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Koi... Mil Gaya

Koi... Mil Gaya (Hindi pronunciation: [ˈkoːɪ mɪl ɡəjaː]; transl. I have found someone...) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language science fiction film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta and Rekha. In addition to writing the story, Rakesh Roshan also wrote the screenplay with Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, and Robin Bhatt. Koi... Mil Gaya focuses on Rohit (Hrithik Roshan), a developmentally disabled man who contacts an extraterrestrial being (Indravardhan Purohit) with his late father Sanjay's (Rakesh Roshan) computer. The film follows his relationship with Nisha (Zinta), Rohit's friend, who falls in love with him.

Koi... Mil Gaya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRakesh Roshan
Screenplay by
Story byRakesh Roshan
Produced byRakesh Roshan
Starring
Cinematography
Edited bySanjay Verma
Music byRajesh Roshan
Production
company
Filmkraft Productions
Release date
  • 8 August 2003 (2003-08-08)
Running time
157 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget25–35 crore[a]
Box office82.326 crore[6]

After the release of the commercially and critically successful romantic film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Roshan wanted to work again with his son Hrithik on a different type of film. In June 2001, during the 2nd IIFA Awards, he announced the second film when he received the Best Director award for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. Principal photography was shot by Ravi K. Chandran and Sameer Arya from November 2001 to March 2003 on sets built by Sharmishta Roy in Canada, India, and New Zealand. Roshan's brother, Rajesh Roshan, composed the film's soundtrack and background score. American artists Mark Clobe and Craig Mumma spent 4 crore (US$500,000) on its visual effects.

Filmed on a budget of 25 crore (US$3.1 million) to 35 crore (US$4.4 million), Koi... Mil Gaya was released on 8 August 2003 and was the first instalment of the Krrish franchise. Promoted with the tagline "You Are Not Alone...", it targeted children and parents. It was the second-highest-earning Indian film of the year, grossing 82.326 crore (US$10 million) worldwide. The film had a positive critical reception, with most of the praise directed at the cast's performances. Two sequels titled Krrish and Krrish 3 were released in 2006 and 2013, respectively. A fourth installment, announced in 2016 and scheduled for release in December 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The recipient of several awards, Koi... Mil Gaya won three National Film Awards (including Best Film on Other Social Issues). At the 49th Filmfare Awards, it was nominated in eleven categories and received five awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Rakesh Roshan), and Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics) (Hrithik Roshan). The film won five of its eleven nominations at the 5th IIFA Awards, including Best Director (Rakesh Roshan) and Best Actor (Hrithik Roshan). Considered a milestone of its genre, it is one of the first Indian films featuring aliens. The character of Jadoo became popular and inspired a spin-off series entitled J Bole Toh Jadoo (2004).

Plot edit

Scientist Sanjay Mehra has created a computer from which he sends variations of the syllable Om into space, hoping to attract extraterrestrial life. When he believes he has finally received a response, the scientific community ridicules him. While Sanjay is driving home, frustrated, an alien spacecraft appears overhead. He drives off the road and the car explodes, killing him. His pregnant wife, Sonia Mehra, survives but with injuries; their son, Rohit Mehra, is born with a developmental disability. Sonia learns that surgery is the only cure for Rohit's disability, but it could paralyze or kill him. Not wanting to risk losing her son, she raises him in the town of Kasauli.

Years later, a young woman, Nisha Malhotra, arrives at Kasauli and is initially antagonistic to Rohit because of his childish practical jokes against her. Her friend, Raj Saxena, and his four friends attack Rohit and break his kick scooter; Sonia chides them for assaulting Rohit, saying that he did not intentionally make fun of Nisha, rather he was trying to apologise to her. Realizing her mistake, Nisha gives Rohit a bicycle and introduces him to her parents, who are sympathetic to him. Rohit and Nisha (now friends) find Sanjay's old computer and inadvertently send signals into space, which is received by the aliens. An extraterrestrial spacecraft appears in the night causing a power outage in the town. The ship leaves hastily, accidentally leaving a group member behind. Rohit, Nisha, his young friends, and Sonia find and befriend the alien, naming him Jadoo after discovering his psychokinetic abilities derived from sunlight.

