Krrish 3 is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language superhero action thriller film written, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan,[5] who wrote the screenplay with Honey Irani and Robin Bhatt.

With a worldwide gross of ₹393.37 crore, it remains one of the most successful films in Indian cinema reflecting its enduring popularity and cultural impact.

Krishna, while moonlighting as superhero Krrish, is regularly fired from various day jobs due to lack of attendance.

Rohit's friend Dr. Varun Shetty, and Dr. Alok Sen, a scientist who wants to meet him to reveal information about the virus, are murdered by Kaya, a shapeshifting female mutant.

Kaal creates a team of human-animal hybrids called Maanvars with distinct physical powers to cure himself but to no avail.

Rohit travels to Singapore to seek answers from Dr. Siddhant Arya's partner Dr. Mathur, where he is kidnapped by Kaal's men.

He was born inheriting Rohit's powers just like Krishna but handicapped except his face and two fingers in right hand and gets adopted by a wealthy man but eventually turns out evil after killing his foster father.

[15] In an interview director Rakesh Roshan said "I can't reveal the budget of the movie, but it has been a very costly film".

[19] "While shooting in hot and humid conditions in India – in the film studios in Hyderabad, and in Mumbai, the mask [made of wax] would get distorted and start melting.

At times, it seems it was so hot that in a day, he [Hrithik Roshan] would end up changing five to six masks," Principal photography began on 1 December 2011 with Vivek Oberoi, Kangana Ranaut and Priyanka Chopra.

[28][29] Next, Chitrangada Singh announced her inclusion in the project as a mutant but left the film due to unspecified reasons.

[32] After talks with Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan fell through, Vivek Oberoi was eventually cast for the role.

Roshan wanted a light and flexible costume to allow Kangana Ranaut to do her stunts without any restrictions where he stated "She has a lot of toughness in her personality.

[37] Oberoi is dressed in a metal suit weighing around 28 kilograms, which required about 2–3 hours and 7-8 workers to fix on the body.

Author of Bollywood: An Insider's Guide, Fuad Omar wrote on his blog that such comparisons were unfair given they were based on comic books and intellectual properties that had been developed over decades.

[53][54] Uday Singh Rajput, a writer from Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh moved the Bombay High Court alleging copyright violation of the script of Krrish 3 and seeking a stay on the all India release of the film and claiming ₹20 million compensation.

"[58] Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India gave it 4.5 stars while commenting "For sheer vision, bravado and superlative execution, this one soars to new orbits.

"[59] Raedita Tandan of Filmfare awarded it 4 out of 5 stars, remarking "Hats off to Rakesh Roshan for dreaming big and actually pulling off this risky proposition.

"[60] Anupama Chopra of the Hindustan Times gave it 3.5 stars and said, "Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan deserves a round of applause for giving us a homegrown superhero.

"[61] Sarita Tanwar of DNA gave it 3.5 stars and wrote, "Krrish 3 is fast-paced and the VFX effects are smashing.

[64] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave it 3 out of 5 stars, while adding, "Krrish 3 is an outrageous mishmash of Bollywood sentimentality meets E.T.

"[65][66] Aparna Mudi of Zee News rated the film 3 stars saying, "'Krrish 3' has all the elements of an entertainer and a lot of potential to have given some serious competition to Hollywood flicks.

"[67] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 2.5 stars stating, "Krrish 3 is, for the most part, impressively ambitious and dazzlingly competent, if not always riveting.

[70] Mihir Phadnavis of Firstpost stated that "Krrish 3 is the most superficial components of X-Men, Batman, Superman, Spiderman and even Shaktimaan stuffed together.

"[71] Paloma Sharma of Rediff.com panned the film, and gave it "no stars" saying, "Krrish 3 is astonishingly eager to entertain with its stock of doodads that should amuse if not endear".

[72] Mohammad Kamran Jawaid of the Dawn gave Krrish 3 a rating of 3/5 stars stating that "so most of it is tiringly clichéd, ripped off from Marvel and DC comics (Krrish's Superman worship is rather blatant) and stick-glued together, it is startling when director Rakesh Roshan's underlying Bollywood-emotionalism compensates the flimsiness of the awkward superhero element from his last film".

"[74] Lisa Tsering writing for The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review saying that "the musical superhero extravaganza is too scary for young viewers and too long-winded for everybody else".

She continues that the "effort is admirable and the effects are certainly adequate, but can't compensate for uninteresting, drawn-out action scenes; childish logic and uneven acting, especially by Hrithik Roshan, who as Rohit mouth-breathes and toddles around with his head cocked to one side.

Worst of all, the movie is devoid of that one secret ingredient that makes audiences love superhero films: It just isn't cool.

[109][110] Box Office India stated that the domestic nett of the film including Tamil and Telugu versions was ₹188 crore (US$22 million).