrained effort as Priya. Only 3 points make the movie work &: the special effects, the thought process & the undying creativity to raise the first ever superhero, develop it & yes, Hrithik Roshan. Far better than Krrish, the father’s character has become Hrithik’s own after playing it twice previously - amazingly serious & hilarious at the same time, papa Mehra does it again. Beta Mehra plays Krishna & Krrish - smoothly transitioning into one another at a drop of a hat (well, you cant call a superhero a superhero, if he cant change into his costume and abracadabra!) Exuding power, amazing presence and undying quest for saving the people - this is Roshan at his “superhero” best! Tip-off: Shut your ears when the songs start. Period. M’s rating: 3.5/5 (Yes, i have indeed begun. Ha.)
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 08:24:16 +0000
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