Imagine a climax where a film’s protagonist
says (interestingly after coming back from the dead) “Insaan hona meri kamzori nahin taqat hai, kyun mere paas mere pitaah
ka aashirwaad aur bachoon ka pyaar hai”. I winced with pain & embarrassment
after hearing these obnoxious, HAATIMTAIish lines from a supposedly
game-changer Bollywood Sci-fi/Superhero franchise. Undoubtedly, Krrish-3 starts
off well entertaining the audience with outstanding SFX-embedded-heroics of ‘Krrish-the
superhero’ (especially the plane-crash prevention sequence) and the charming
brilliance of the differently-abled ‘Rohit-the scientist’. Hrithik Roshan’s act(s)
were consistent with the film’s prequels but the surprise package was Vivek
Oberoi. Playing an over-the-top super-villain could have easily gone wrong
& unintentionally funny but he proves his detractors wrong by delivering a
controlled performance. Kangana elegantly measures up to the demands of her character
& completely overshadows Priyanka Chopra courtesy her loftier role.
The film manages to strike a
chord with the audience till the interval albeit with an uneven pace after
which reels were placed in ascending order of ridiculously clichéd &
laughable mediocrity. Background score was decent but I can’t say the same
thing about the songs, which were pathetic to say the least. Krrish-3 is a
visual spectacle with a confused soul due to a childishly written and directed
post-interval script & an abysmal screenplay. Falsely marketed as a
children’s film, it contains irritating scenes which are shamelessly promoting the
film’s superhero accessories. As non-innovative as it can get, the film heavily
borrows from myriad Hollywood superhero films which multiplies the already high
annoyance factor.
The film has arguably raised the bar for Indian
cinema but is still a far-cry from its Hollywood counterparts in terms of
content and execution. Perhaps a change of Director, who is more appropriate to
make films of this genre, could do the trick.
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