June 11, 2006
In 'Krrish,' Bollywood Gets a Superhero of Its Own
By ANUPAMA CHOPRA
MUMBAI
IS the next big thing in superheroes a masked man who
leaps from skyscraper to skyscraper, saves the world
and suddenly breaks into song? Audiences will find out
on June 23, when "Krrish" — a film that showcases
Bollywood's first fully realized Superman-style hero —
reaches screens.
"Krrish" is a sequel to the 2003 blockbuster "Koi ...
Mil Gaya" ("I Found Someone"), which was considered
Hindi cinema's first major science fiction film. (((And boy,
was it ever.)))
In it, an E.T.-like alien descends to Earth and is
befriended by Rohit, a good-hearted young man who's
not very bright. The alien waves a finger.
Miraculously, the slow, stuttering, myopic Rohit is
transformed into a hero who can dance, woo the
beauteous heroine and defeat the bad guys.
"Krrish" is the story of Rohit's son, Krishna, born
with the superpowers the alien bestowed upon his
father, and then some. Unlike Rohit, Krishna is
superintelligent and has a handy sixth sense. He has
great physical strength and is able to leap, like
Spider-Man but sans web, among the trees.
(...)
(((Looks like fatherhood may have gone to
Hrithik Roshan's head as he plays his own son.
Given that his own dad's a director, this
is really pushing that Bollywood filmi-clan
generational continuity.)))
http://www.bollywood.com/archives/2006/04/hrithik_roshan_1.html
'The journey into fatherhood is the biggest bliss a man can experience.'
Dad:
