As much as this film belongs to Hrithik
Roshan and Vivek Oberoi, Krrish 3 belongs to the entire team of Red Chillies,
Pixion and to the genius of Rakesh Roshan! I do not want to draw comparisons
with Hollywood for there is simply no common base to compare.
That does not imply that the Hollywood
superhero films have always been exceptional! Krrish3 is an Indian superhero
film and I request the audience to watch it with the Indian sensibilities, the
culture that you've been born and brought up in and trust me it would make for
an interesting watch.
For any commercial film to achieve the
kind of commercial success it desires, there needs to be a story that is
equally powerful. And who knows the rules of commercial film making better than
Mr. Rakesh Roshan? There is ample logic, just the right amount of negativity,
lots of emotional appeal and family values and great scope for entertainment.
It would be unfair to expect the kind
of maturity that would probably be seen in The Dark Knight for Krrish is only
our second attempt at making a superhero film. Furthermore you do not expect
the sensibilities of a Nolan film finding audience in the heartlands of
India.
Another thing that is disappointing is
the hypocritical nature of the audiences. Lootera gets panned despite being an
extremely well crafted film, Grand Masti crosses 100 crores, War Chodd Na Yar
does not even get an audience and Aashiqi2 goes on to become the most
profitable film of the year.
Dabangg experienced the kind of success
purely due to the entertaining story. And we all know what a pathetic film
Dabangg2 was. Yes it was also a successful film but the goodwill that a film
desires was earned by the predecessor. The difference? Story and
characterization.
Rakesh Roshan develops the characters
skilfully and gives them a solid base to build their performances on. The story
has a very Indian feel to it. Instances are cited from epics like Ramayana and
Mahabharata, an extremely emotional father-son bond is established and thus
despite being a sci-fi film, it touches your heart.
Krrish 3 would not have been a film of
this stature without ample support from the vfx and the visual team. Fantastic
work done by Red Chillies and Pixion. The visuals are excellent and never seen
before on Indian celluloid. There are scenes which will send a chill down your
spine.
There are little bit niggles here and
there but what lets the mind boggling effort by the graphic and the visual team
down is the patchy production design.
In-film advertising is a big turn off
and in Krrish3 there is enough of it to make you feel irritated. The
unimaginative set up and the constant in-film ads surely were great barriers in
the path to entertainment. Let alone being creatively placed, the ads were
ridiculously placed and seemed kiddish.
IMC sounds good only when you have to
read about it in a Kotler, cinema is probably the wrong place.
Music is another area where this film
has been excessively criticized. And rightly so. The songs are highly
unimaginative, the lyrics are amateurish and the music is uninspiring. Could
the film have done away with the music totally? YES! It was simply not
required. But what marginally saves this fault is the wonderful background
score by Salim-Sulaiman. Probably their best work.
When it comes to performances, Priyanka
Chopra is forgettable in the role of Priya Mehra simply because there wasn't
much to do for her.
Kangana Ranaut gets her accent and diction right
and is convincing in the role of Kaya, Kaal's most trusted maan-var. She
delivers an excellent performance.
Vivek Oberoi as KAAL is as menacing as
it can get. He has redefined the role of a super-villain. He looks terrifying
and performs with superb finesse. Yes I would accuse some of his portions to be blatantly plagiarized from the Hollywood flicks.
WANTED, ROWDY RATHORE, BOL BACHCHAN,
GHAJINI, BODYGUARD etc etc were all remakes of South Indian films or creatively
copied from yesteryear's blockbusters but the audience lapped them up with
great comfort. Nobody complained. So you should not when certain bits resemble
those seen in Tron or X-Men.
That is to say that even Pacific Rim
was a lift from the Transformers series.
Nonetheless, VIVEK performs way better
than what had been written for him. It was refreshing to see him perform for
the eyes who are now accustomed to seeing Prakash Raj as the bad guy in almost
every film.
Hrithik Roshan is the soul of Krrish 3!
He plays a triple role with much ease and certainty. He is incredible as Rohit,
lovable as Krishna and your hope as Krrish. He pulls off a tough task with such
ease that you feel he has just breezed through his role. In Hrithik we have our
own superhero. One look at him as Krrish and you somehow know that he could be
the only superhero of our times. (Abhishek Bachchan tried his hand with Drona
but failed miserably, SRK tried Ra1 and I better not get into the details :P)
As much as Krrish 3 is about the Good
overpowering the Evil, it is also about an idea that speaks of a Krrish within
all of us. What a novel thought! Rakesh Roshan has directed this fantasy tale
to the best of his ability and be ready to get surprised. There are enough
twists to keep you hooked. I would further want to add that Krrish makes you
feel very homely, much attached and very familiar to the proceedings as if
almost requesting you to join forces with Krrish to defeat Kaal.
The kids in my auditorium were
clapping, the elderly audience was happy with the values that the film promoted
and as a viewer, everyone felt proud to see an Indian film soar to such heights
that had been largely unimaginable.
It is a right step to open up the
sci-fi genre in India. Krrish 3 is perfect as a film that you would want to
watch with your family during this festive time.
To be really frank, Krrish 3 fails at
certain levels largely due the production design and music but it would have
been appreciated had Sr. Roshan done away with the scenes that have
"inspired" certain bits of the movie. Keep this aside and you are in
for a treat!
(ET, which seems to have been the
source for Koi Mil Gaya was in fact a rip off of a series of drawings by
Satyajit Ray. Where were the talks of originality then? Food for Thought.)
One has to salute the vision and guts
of Rakesh Roshan. The floodgates have now opened. Sci-fi is now a more easily
approachable genre and I repeat, it is useless to draw comparisons. Go and
experience grandeur. Go and experience the brilliance of Indian animators. Go
and be amazed at the scale which the movie belongs to but to be honest, Go and
experience the Krrish within you.
Krrish 3 is a DIWALI DHAMAKA!!
Commercial cinematic entertainment at its very best.
**3.5 STARS**
