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`Krrish' a technological marvel

Film: Krrish (Hindi)

Cast: Hritik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra

Direction: Rakesh Roshan

Life is all about getting ahead of the competition. All about braving the odds, and emerging the winner. Life is all about being Krrish, who is not blessed with material riches but rich in all things money cannot buy. He is a man all his own. Thanks to Hrithik Roshan, who seems to grow with every film - matters little that he does very few films! - Krrish is a delightful man.

He is innocent without being vulnerable, is a genius without knowing it. Hrithik invests his character with such nuances that you never suspected him of possessing. His subtleties of expression are as endearing as the lingering undertones of his speech. His voice modulation as an uncommon guy, not technically savvy but god-gifted, is superb. Priyanka Chopra as the journalist (we never see her filing a story or reporting one for her channel though) who discovers that she is in love with the specially-abled boy, is a big let-down. But what is "Krrish" all about. It is the tale of a boy who lost his similarly gifted father before he was born, and mother soon after. Reared by his grandma, shunned by the society, he develops qualities that separate him from others. The world lives in the cities, his world is in the forests. Of course, tourists do raid his hideout and our man manages to fall in love with one such girl he saves as she falls off a parachute.But it is not a simple love story. The man has a score to settle on behalf of his father. Special effects lend a unique appeal to the film. Of course, Hrithik makes it seem all so plausible even if the editing could have been better. The special effects are a real technological marvel. In many ways, they deserve as much credit as the hero. And save a film that without its action would have fallen like a house of cards.

So, is "Krrish" as good as "Koi... Mil Gaya"? Not quite. The original, simply put, was original. It is not a bad film for a one-time visit. Just lower the index of expectations a wee bit, and prepare to be enthralled by the magic of technology. ZIYA US SALAM

ZIYA US SALAM

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