Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)

A developmentally disabled young man tries to continue the work his father did in communicating with extra-terrestrials from outer space, which leads to something miraculous and wonderful.

Director:

Rakesh Roshan

Writers:

Robin Bhatt (screenplay), Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay),

Stars:

Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta

25 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rekha	...	Sonia Mehra
Hrithik Roshan	...	Rohit Mehra
Preity Zinta	...	Nisha
Rakesh Roshan	...	Sanjay Mehra
Prem Chopra	...	Harbans Saxena
Rajat Bedi	...	Raj Saxena
Johnny Lever	...	Chelaram Sukhwani
Mukesh Rishi	...	Inspector Khurshid Khan
Anuj Pandit	...	The super six
Mohit Makkad	...	The super six
Jai Choksi	...	The super six
Omkar Purohit	...	The super six
Hansika Motwani	...	The super six
Pranita Bishnoi	...	The super six
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beena Banerjee	...	Nisha's mom

Storyline

Scientist Sanjay Mehra devises a computer that is capable of contacting aliens. His happiness is cut short when the scientists at a space-research center scoff at him and refuse to believe his claims. While returning home with his pregnant wife, he glimpses an alien spaceship, and, in the resulting confusion, he cannot control his car, leading to a crash. His wife survives but their unborn child suffers brain damage. Years later, their son Rohit Mehra has grown up but has thinking capacity of a child. He befriends the town Mayor's daughter Nisha, which angers Nisha's suitor Raj, a spoiled brat. One day, Rohit and Nisha find Rohit's father's computer in his shed and follow the instructions provided. That very evening, their town is paid a visit by an alien spaceship that lands someplace nearby and takes off shortly afterward. But when the police inspect the footprints, they discover that one of the aliens has been left behind. Then Rohit and Nisha find the alien, name him Jadoo, and ...

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Plot Keywords:

alien | spaceship | computer | scooter | friendship | 

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Taglines:

You are not alone

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Filmkraft

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

8 August 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Found Someone

Filming Locations:

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

INR 350,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£177,100 (UK) (8 August 2003)

Gross:

£489,736 (UK) (22 August 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Kraft

Technical Specs

Runtime:

171 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The little Indian boy (one who spots Rohit being bullied by Raj) is spotted to actually be Bahadur in Krrish, though he never tells Krishna that he looks like Rohit.

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Goofs

The whole movie is based upon sending various sounds in space. But the fact is sound cannot travel through space. Thus the signal sent cannot reach to the aliens.

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Quotes

Rohit Mehra: Ma says sinners get punishment. I've done no sin, so why am I being punished?

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Connections

References Open Your Eyes (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Trans-Europe Express"
(uncredited)
Written by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider-Esleben, Karl Bartos, Wolfgang Flür and Emil Schult

User Reviews

A step in the right direction

"Koi... Mil Gaya" is a step in the right direction for Hrithik Roshan and Bollywood in general. The former finally has found another role since "Fiza" that is worthy of his talent, a role that's neither purely fluff in a likewise fluff or worse film (AMALL,YAADEIN,MDK...) or a crass miscast (MPKDH), and the latter steps into new territory concerning suitable subjects and use of modern sfx. Both are rewarded with a superhit as a result. The film is not doing as well in UK and US as in India where it's on target to leave K3G, Devdas, Lagaan and KNPH behind. The reason is most likely that NRIs are more familiar with Hollywood films which KMG is a copy of, and stick more to mushy family/romance/love-potboilers than new Hollywood like experiments coming from the motherland. The usual description of KMG as a mix of "E.T." and "Forrest Gump" is mostly correct. The film adopts many ideas from "E.T." beyond the concept of an alien landing on earth and making friends with kids. It also borrows from several other Hollywood films. That's somewhat irritating if you are familiar with these films, but fortunately the indianisation and mixing has been done quite nicely, and there is enough material around that does not immediately ring a bell and looks fresh. Also irritating is the product placement, a necessary evil, it seems, to co-finance such a big film without banks or the Bollywood mafia. Technically the film is clearly above average for Bollywood and some of the sfx are near Hollywood quality. The alien can't compete with the original E.T.. It's too plastic and artificial for that, but it grew on me nonetheless. The wire (removal) effects in Bollywood films are usually amateurish and blatantly unrealistic. In KMG they look pretty professional, even when they are obvious (in the song "Idhar Chala") and help create a magical mood. (The song "Idhar Chala" is a little gem, by the way, an instant classic, that will surely get awards for best choreography next year.) The CGI birds look pretty fake on the other hand, and the integration of the CGI for the spaceship's landing crater is halfbaked with incorrect 3D perspective and visible seams. The performances are quite good throughout, but the film clearly belongs to Hrithik Roshan from start to finish. As a boy in a man's body he delivers a performance that can compete with good work from any actor anywhere. Award nominations galore next year are a certainty and wins hardly less. It's the kind of performance that triggers a reevaluation of what someone can and should do and it will hopefully bring him lots of good role offers beyond the stereotypical loverboy with biceps that shakes a leg before he walks into the sunset with his dulhan. KMG is quite enjoyable, not only for kids, and it will have its place in the history of Bollywood as a film that made a difference. And that is a nice achievement.