Raj resents Nisha's closeness to Rohit, bullying him and spreading a rumour that Raj and Nisha are getting married. The rumour upsets Nisha and Rohit, who is hurt because he thought Nisha was his girlfriend. Jadoo discovers that Rohit is disabled and uses his powers to enhance Rohit's mental and intellectual ability. The next morning, Rohit has clear vision; even being a seventh-standard student, he later solves a tenth-standard mathematics problem orally, surprising his mathematics teacher and school principal.

Rohit's physical abilities increase to superhuman levels. Raj and his friends challenge Rohit and his friends to a basketball game. Rohit scores several baskets, and Raj and his friends begin to cheat, with Jadoo being unable to make the kids jump higher due to the sky being cloudy. Raj's team almost emerges victorious, but the sun comes out, and Jadoo helps Rohit and his friends win the game. Rohit tells Nisha that he loves her, and she returns his affection. Raj's friends confront Rohit's friends about the basketball game, who flee, accidentally dropping Jadoo. Constable Chelaram Sukhwani sees Jadoo in a bag and calls for backup. Led by Inspector Khurshid Khan, the police capture the bag; but, Rohit arrives and snatches the bag away. Confronted by Raj and his friends, an infuriated Rohit overpowers them and the policemen arrive, who open the bag and find it filled with straw instead of Jadoo, much to the astonishment of Rohit. Jadoo turns out to have escaped when Chelaram was calling the other police officers.

Khurshid, suspicious of Rohit, confronts him at his house with other officers. The police seize Jadoo and knock Rohit out. When he regains consciousness, Rohit catches up to the police cars in time to save Jadoo from being sent to the United States. The flying saucer which he had summoned with his father's computer returns, and Rohit bids a sad farewell to Jadoo. As Jadoo leaves, Rohit reverts to his old self; this saves him from prosecution by the government, who congratulate him for his actions.

Raj and his friends meet and harass Rohit again, challenging him to kick a ball to them. Rohit angrily kicks the ball into Raj's face after Jadoo permanently returns his superpowers. Rohit and Nisha thank Jadoo, and get married.

Cast edit

The cast is listed below:[7][8]

Cameo appearance

Production edit

Development edit

Following the success of the romantic thriller Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), the director Rakesh Roshan wanted to collaborate again with his son, Hrithik Roshan, who starred in the film alongside the debutante Ameesha Patel.[9][10] The director wanted his next project to be a child-centric film, not just a romance, which Rakesh Roshan had done many times in his career both as a director and actor.[9][11] He told Bollywood Hungama that he was motivated to make a film that was not "run-of-the-mill" but "an out-of-the-box yet entertaining, mainstream film", after attending the premiere of Lagaan in June 2001 during the 2nd IIFA Awards.[12] He announced it subsequently at the ceremony while he was receiving the Best Director award for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.[13] The idea to make a film on extraterrestrial life came up when he saw his five-year-old granddaughter watching a series about it on a cartoon network.[14] He later informed Hrithik Roshan of the project when the latter was shooting the 2001 release Yaadein in Delhi; Hrithik Roshan accepted the role immediately.[12]

Rakesh Roshan used a "K" as the film's initial, his favourite letter he used in all of his directorial ventures.[14][15] The film was originally titled Koi Aap Jaisa (transl.Someone Like You), Koi... Tumsa Nahin (transl.No One... is Like You), and Kaisa Jaadu Kiya (transl.What Kind of Magic You Have Done), before Koi... Mil Gaya (transl.I Have Found Someone...)—which sounded more romantic to him than any of the previous titles—was finally chosen.[16][17] He wrote the screenplay with Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, and Robin Bhatt.[14] This took between two and three weeks before its first draft was done in Khandala.[12] Unfamiliar with the topic, Rakesh Roshan confessed he was initially reluctant and doubtful of the project, but Hrithik Roshan convinced him.[18] According to Rakesh Roshan, the screenwriters were "contributing new ideas since the premise itself was so new".[14] He described it as "a very emotional, thematic film" and "the greatest challenge" of his life, saying that science fiction was not the main theme of the film.[11][19] Though many have commented on the film's similarities to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982),[20] Rakesh Roshan denied being inspired by it.[21] Javed Siddiqui finished the dialogue.[22] Koi... Mil Gaya was produced by Rakesh Roshan under Filmkraft Productions, which he established in 1980, and distributed by Yash Raj Films.[23][24]

Casting edit

 
 
Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta were cast in the lead roles in Koi... Mil Gaya

