Krrish (film series)

Krrish is a franchise of Indian science fiction films, superhero films, television series, comics and video games. The film series is directed, produced and written by Rakesh Roshan. It is considered Indian cinemas first such film series. All three films starred Rakeshs son Hrithik Roshan, and were scored by his brother Rajesh Roshan. The films are centred, initially, on a mentally handicapped boy who has an encounter with an extraterrestrial being, and later, his son, who grows up to be a reluctant superhero. The first two films were blockbusters in the Indian market, and hits in the overseas markets. The third film was released onNovember 2013 and was declared a blockbuster shattering many box office records grossing over billion US44million at the box office. In 2013, an animated television series based on this Krrish film series, and named Kid Krrish, aired on Cartoon Network India. It also spawned a spinoff animationcumliveaction series titled J Bole Toh Jadoo that aired on Nickelodeon India. Krrishwas the first Indian film to launch its own official Facebook Emoticons as part of promotion.

The film series covers the story of three generations of the Mehra family. It first begins with Dr. Sanjay Mehra Rakesh Roshan and his wife Sonia Rekha who are part of a carcrash. Dr Mehra is killed while Sonia, who is pregnant, survives with injuries. This results in their son, Rohit Mehra Hrithik Roshan to be born developmentally disabled. After receiving supernatural abilities from an alien he befriends, Rohit marries his best friend Nisha Preity Zinta by the end of the first film. Their son, Krishna Mehra also Hrithik Roshan is born with the same supernatural powers in the second film Krrish which he uses to help people, eventually turning into the superhero Krrish. He is later romantically involved with city girl Priya Priyanka Chopra. By the end of the second film, the characters Sonia, Rohit, Krishna and Priya are the only members of the family that are still alive while Nisha died after a few days of Krishnas birth. The third film shows the entry of Kaal Vivek Oberoi who was created by Dr. Arya Naseeruddin Shah during an experiment on Rohit thus being Rohits second son and the main antagonist of the film. Kaal apparently kills Krrish but he is saved by Rohit who dies while giving life to dead Krrish through his solar experiment. Krishna finally kills Kaal and by the end of the third film, Krishna, Priya and their son, Rohit named after his grandfather are alive while Sonia died somewhere between the events of Krrish and Krrish 3.A scientist named Dr. Sanjay Mehra Rakesh Roshan creates a computer program from which he calls for extraterrestrial life. When he believes he has finally gotten a response, the scientific community mocks him. While driving home, an alien spacecraft appears overhead. Dr. Mehra veers off the road, and dies, but his pregnant wife Sonia Rekha survives and gives birth to their son Rohit Hrithik Roshan, who is developmentally disabled as a result. ........

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