“With his  image-defying anti-hero role in  ‘RED’,  Krushna Abhishek  will emerge a ‘super-star’ ,” predict film-makers Ashok Tyagi and Rajeev Chaudhari --- by Chaitanya  Padukone               

In the glittering presence of eminent celebs from Bollywood and various invitees, who applauded and appreciated, the unveiling and launch of the innovative poster and fantastic teaser of the Hindi killer-thriller movie ‘Red’ starring versatile star-actor Krushna Abhishek and vivacious Payal Ghosh was formally released at the exotic Flying Saucer resto-bar.  The killer-thriller musical movie is produced by Rajeev Chaudhari ( eminent director of ‘Beiimaan Love’ movie) and directed by acclaimed ‘perfectionist’ veteran director Ashok Tyagi  At the event, perfectly compered by Simran Ahuja the turn-out also included Red co-star glam-girl Kanchan Bhor, actor Mukesh Tyagi,  while the guest of honour was Mr T P Aggarwal noted veteran film-maker and ex-President of IMPPA .

Among the other scene stealer guests at the Red event, were vivacious international sensation DJ-model-actress MoniKa Starling ( wearing a classy RED halter-neck top to match with the movie theme), handsome actor Yajur Marwah ( Krushna’s nephew), Rajesh Khattar, impact-advisor Shubh Malhotra, actress Ananya Dutta, actress Shashi Sharma, director Kirti Kumar, actor Shantanu Bhamare, actress Komal Suvarnakar, ravishing beauty-queen actress Lavina Israni, winsome actress-dancer Shweta Khanduri,  and glam-girl actress-dancer-singer Zeisha Nancy. Among the other guests-celebs in attendance were veteran film-maker Mehul Kumar (with his son-in-law Bhanu Asif Khan—actress Mandakini’s brother), choreographer Lollypop, actor. film-maker Anil Nagrath,  and senior composer-singer Dilip Sen.

“Am not a comedian, am a good versatile actor who excels in comedy,’ asserted Krushna Abhishek speaking to me.  The tall handsome Krushna who plays a serial-psycho-killer in ‘Red’ , also completes two decades in Bollywood, having kick-started his filmy acting career in May 2002.  Living up to his divine name of ‘Krishna’ he appears in a variety of hilarious ‘role-avataars’ . Invariably, he is the clap-worthy scene-stealer when he makes his impactful entry in The Kapil Sharma Show ( on Sony TV). Especially when he perfectly mimics veteran Bollywood legends like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra and of course Jackie Shroff .. ‘Bees saal baad’-- charismatic Krushna has no grudges against destiny, as regards his career-journey. Jogging into a flash-back, the frank-natured actor opens up with an emotional tinge in his voice, “ It may be recalled, that I started off as an agile dancer in TV dance-reality show ‘Nach Baliye’. Then, I was known as Govinda’s nephew. Later on, I was even labeled as Kashmera Shah’s boyfriend and then her husband. But since past several years, I am being recognized in my independent identity as ‘Krushna Abhishek’.

Just recently, his buddy-colleague Kapil Sharma defied his comic, funny image and dared to play an intense de-glam realistic role of a  lower middle-class hard-working delivery-rider-boy in movie ‘Zwigato’ This time in ‘Red’.  Abhishek, as an anti-hero has defied his crazy mimic-comic-image to deviate into a sinister filmy zone .  Yes,  Krushna is  cast as an avenging ‘anti-hero’ killer lover-boy with negative shades . What made Krushna leap out of his comfort (comedy) zone to step into the screen-avataar of a serial psycho-lady-killer ? By uncanny coincidence, even king-of-romance mega-star Rajesh Khanna had daringly played a lady-killer in this retro  movie ‘Red Rose (1980) ? Reacts the outspoken actor Krushna, “ Honestly, when veteran director Ashok-Sir ( who knows me since I was a teenager) offered me this diabolical-shades role in ‘Red’, I was a bit skeptical and asked him whether he had the confidence that I would do justice to it. But then I took up ‘Red’ as a challenge. Because my character ‘Rajveer’ allows me to play a multi-layered serious-intense role of a talented writer-husband betrayed by his unfaithful wife. There is sensitive emotion, romance, drama, suspense, crime, streaks of horror, smart dialogues and alluring erotica all integrated into the gripping ‘Red’ plot, with shock-value jolts- twists. But out here I have nothing to with comedy,” elaborates the ‘Sharmaji Ki Lag Gai’ (2019) comedy-movie lead actor.