Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)

Director:

Rakesh Roshan

Writers:

Robin Bhatt (screenplay)
Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You are not alone

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Computer | Spaceship | Transformation | Dumb Police

Awards:

18 wins & 20 nominations

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
K.D. Chandran	...	Government Officer
Akash Khurana
Anjana Mumtaz	...	Mrs. Harbans Saxena
Kamya Punjabi
Indravadan J. Purohit	...	Jadoo character performer
Aryaman Sapru
Sheeba
Rajeev Verma	...	Nisha's dad

Also Known As:

I Found Someone (International: English title) (informal literal title)
I've... Found Someone (India: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

171 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Malaysia:U | UK:12A | India:U | Canada:G (Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia)

Filming Locations:

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Film Kraft

Trivia:

The voice of James Colmer, the creator of Jadoo, was used for the alien's voice, but later in post production, Colmer's voice was replaced by the mechanical electronic voice heard in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sanjay Mehra first receives the extraterrestrial signal, the floppy drive doors on two of the three drives are open in one shot, then closed in the next shot.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005)

Soundtrack:

Music

Drink 'Coke' and ride 'Honda' motorbikes...

One of the overriding messages i took from Koi Mil Gaya was the blatant advertising of products (i.e. Honda - basketball scene with the tournament the players were taking part in being called the Hero Cup which might as well have been called the Honda Cup with the Pandavas being clothed in shirts bearing the Honda insignia. Also i lost count at the number of times i saw a Coke being consumed with the can being on display. This in a way infuriated me and spoiled part of the film where i felt market forces had directed what was in short advertising space within the film which i didn't already get in the commercial breaks (I watched it on Channel 4). So all in all i largely ignored those scenes as being part of the film which i did enjoy probably as i hadn't watched ET/Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind in a long while so had forgotten the story lines of both so wasn't incessantly comparing them to Koi Mil Gaya. The movie may rip off both movies but we must remember that the film in being made for a largely Indian audience who may not have watched any of the aforementioned movies. So it is a decent take on two of Hollywood's finest movies mixed with a healthy Indian dose of melodrama and musical numbers.

Also found Preity Zinta's cheering during the basketball scene very irritating.