MBP 17 screen freezes in middle and many languages says restart!!!

I have a Macbook Pro 17inch- bought 3 months ago. This problem just came up recently when I was watching youtube videos and browsing web. My computer just froze and a black translucent curtain comes over it and in many languages says that you need to power off your computer, and then turn it on again.
I'm not sure but this is probably happening after the last software update i did.(updated: 1 week ago, this problem occurred for about 3-4 times in this past week)
I'm glad it didn't happen when I was working on my research paper.
Any ideas mates?

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
It sounds like a kernel panic:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1392
Here is another link that might help with troubleshooting:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
It's always prudent to boot from your install disc and repair your boot disk after forcing a shut down with the power button. Also good practice to repair permissions after downloading software, although there will be many permissions that do not get repaired.
Good luck!

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