Hrithik Roshan is set to make his debut as director with India’s biggest superhero franchise Krrish 4. The film starring him will be bankrolled by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films.
This latest piece of news will have all Hrithik Roshan fans screaming with joy! After more than two decades in the Hindi film industry, the Bollywood star is now all set to make his directorial debut with India’s biggest superhero franchise Krrish 4.
Besides donning the director’s hat, Hrithik will also be headlining this highly anticipated sequel which kicked off with Koi Mil Gaya in 2003, followed by Krrish (2006) and Krrish 3 (2013).
Rakesh Roshan who helmed the previous three films, confirmed this development to Pinkvilla.
He was quoted as saying, “I am 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.”
“Krrish has entertained audiences the world over and Hrithik will now reveal the next chapters of this superhero saga and take the vision I created so many years ago to greater heights,” Roshan Sr continued.
Krrish 4 will be bankrolled by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films.
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Talking about Aditya talking over the reins of Krrish 4 as a producer, Rakesh told the publication, “It brings me so much joy to see someone like Adi as the producer of 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.”
He continued, “Hrithik and Adi coming together as a producer-director pair with me behind them is a rare and deliciously creative combination. I am 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.”
Further, the filmmaker also took to his Twitter handle to wish his son luck and wrote, “Duggu 25yrs back I launched you as an actor, and today again after 25 yrs you are being launched as a director by two filmmakers Adi Chopra & myself to take forward our most ambitious film #Krrish4. Wish you all the success in this new avatar with good wishes and blessings!”
Krrish 4 is currently in pre-production stage. The tentpole is expected to go in early 2026.
