Koi... Mil Gaya
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| Koi... Mil Gaya | |
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 DVD Cover for Koi ... Mil Gaya |
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| Directed by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Produced by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Written by | Robin Bhatt; Sachin Bhowmick; Honey Irani; Rakesh Roshan; Javed Siddiqui |
| Starring | Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rakesh Roshan |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan; Ibrahim Ashq; Sayeed Nasir Faaraz |
| Distributed by | Film Kraft, Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd |
| Release date(s) | August 8, 2003 |
| Running time | 179 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 350,000,000 (estimated) |
| Followed by | Krrish |
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Koī... Mil Gayā (Hindi: कोई मिल गया, Urdu: کوئ مل گیا, translation: Found Someone) is a 2003 Bollywood science fiction film, directed by Rakesh Roshan, starring Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, and Preity Zinta, and released on August 8, 2003. The film may have been inspired by Steven Spielberg's E.T. or the Bengali Indian director Satyajit Ray's earlier script for the cancelled film The Alien, with which it shares many plot elements. (Incidentally, E.T. was itself inspired by the script for the The Alien.)
Rakesh Roshan has produced a sequel to the film titled Krrish, which opened worldwide on June 23, 2006 and has also become successful.
The movie is said to have inspired an Indonesian television series called Si Yoyo, which also features a miraculous alien visitor.
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[edit] Summary
An Indian scientist named Sanjay Mehra (played by the film's director Rakesh Roshan) creates a computer that can communicate with aliens from outer space, but he is killed in a car accident before he can reveal his work to the public at large after a group of Australian scientists do not believe him. His pregnant wife, played by Rekha, survives the wreck but her son Rohit (Hrithik Roshan, who is also Rakesh Roshan's son), when born, is developmentally disabled.
His mother raises him with tender care and he grows up to be a young man of limited intellect, strange physical tics, and childish personality, yet with a loving heart. He befriends a young woman named Nisha (Preity Zinta), after a few misunderstandings about his behavior (some of which included accidental spilling of food over Nisha and chewing gum on one of the seats of her vehicle). Nisha feels sympathy for him and humors him as one would humor a child.Because of his limited intellect, Rohit is only in seventh grade when the movie takes place. He is often ridiculed by other children for his behavior, but he still has a group of 11- and 12-year-old friends who are loyal to him and treat him as one of their own.
They find Rohit's father's alien-contact computer and summon the aliens by accident. The visiting aliens leave quickly and one alien is left behind. Rohit, Nisha, and Rohit's group of young friends find him, befriend him, name him Jadoo (meaning "Magic" in Hindi and Urdu), and hide him from the authorities, who would like to imprison and investigate him. Jadoo senses that there is something wrong with Rohit and uses his uncanny powers to fix Rohit. Rohit not only becomes normal, he becomes superhuman. He is super-intelligent and super-strong. He and Nisha fall in love.
However, the government has not given up. Police capture Jadoo, who is rescued by Rohit. Jadoo flees in his spaceship and apparently takes Rohit's new powers with him. Rohit is again mentally retarded—which saves him from prosecution by the government. But this is not the end. Jadoo restores Rohit's special abilities—permanently. Nisha and Rohit can now lead a happy life together.
[edit] 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
- Hansika Motwani ... Priya Six
[edit] 2003 Filmfare Awards
[edit] Won
- Best Movie - Rakesh Roshan
- Best Director - Rakesh Roshan
- Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
- Critics Award Best Performance - Hrithik Roshan
- Best Choreography - Farah Khan for "Idhar Chala"
[edit] Nominated
- Best Actress - Preity Zinta
- Best Supporting Actress - Rekha
- Best Comedian - Johnny Lever
- Best Music Director - Rajesh Roshan
- Best Male Playback - Udit Narayan for "Idhar Chala"
- Best Female Playback - Chitra for "Koi Mil Gaya"
[edit] Trivia
- Preity Zinta's role was first offered to Aishwarya Rai.
- The melody that the Earthlings use to communicate with the alien is actually “Trans-Europe Express” by the legendary electronic band Kraftwerk.
