Hrithik Roshan ‘nervous’ on turning director with Krrish 4: ‘Need all the encouragement…’ | Bollywood News

Hrithik Roshan is set to make his directorial debut with Krrish 4, the next installment in his blockbuster superhero franchise Krrish, the makers announced last week. The much-anticipated film will be produced Yash Raj Films (YRF) in association with Rakesh Roshan’s Filmkraft Productions and is scheduled to go on floors early next year.
At a recent fan event in Atlanta, Hrithik opened up on the new milestone of his career. “You don’t know how nervous I am! I need all the encouragement that I possibly can get,” said Hrithik. As the fans roared to show support to Hrithik, he added, “I’m going to take all that love back with me.”
Hrithik Roshan, who has headlined all three previous films in the Krrish franchise, takes over the directing duties from his father Rakesh Roshan.
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“I’m passing the baton of the director of Krrish 4 to my son, Hrithik Roshan, who has lived, breathed and dreamt about this franchise since its inception with me! Hrithik has a clear and a very ambitious vision of taking Krrish’s journey forward with the audience for the next decades. I couldn’t be more prouder to see him wear the director’s hat for a film that means the world to us as a family,” Rakesh had said in a statement last week.
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He also welcomed Aditya Chopra, YRF head, as a co-producer on Krrish 4. “Hrithik and Adi coming together as a producer-director pair with me behind them is a rare and deliciously creative combination! I’m sure they will turn Krrish 4 into a theatrical experience that has never been made in India. The dream is to make India proud globally with a larger than life experience like Krrish 4 It was he who convinced Hrithik to sit in the director’s chair. Adi and Yash Raj Films have the knowledge, understanding and technological might to produce this film and add great value to this project,” Rakesh added.
The franchise began with the sci-fi entertainer Koi… Mil Gaya in 2003, which followed Rohit Mehra (Hrithik), a young man with cognitive disabilities who gains superhuman intelligence and strength after befriending an alien named Jadoo. The film was a major success and laid the foundation for India’s first superhero universe that began with its follow-up Krrish in 2006. It followed Rohit’s son, Krishna Mehra, who inherits superhuman abilities and takes on the superhero identity of Krrish. The third chapter, Krrish 3, released in 2013, also turned out to be a box office success.Story continues below this ad
Prior to his acting debut in his father’s 2000 blockbuster Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai, Hrithik Roshan assed Rakesh Roshan on films like Khudgarz (1987), King Uncle (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), and Koyla (1997). Hrithik will be next seen in Ayan Mukerji’s spy thriller War 2, also produced YRF.