Claim: Kangana Ranaut acts.

Krrish 3 -LRB- -LSB- - hnsˈkrɪʃ 3 -RSB- -RRB- is a 2013 Bollywood superhero science fiction film produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan . It is the third film in the Krrish series following Koi ... Mil Gaya -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and Krrish -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . The film stars Hrithik Roshan , Vivek Oberoi , Priyanka Chopra , and Kangana Ranaut in the lead roles . The story follows the life of Rohit Mehra , a scientist , and Krishna Mehra a.k.a. Krrish , his superhero son , who face an elaborate conspiracy orchestrated by the evil genius Kaal and his female henchman Kaya . In the process , Krishna 's pregnant wife Priya is kidnapped by Kaal and the form-changing Kaya takes her place at the Mehra home and eventually falls in love with Krishna .   Krrish 3 was initially scheduled to release as a 3D film . However , due to lack of time to convert the film to 3D , director Rakesh Roshan mentioned that the film will be released only in the 2D format . Krrish 3 released worldwide on 1 November 2013 . It has since received mixed reviews from film critics with praise directed towards Roshan and Ranaut 's performances , the visual effects , and the cinematography ; criticism has been directed to the music provided by composer and the director 's brother Rajesh Roshan , the story and screenplay .