Krrish
Krrish Movie Details:
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Romantic, Superhero |
Release date | June 23, 2006 |
Running time | 2hr 55min |
Certificate | U |
Starring | Hrithik Roshan Priyanka Chopra Naseeruddin Shah Rekha Sharat Saxena Manini Mishra |
Directed by | Rakesh Roshan |
Story by | Rakesh Roshan |
Screenplay by | Sachin Bhowmick Rakesh Roshan Akarsh Khurana Honey Irani Robin Bhatt |
Produced by | Rakesh Roshan |
Cinematography by | Santosh Thundiyil |
Edited by | Amitabh Shukla |
Music by | Score: Salim–Sulaiman Songs: Rajesh Roshan |
Production Company | Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd |
Distributor | Yash Raj Films (India) Adlabs (International) |
Krrish Movie Cast & Characters:
Main cast
- Hrithik Roshan in a dual role as:
- Dr. Rohit Mehra, a scientist, Krishna’s father
- Krishna Mehra / Krrish, Priya’s love interest, Rohit’s son and Sonia’s grandson
- Priyanka Chopra as Priya, Krishna’s love interest, Honey’s friend
- Rekha as Sonia Mehra, Krishna’s grandmother and Rohit’s mother
- Naseeruddin Shah as Dr. Siddhant Arya, a scientist
- Sharat Saxena as Vikram Sinha, Dr. Arya’s senior security officer
- Manini Mishra as Honey Arora; Priya’s friend
- Puneet Issar as Komal Singh; Priya’s camp leader
- Akash Khurana as Father Robericks, a Catholic school principal
- Hemant Pandey as Bahadur, Krishna’s friend
Supporting cast
- Ahmad Khan as Dr. Mathur
- Bin Xia as Kristian Li
- Edgar Noordanus
- Mithilesh Chaturvedi
- Zain Khan as Chintu, Krishna’s friend
- Fardeen Hussaini as Krishna’s friend
- Mickey Dhamijani as Krishna’s friend
- Yu Xuan as Kristian’s sister
Special appearances
- Archana Puran Singh as Nayantara, Priya and Honey’s boss
- Kiran Juneja as Priya’s mother
- Preity Zinta as Nisha Mehra, Krishna’s mother and Rohit’s wife
- Rakesh Roshan as Dr. Sanjay Mehra, Krishna’s grandfather and Rohit’s father (archived footage)
Storyline:
Krrish is the story of a simple village boy Krishna (Hrithik Roshan) who lives with his grandmother (Rekha) having lost his parents to misfortune. Krishna meets Priya (Priyanka Chopra) when she comes with her group for a trek from Singapore. Having fallen in love with her, he rushes to Singapore on being called by Priya who is trying to save her job by getting Krishna to Singapore and having him pull unnaturally jaw-dropping stunts – something he does regularly in his village. But when he reaches Singapore, the biggest truth of his life uncovers itself, transforming him into Krrish
, a gallany superhero. What is it that alters his life to an extent as this?
Krrish Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | ₹40 crores |
Worldwide Collection | ₹126.55 crores |
Krrish Movie Tracklist:
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pyaar Ki Ek Kahaani | Ibraheem Ashk | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:28 |
2 | Koi Tumsa Nahin | Nasir Faraaz | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:15 |
3 | Chori Chori Chupke Chupke | Nasir Faraaz | Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:28 |
4 | Dil Na Diya | Vijay Akela | Kunal Ganjawala | 5:54 |
5 | Main Hoon Woh Aasmaan | Nasir Faraaz | Rafaqat Ali Khan, Alka Yagnik | 6:40 |
6 | Big Band Mix | – | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:01 |
7 | Mystic Love Mix | – | Rafaqat Ali Khan, Alka Yagnik | 5:12 |
About Krrish Movie:
Krrish is a Hind superhero film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Hrithik Roshan in a dual role as father and son, with Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Rekha, Sharat Saxena, and Manini Mishra featuring in supporting roles. A sequel to Koi… Mil Gaya (2003), it is the second installment in the Krrish franchise.
Krrish was conceived to be a film of global significance and a trendsetter in Indian cinema, with visual effects on par with those from Hollywood. To that end, the effects team was aided by Hollywood’s Marc Kolbe and Craig Mumma, and the stunts were choreographed by Chinese martial arts film expert Tony Ching. The music was composed by Rajesh Roshan, with the background score by Salim–Sulaiman. Filming was done to a large extent in Singapore as well as India.
Krrish released worldwide on 23 June 2006 at a budget of ₹40 crore and on 1000 prints, both near-record amounts for an Indian film at the time. Krrish received positive reviews from critics in India, got a record opening week at the box office. A blockbuster, Krrish grossed a worldwide total of ₹126 crore, becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2006.
Rakesh Roshan stated, “I was a little skeptical that Superman might hurt me, but fortunately it didn’t.” In fact, Krrish fared better at the box office in India than Superman Returns did.
It was also notably screened under the “Informative Screening (Feature)” film category at the 2014 Pyongyang International Film Festival in North Korea.
Krrish received 8 nominations at the 52nd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Rakesh), Best Actor (Hrithik) and Best Supporting Actress (Rekha), and won 3 awards, including Best Special Effects. At the 8th IIFA Awards, the film received 9 nominations, and won 3 awards, including Best Actor (Hrithik). It also won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.
After the success of Krrish, Rakesh Roshan announced that he would be making a sequel, tentatively titled Krrish 3. The film was released in 2013, Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra reprised their roles, and the antagonists were played by Vivek Oberoi and Kangana Ranaut.