Krrish 3 (2013): A Superhero Saga of Destiny, Power, and Redemption
Krrish 3 is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language superhero action thriller film written, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. who wrote the screenplay with Honey Irani and Robin Bhatt. Following Koi, it is the third film in the Krrish series… Mil Gaya (2003) and Krrish (2006).
Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra, and Kangana Ranaut appear in the movie. In the movie, Krishna Mehra, who goes by the name Krrish, and his wife, Priya Mehra, as well as his scientist father, Rohit Mehra, have to contend with a complex plot that was orchestrated by Kaal, a crazed scientist, and his band of mutants, led by Kaya, who is cruel.
Initial plans called for Krrish 3 to be released in 3D. However, the film was only released in 2D because there was not enough time to convert it to 3D. On November 1, 2013, Krrish 3 was released worldwide.
The film was made on a budget of 95 crore, which is equivalent to 161 crore, or US$19 million, in 2023. It made 393.37 crore, or US$669 million, in 2023, and critics have generally given it good reviews.
Krrish 3 has maintained a position among the top 50 highest-grossing Indian films for over a decade, from its release in 2013 to 2024. It remains one of Indian cinema’s most successful films, with a worldwide gross of 393.37 crore rupees, demonstrating its ongoing popularity and cultural impact.
Plot
After being saved for six years, he returned to India with his son Krishna after killing Dr. Dr. Siddhant Arya While the latter’s mother, Sonia Mehra, passed away during this time, Rohit Mehra now lives in Mumbai with the former.
Krishna is married to Priya, who now works as a journalist for Aaj Tak after resigning her previous job in Singapore and Rohit works in a research institute.
Krishna, while moonlighting as superhero Krrish, is regularly fired from various day jobs due to lack of attendance. Rohit is researching a device that will bring dead tissues to life using solar energy (after realising how Jadoo gave him inherentory powers derived from sunlight) but the experiment needs a filter which could pass only the amount of sunlight needed.
Namibia is experiencing the spread of a deadly virus without a known cure.
Dr. Rohit’s friend Dr. Varun Shetty and Kaya, a female mutant who can change her form, kills Alok Sen, a scientist who wanted to talk to him about the virus. She is the secretary of Kaal, a handicapped evil geneticist with telekinetic powers.
In an attempt to cure himself, Kaal creates a group of hybrid humans and animals known as Maanvars—a portmanteau of the Hindi words “Maanav,” which means “human,” and “Jaanvar,” which means “animal.” The virus was spread by Kaal himself to incur huge profits by selling its antidote.
On Krishna’s birthday Priya gives the good news of her pregnancy to Krishna and Rohit. Kaal now intends to gain more profits and sends his mutants to India for same as India has a large population and it is a god-fearing one. Rohit discovers that the virus, now spreading through Mumbai, has no effect on Krishna, Priya (pregnant with Krishna’s child) or himself.
He decides to test it in his blood sample but Krishna asks him to test on his blood instead and it shows no effects on Krishna even after injecting.
Hence Rohit makes an antidote with Krishna’s blood. By using small rockets which explode in the sky and dispersing the antidote, Krishna spreads the antidote over the whole city as Krrish. Kaal sends his mutants to attack Rohit. Krrish saves Rohit but Priya is injured.
Carrying out Kaal’s instructions, Kaya shapeshifts into Priya while Priya is kidnapped by Kaal.
Posing as Priya, Kaya leads Krishna to believe that Priya miscarried in the attack, and lives with the Mehras. While one of the mutant Striker who was captured by Krishna on the night of the attack is killed by Kaya to conceal her identity, she begins to love Krishna unilaterally and frequently feels guilty for cheating on him.
Rohit makes the trip to Singapore to inquire of Dr. Dr. Siddhant Arya’s companion Mathur, where he is kidnapped by Kaal’s men. Krishna discovers Priya’s kidnapping, reveals himself as Krrish, and asks Kaya to take him to Kaal’s laboratory. Kaya decides to help rescue Priya.
