(2 Nov 2013)
Written, produced and directed
by Rakesh Roshan, Krrish 3 is quite a technical beauty and most certainly the
best special-effects experience a Bollywood film has ever offered.
Vivek Oberoi, who plays the
baddy Kaal, has a body whose only functioning units are the brain and the two
index fingers. He must find a suitable bone marrow donor, who he strongly
believes would cure him and make him the strongest living being, challenging
the human race. Kangna Ranaut is Kaya – a human-like creature created by Kaal,
whose aim is to spread a deadly virus among people and cause catastrophic
deaths. Kaal’s research organization then earns hefty profit by selling the
medicinal cure for the virus at sky-high price. One of the better dialogues in
the film is when Kaal says, ‘Darr ka business is the best business’.
After battering Namibia, Kaal
must confront the other side of the spectrum – the good people – when he turns
his attention to the second most populous country, India, to wage a virus war. Rohit
Mehra, the prodigal scientist, his son Krishna, both played by Hrithik Roshan,
and his daughter-in-law Priya, essayed by Priyanka Chopra live in Mumbai and that’s
the city that attracts Kaal’s wrath.
What follows is a series of fights
and see-saws between the good and the evil. Rakesh Roshan does a fantastic job
with the special effects. The graphics, for a Bollywood film, are too good to
look unreal. Krrish’s sky-jumps, maneuvering between tall buildings, the fight
sequences, and especially one scene when Krrish helps an airplane land safely
are done with niche mastery.
The story isn’t original, nor
is it unique, and the director does average justice in his defense. This isn’t
the type of movie where you look for actors’ performances. He’s however
injected romance, emotion and action in a decent proportion.
I’m going with 3.5 out of 5
for Rakesh Roshan’s latest offering from the Krrish franchise. While kids will
find the movie quite entertaining, I guess it won’t disappoint the adult
audience too!
