Krrish
Superman has come to Bollywood.
Besides skyscraper jumping, effortless flying, possessing Herculaneum strength, and the rest of the played-out, tired, typical superhero attributes... the world's latest superhero will now chirp out Hindi love songs while rhythmically boogieing a la Ricky Martin.
Famous Bollywood producer Rakesh Roshan reinvents the "Western Superhero" for millions (billions?) for young comic book- fantasy- superhero enthusiasts. I can sense the excitement in the crowded malls, sandy Foodworld parking lots (see previous post) and even in faces of fellow gridlocked companions at interminable traffic lights.
Yes, in two weeks I will be among the legions of sweaty pre-teen gawky boys and die-hard movie geeks clamoring for tickets to KRRISH, the first Bollywood superhero movie. It will be awesome.
From the NY Times Movie Review:
"A typical Hindi film hero can sing, dance and play musical instruments as he single-handedly beats up 10 men, barely breaking a sweat. Urbane city audiences now demand at least a modicum of realism, but as Connie Haham, who has written a book about Bollywood, put it, "Even when films became more modern and supposedly secular, there was always an otherworldliness to the hero's powers."
To create a homegrown superhero, the Roshans had to start from scratch. A crucial question: What would this hero wear? Six months of trials and fittings ultimately led to the rejection of tights and a lungi (a skirtlike garment, worn mainly by men) in favor of a more modern all-black-leather ensemble. Some 70 designs for masks were tested. Both avatars of the hero, Krrish and Krishna, are strength personified. (No room here for Peter Parker-type angst.) So Hrithik weight-trained and dieted for two months, gaining more than 15 pounds of muscle."
Despite being a fan of latex shiny superhero costumes (maybe not Superman’s fire-engine red disco boots, but Batman Begins black neoprene-titanium apparel was indescribably cool), I would have loved to see a superhero swathed in a Lungi-- a generously large, strategically folded linen cloth draped over his super hero thighs.
Maybe they’ll be a sequel?
Besides skyscraper jumping, effortless flying, possessing Herculaneum strength, and the rest of the played-out, tired, typical superhero attributes... the world's latest superhero will now chirp out Hindi love songs while rhythmically boogieing a la Ricky Martin.
Famous Bollywood producer Rakesh Roshan reinvents the "Western Superhero" for millions (billions?) for young comic book- fantasy- superhero enthusiasts. I can sense the excitement in the crowded malls, sandy Foodworld parking lots (see previous post) and even in faces of fellow gridlocked companions at interminable traffic lights.
Yes, in two weeks I will be among the legions of sweaty pre-teen gawky boys and die-hard movie geeks clamoring for tickets to KRRISH, the first Bollywood superhero movie. It will be awesome.
From the NY Times Movie Review:
"A typical Hindi film hero can sing, dance and play musical instruments as he single-handedly beats up 10 men, barely breaking a sweat. Urbane city audiences now demand at least a modicum of realism, but as Connie Haham, who has written a book about Bollywood, put it, "Even when films became more modern and supposedly secular, there was always an otherworldliness to the hero's powers."
To create a homegrown superhero, the Roshans had to start from scratch. A crucial question: What would this hero wear? Six months of trials and fittings ultimately led to the rejection of tights and a lungi (a skirtlike garment, worn mainly by men) in favor of a more modern all-black-leather ensemble. Some 70 designs for masks were tested. Both avatars of the hero, Krrish and Krishna, are strength personified. (No room here for Peter Parker-type angst.) So Hrithik weight-trained and dieted for two months, gaining more than 15 pounds of muscle."
Despite being a fan of latex shiny superhero costumes (maybe not Superman’s fire-engine red disco boots, but Batman Begins black neoprene-titanium apparel was indescribably cool), I would have loved to see a superhero swathed in a Lungi-- a generously large, strategically folded linen cloth draped over his super hero thighs.
Maybe they’ll be a sequel?
posted by Laura | 4:14 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Laura,
Thanks for your comment in my blog. Do you offer an RSS feed for your blog? I couldn't find one.
ok would advice caution before you go for a hindi movie, trust me it tests most of our patience too! Its some times so stupid, it is entertaining.
And hey I am suppose u have read fountain head, it would be intersting to know your views on its characters. I welcome you to the community. You will find our discussions in orkut.
Hoping to catch u there -http://www.orkut.com/Scrapbook.aspx?uid=3926603388477560350
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