It is revealed that Kaal is indeed Rohit’s another biological son, created by an experiment conducted by Dr. Arya while Rohit was held hostage by him years earlier.
As a result, it turns out that Kaal is Krishna’s younger brother. He was born with Rohit’s powers, just like Krishna, but he is only able to move his face and the index fingers on both hands. He is adopted by a wealthy man, but he eventually becomes evil after killing his foster father.
Kaal uses Rohit’s bone marrow to cure his disability. Kaya saves Priya but is murdered by Kaal for her disloyalty. Kaal also severely injures Krrish. Rohit re-uses his failed dead tissues experiment to save Krishna. However, the beam of light created by the experiment needs a filter in order to take effect on Krishna.
Rohit stands in front of it, allowing only a portion of it to make contact with Krishna. This resurrects Krishna, killing Rohit in the process.
If Priya isn’t found and taken to him, Kaal has returned to Mumbai to taunt the city’s residents by threatening to destroy the city.
Priya voluntarily surrenders herself, but Krrish then arrives and a fight between Krrish and Kaal ensues. With the two now capable of flight and super strength, Krrish and Kaal’s fighting destroys many buildings across Mumbai, while Krrish is emotionally weakened due to the number of people dying around them.
Finally, Krrish manages to kill Kaal using Rohit’s solar experiment pen by focusing the unfiltered rays onto him.
Six months later, in the aftermath, Krishna and Priya name their newborn son, Rohit Mehra. The baby also seems to exhibit superpowers. This signifies the superhero legacy’s continuation.
Production
In media reports, the movie was referred to as both Krrish 2 and Krrish 3. In an interview with Rediff.com, Hrithik Roshan confirmed that the movie will be called Krrish 3.
This is in line with the Rambo film series, where the first film was called First Blood, then Rambo, and finally Rambo 3. To Bollywood Hungama, Rakesh Roshan also clarified the title.
“I can’t reveal the budget of the movie, but it has been a very costly film,” said director Rakesh Roshan in an interview. The film was reportedly produced on a budget of ₹1.15 billion (US$20 million).
Red Chillies VFX, a subdivision of Shah Rukh Khan’s motion picture production banner Red Chillies Entertainment, worked on the special effects worth ₹260 million (US$3.1 million) for Krrish 3. After the filming process was finished in June 2012, the VFX team got to work.
Peace Before the Storm
In the quiet that follows a world saved, Krishna Mehra—a gentle soul beneath godlike powers—lives in humble anonymity. He works as a scientist by day, a devoted husband to Priya (Priyanka Chopra) by night, and secretly fights crime as Krrish when duty calls.
Meanwhile, Rohit Mehra (Hrithik Roshan in a double role) continues research in genetics, energy, and healing—a brilliant mind still shadowed by loss and haunted by discovery.
The world is at peace.
But far away, in a lab pulsing with sterile menace, a monster stirs. Kaal.
Part paralyzed man, part god-complex genius, Kaal (Vivek Oberoi) is a creation born from tragedy—his own body crippled, his mind brilliant, and his hunger unquenchable. He creates a race of mutants—Maanvars, grotesque hybrids of animals and humans—seeking a cure for himself… and a way to dominate the world.
Krrish doesn’t yet know this…
But the war for the future has already begun.
The Rise of Evil – Kaal and the Maanvars
Enter Kaya (Kangana Ranaut), Kaal’s shape-shifting lieutenant—a mutant born of chameleon DNA, seductive and deadly. She infiltrates the world of Krishna and Priya under false pretenses.
Meanwhile, a mysterious virus spreads across India. Cities tremble, governments panic. Rohit and Krishna race against time to develop a cure. What they don’t know is that this outbreak isn’t natural—it’s engineered.
By Kaal.
He tests his virus, then his antidote, manipulating entire populations for control. He sells salvation, while planning extinction.
