According to Wikipedia, "Unlike recent reports, Krrish is not India's first superhero: his predecessors include Marvel's Cerebra, Indra, Karima Shapandar and Neal Shaara and DC's Maya, as well as Spider-Man: India and the heroes from Virgin Comics and Raj Comics."
That said, here's an article out today by Justin Huggler, from the New Zealand Herald, with vital details on powers, costume, etc.
India's first superhero creates huge song and dance
"India has its first homegrown superhero in the form of Krrish, Bollywood's answer to Superman - an Indian with remarkable powers who travels to Singapore, saves the world from a mad scientist, gets the girl (played by Priyanka Chopra) and regularly breaks into song and dance numbers. The opening of Krrish in cinemas at the weekend attracted extraordinary attention, with India's 24-hour news channels giving over entire evenings to preview the movie. . .
... Krrish is the first Superman-style superhero: a being gifted with extraordinary powers and a ridiculous costume.
... Krrish is more a mix of Superman and Spiderman. Like Superman he is so strong he can leap over buildings; like Spiderman he can climb them. His costume - ill-advised given the heat in India and Singapore, where the movie is set - is black leather, complete with a face-mask.
... The film is a sequel to Roshan's 2003 hit Koi Mil Gaya, India's first science-fiction movie, which gave extraordinary powers to Rohit, an ordinary Indian. Krrish is the story of Rohit's son, Krishna."
2 comments:
India's got great movies! I watched this movie called the Bandit Queen - hard core - seriously. It was wrenching, but it was an incredible story. A true story.
If want to the best India movie this year watch Banaras. Or visit the writer's blog.
http://banarasthemovie.blogspot.com
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