The wait for the father-son duo continued till 6.30 p.m, two hours after the scheduled start of the press conference, by which time the publicists managed to make the venue look like a wedding hall, teeming with kids and decked-up women desperate to get a glimpse of the Roshans.
When the star finally arrived, flaunting his metrosexual cleavage, in his unbuttoned military green khaki shirt, multiple-pocket denim cargos, and a green cap, even the disapproving girls who termed his longhaired look as "very gay", suddenly changed their minds and decided he was "very cute" indeed.
Roshan Jr. was a charmer right from the moment he took the mike and said that he was glad "Krissh" was being dubbed in Tamil and Telugu because he would be communicating, singing and dancing in the language of his audience here.
"What was once an impossible dream is going to be fulfilled," he said, one breath short of emotional."It was a childhood fantasy that came true. Every child wants to fly. It's the closest to that," said Hritik.
"It's not a superhero film. It's not about special effects or action. The strength is in the story and content and the emotions and the love story." Rakesh was looking out for a subject when he saw "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
"That gave me an idea. Why not make a sequel to "Koi Mil Gaya"? The alien gives the powers to Rohit, so what happens to Rohit?"
Funny how nobody else thought of it. Or bothered to.
For those who are curious, "Krissh" happens to be Rohit's son. And Rekha comes back to play granny to Hritik. But he also added, "People who've not seen `Koi Mil Gaya' will not miss anything." Of course.
For those waiting for interesting bytes, Rakesh came up with gems like: "Making `Koi Mil Gaya' was tough. Krissh was tougher," "Krissh is not Superman. Krissh is Kriss" and "He's a superhero because he uses the power to do the right thing. He has super powers and he's different from Superman." Wow!
Apparently, "Krissh" or "Girish" as it sounds in Tamil, Roshan Senior said, "has gone to the area where no Indian film has ever gone."
Shot in Singapore
The film apart from being largely shot in Singapore, also features action choreography by Tony Ching, who worked on "The Hero", "The House of Flying Daggers" and "Shaolin Soccer" and loads of visual effects, largely done in Chennai.
"I'm sort of like the sequel man now," said Hritik, talking about his next appearance, the bad guy in "Dhoom 2." He will also be seen in Ashutosh Gowarikar's "Akbar Jodha" and Zoya Akthar's next.
"I got tired of haircuts after `Lakshya'. So I didn't cut my hair since and when the script was ready, it suited the role" seemed to be a quote he had ready when someone asked him about his long hair.
Hritik also did the customary thanking Daddy act.
"All that I know I've learnt from dad. He's my school."
The cliches get to you after a while, they peak when someone asks them about the music. "Meetha hai," said Rakesh sweetly. "It's got melody and good lyrics."
"Koi Mil Gaya" received a lot of flak with critics drubbing it as the funny E.T. that showed up late to Bollywood. Is he worried about such comparisons for the sequel?
"Krissh is an original story that is taking off from `Koi Mil Gaya,' goes the one line answer.
Does this mean he considers "Koi Mil Gaya" original? Or that he knows comparisons are likely to arise?
We don't really know because the Roshans didn't communicate all that well at the press conference. But that will not stop the film from getting itself a grand opening.
For, we are a country that made "Koi Mil Gaya" the biggest grosser of the year.
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