When Krrish confronts the virus, Rohit—after heartbreak and loss—unlocks the secret to reversing its effects. But in doing so, he becomes a target. Kaal, upon learning of Rohit’s brilliance and Krrish’s true identity, unleashes his wrath.
And so the chessboard is set.
Father. Son. Hero. Monster.
Science. Faith. Love. Power.
Betrayal, Loss, and Revelation
As Kaya impersonates Priya, tensions rise in the Mehra household. But her time spent near Krishna begins to awaken something human in her. In an unexpected turn, Kaya falls in love—not with Krishna, but with the purity in him that Kaal could never understand.
Eventually, Kaya rebels.
But not before Rohit is taken.
In one of the film’s most gut-wrenching moments, Rohit sacrifices himself in an explosive confrontation, using his body as a conductor for a solar beam that halts Kaal’s death virus from spreading.
Krishna, broken and furious, sees his father’s dying light—and within it, a new fire is born.
This is no longer just a battle to save others.
It’s personal now.
Krrish vs Kaal – The God Showdown
The climax of Krrish 3 is thunder incarnate.
Kaal reveals his true form—a being now able to stand, fly, and manipulate objects with his mind. The battle that ensues is a clash of titans, set against shattering buildings, swirling clouds, and emotional stakes that elevate every punch.
It’s not just spectacle—it’s legacy.
Krrish, bruised and nearly broken, finds within him the strength not just of Krishna, not just of Rohit—but of every life he’s saved, every soul he’s touched. In a final blow powered by solar energy—his father’s last invention—Krrish defeats Kaal.
But even in victory… the scars remain.
Grief, Glory, and the Flame of Hope
Rohit Mehra is gone.
A father, a genius, a gentle soul who started it all. His absence leaves a silence that no thunder can drown. Yet in the silence, a whisper remains:
“Krrish will return.”
Krishna and Priya welcome a child—one who giggles as toys float into the air with the flick of a finger. A new legacy is born.
The hero lives on.
The Soul of Krrish 3
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Hrithik Roshan: Masterful in dual roles. Rohit’s innocence vs Krrish’s fury—each portrayed with gravity and grace.
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Vivek Oberoi: A haunting performance—Kaal is Shakespearean in his villainy, wounded yet terrifying.
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Kangana Ranaut: Unexpectedly layered—her arc from weapon to woman makes Kaya unforgettable.
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Priyanka Chopra: The emotional anchor—Priya brings warmth, realism, and resilience to this fantasy.
The Science of Soul
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Genetics & Power: Can science save us… or doom us?
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Legacy: The father-son bond echoes across time.
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Identity & Duality: Who are we when the mask comes off?
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Love vs Control: Kaya and Kaal represent two sides of creation—compassion and domination.
The Aesthetic of Awe
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Rajesh Roshan’s soundtrack elevates emotions—from the romantic lull of “Dil Tu Hi Bata” to the pulse of action.
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Action & VFX: For its time, Krrish 3 pushed Indian cinema’s boundaries. From Krrish’s super-leaps to Kaal’s telekinetic mayhem, the effects were ambitious, bold, and unforgettable.
More Than a Movie
Krrish 3 wasn’t just a film—it was an event. It:
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Cemented Hrithik Roshan’s place as India’s superhero icon.
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Proved Indian sci-fi could stand tall alongside Hollywood.
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Sparked discussions on cloning, biotechnology, and morality.
More importantly, it inspired a generation to believe that heroes can be born in labs, in storms, or in the quiet heart of a kind man trying to make the world better.
The Mask Lives On
As lightning fades and dawn returns, a child looks up into the sky and whispers a name.
Not Superman.
Not Spider-Man.
But Krrish.
Because the world doesn’t just need heroes.
It needs hope with a human face.
And in India, that face…
Still wears the mask.
peoples review(taken from google)
Wish I were 12 again
