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Apparently inspired by Krrish, the new Bollywood Superhero flick Mark told us about the other day, a man in India threw himself from the balcony in a movie theater in India last week. And no, he wasn't trying to kill himself -- he was trying to fly! Why, of course he was.

Needless to say, no flying occurred, and he crashed to the ground and broke his leg. While it's unclear whether or not the movie was actually playing when the plunge occurred (one certainly hopes it was, because that would have been awesome), Krrish star Hrithik Roshan feels responsible for the "accident," and actually wrote an open letter to fans explaining to them that un-aided human flight is impossible. Not only that, but he felt the need to detail in the letter the training he received that enabled him to fly -- VIA THE MAGIC OF SPECIAL EFFECTS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY -- in the film. Good LORD people. Have we really come to this? "This is hot, stupid" warnings on coffee cups, and people who play superheroes having to caution fans who think they have real powers? Man alive -- I really hope there aren't any aliens cultures watching us right now.

I don't know if you ever heard of the first one, but Bollywood's first cinema superhero is on his way back to the silver screen. You can catch a glimpse of Krrish (the Hindi caped crime-fighter) in a production shot here -- he looks every bit the part of a superhero, down to the requisite attractive female standing nearby. The film cost a whopping 10 million dollars (which apparently translates into 400 plus rupee*) and will debut later this week on the 24th. I can't claim to have seen the original flick, but from what I understand, Krrish was granted his powers by an alien being of some sort, and now uses Singapore as his home. Batman has Gotham, Superman has Metropolis, Krrish has Singapore.

As soon as I saw this poster, my fanboy geekiness kicked in, and I now want to see this movie (and its 2003 prequel) very much. I mean, look at the dude, he has a mask, a black costume, and he's standing on a building at night. Aside from that, I'd really like to see a Bollywood interpretation on the Superhero action flick theme. If anyone out there in our audience has seen this film, I'd appreciate a recommendation.

*Am I the only one who thinks of The Legend of Zelda every time I see that form of currency? Part of me suspects the peoples of India hide their coinage in large clumps of grass and clay pots outside their homes.