Bollywood's new flying superhero has asked fans, especially children, not to imitate his onscreen death-defying stunts after a man leapt off a cinema balcony and broke his
leg.
"The action scenes are meant to be enjoyed, not imitated. Please do not indulge in these stunts," said Hrithik Roshan, who plays ‘Krrish', a Superman-style hero, who
saves the world from a mad scientist.
Newspapers said at least two people had hurt themselves trying to imitate the stunts from the film that opened last week.
A 24-year-old man was in a hospital with a fractured leg in Bhopal, after he leapt from a cinema balcony and landed on the audience below.
An 11-year-old boy also suffered injuries in a separate accident, but no details were given.
"Those action scenes are dangerous... I did the action scenes with full safety precaution," Roshan said.
"...stop scaring me by trying to do my stunts in Krrish."
The $10 million Krrish opened to huge box-office collections, as children and adults made a beeline to watch Bollywood's own superhero leap from tall buildings, beat up the
baddies and woo his lady love with song and dance.
'Do not dare to imitate Krrish!'
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 16:09 IST