Krrish is Indian cinema's first masked-superhero film. With the Indian film industry increasingly borrowing concepts, plots and characters from western films, attempting remodel them with an Indian flavour (often with a scant regard for copyright laws), it was only a matter of time before an Indian super-hero film was made.

In addition to western superhero films, Krrish is also modelled on the story of Lord Krishna's youth, right down to the name of the hero. The analogies are too clear to miss, especially in the final slaying of the megalomaniac baddie by the hero, which was in every way a calk on the slaying of Kamsa by Lord Krishna.

Krrish is the sequel to 'Koi Mil Gaya,' which was something like an Indian version of ET (Extra Terrestrial). The story is about a young man named Krishna (Hritik Roshan), who had inherited the extraordinary physical and intellectual powers that his father had acquired through an encounter with a benevolent alien in the prequel.

His grandmother Sonia (Rekha) brings up Krishna, because his parents had died in sad circumstances (or so it seems) soon after his birth. Fearing for Krishna's safety, she brings him to a remote village in the mountains, and tries to shelter him from the outside world. Krishna is quite lonely, and has to hang out with younger kids, and make friends with the animals and trees etc, in true Jungle Book / Tarzan style.

In comes Priya (Priyana Chopra), an Indian girl from Singapore, who is on a camping trip in India with a group of friends. Krishna saves her from certain death in a hand gliding mishap. When she beckons him to Singapore, he follows her there. Little realizing it is destiny that has summoned him.

In Singapore, a certain crisis forces an unwilling Krishna to take up the role of a masked superhero. When asked his name by a young girl whom he rescued from a fire, he hesitated, and then said Krrish. Overnight, Krrish became a celebrity in Singapore.

While in Singapore, Krrish learns some disturbing information about his father, by a chance meeting with an old friend of his father's. Dr. Siddhant Arya [Naseeruddin Shah], a megalomaniac scientist plotted his father's death years ago. More so, Dr Arya is on the verge of creating a computer that would allow him to rule the world. Only one man stands between Dr. Siddharth and his destructive dreams. Only Krishna has the power to block his ruthless ambitions.

The action scenes of Krrish are excellent, almost Matrix-like. The special effects too are very good, way better than any other Indian film yet. The acting is great, with Hritik Roshan slotting very naturally into the superhero role. Naseeruddin Shah plays the cool, calculating and conniving villain to perfection. Priyanka is the archetypal Hindi film heroine, but does not really get a chance to showcase her talent, being eclipsed by Hritik Roshan.

On the other hand, the film has its share of blemishes too. The pace slackens intermittently in the first hour, primarily because the story doesn't move beyond the romantic scenes. Also, the music is lacklustre.

However on the whole, Krrish is a winner all the way. It already broke all Indian box-office records in its first two weeks after its release and is still going very strong. Despite clearly being inspired from other sources, Krrish manages to come out quite unlike anything anybody will have seen before. Unlike many of the other 'Bollywood borrows', Krrish doesn't compare too badly with that which it emulates.