Krrish

Krrish
Krrish
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rakesh Roshan
Screenplay by	Sachin Bhowmick; Rakesh Roshan; Akarsh Khurana; Honey Irani; Robin Bhatt
Story by	Rakesh Roshan
Produced by	Rakesh Roshan
Starring	Hrithik Roshan; Priyanka Chopra; Naseeruddin Shah; Rekha; Sharat Saxena; Manini Mishra
Cinematography	Santosh Thundiyil
Edited by	Amitabh Shukla
Music by	Score:; Salim–Sulaiman; Songs:; Rajesh Roshan
Production; company	Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films (India); Adlabs (International)
Release date	June 23, 2006;
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹40 crore
Box office	₹126.55 crore

Krrish (Hindi pronunciation: [krɪʃ]) is a 2006 Indian 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 feature in supporting roles. A sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), it is the second installment in the Krrish franchise, and tells the story of Krishna Mehra, the son of the previous film's protagonist Rohit Mehra, who inherits his father's superhuman abilities and also his lookalike. After falling in love with Priya, he follows her to Singapore, where he takes on the persona of Krrish to keep his identity secret while saving children from a burning circus. From that moment on, he is regarded as a superhero, and must later thwart the plans of the evil scientist Dr. Siddhant Arya, who is creating a supercomputer that shows future.

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,^[3] 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,^[4] becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2006.The film 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.

The third film in the series, Krrish 3 was released in 2013 whereas, the fourth installment is set to be released in 2026.

^ "Adlabs Films Ltd. acquire Krrish at a whopper". Bollywood Hungama. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Krrish – Movie". Box Office India.
^ "Krrish – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Krrish Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[1] "Adlabs Films Ltd. acquire Krrish at a whopper". Bollywood Hungama. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[auto-2] "Krrish – Movie". Box Office India.

[Budget-3] "Krrish – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

[Kr-4] Hungama, Bollywood. "Krrish Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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