When Koi... Mil Gaya was announced, Rakesh Roshan said that his son Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta would play the lead roles in the film;[13][25] it marked the actors' second collaboration after Mission Kashmir (2000).[26][27] Playing against type, Roshan was cast as the developmentally disabled man Rohit.[28] He admitted the role had reminded him of his childhood, saying he could eat as many chocolates as he wanted and "became a baby and everybody was so caring towards me".[29] Hrithik Roshan called it the "most challenging role" of his career,[30][31] but revealed he had accepted the part after his father first offered it to him, confessing that his excitement made the role feel much easier.[32] In a retrospective interview with Mint, he explained that he "revisited that earlier passion I had felt when I did my first film".[33] To provide an accurate portrayal, Hrithik Roshan lost 8 kilograms (18 lb), changed his hairstyle, and wore loose clothes to cover his well-built body.[16][29]

Zinta was given the role of Rohit's friend and then-wife, Nisha, after Rakesh Roshan saw her 20-minute performance in Mani Ratnam's 1998 thriller Dil Se.. and was impressed by it.[34][35] It was originally to be played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or Kareena Kapoor; however, he saw that Rai Bachchan would not be a suitable co-actor as she was older than Hrithik Roshan, while Kapoor opted out because she had collaborated with the actor on many projects.[36] Zinta, who enjoyed her part as Nisha and called Koi... Mil Gaya a special film for her,[37][38] described the role as an attempt to change her "conventional heroine" image, telling Rediff.com that: "If I only did the glam-and-pout act, I would have stuck out like a sore thumb and destroyed the film's timeless texture."[39] The part proved to be a new challenge for her, and she found it to be her career's "toughest" role as it was "a very-controlled character".[40] Hrithik Roshan spoke positively of his rapport with her, and said he would "have been only half effective" if she was not his co-star.[41]

In July 2001, Rekha joined the cast and portrays Rohit's mother Sonia, a part that was specifically written by Rakesh Roshan for her.[42][43] Rakesh Roshan recommended she play the character as soon as he had finished writing the film's screenplay.[14] "I didn't even have a back-up artiste in mind for her role. If she had turned me down, I wonder what I would've done", he told Filmfare.[44] Discussing the film and its casting with the press, Hrithik Roshan said that she was the best on-screen mother and called her "marvellous".[45] Rekha saw that her part was "not too big", but believed that the role's motherhood aspect made it "worthwhile".[46] The film was her second project with Zinta following Dil Hai Tumhaara in 2002;[47] it also reunited her with Rakesh Roshan after both had worked together on several films such as Khubsoorat (1980) and Khoon Bhari Maang (1989).[32] After Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, and Rishi Kapoor rejected the role, Rakesh Roshan decided to play the small role of Rohit's father and Sonia's husband, the scientist Sanjay.[16][43] The film marked his comeback to acting following the 1999 comedy-drama Mother.[34]

Indravadan J. Purohit got the part as the alien Jadoo. According to him, Rakesh Roshan had offered the role to 30 or 40 people before he gave it to him without any screen tests. To prepare, Purohit lost several kilograms of weight, joined a gym, and followed a strict diet.[48] Four months before the beginning of shooting, he went to Australia to model his 15 kilogram (33 lb.), three foot (nearly one metre) animatronical mask, which was created by the Australian artists James Colmer and Lara Denman from Bimini Special Effects Studios.[48][49] They were both emotional when Rakesh Roshan narrates the film's screenplay, and they later showed a number of sketches for the mask that took a half-hour each to draw.[12][14] The mask took nearly a year to build.[49][50] and cost 100 million (US$1.3 million).[51] Because the mask was heavy, Purohit needed oxygen after shooting every one of his scenes to avoid suffocating. Having starred in more than 300 films (all of which feature him in comic roles), he thought with Koi... Mil Gaya he got "a role of a lifetime" and considered the film to be a career boost.[48]

Filming edit

 
Zinta and Rakesh Roshan at the muhurat of Koi... Mil Gaya in 2001

Principal photography for Koi... Mil Gaya began on 12 November 2001, in Film City, during the Dhanteras celebration.[52] The total budget ranged from 250 million (US$3.1 million) to 350 million (US$4.4 million), making it the most expensive film Rakesh Roshan had made at the time.[51] Ravi K. Chandran and Sameer Arya were the cinematographers, while Sharmishta Roy was the production designer. Rocky Star and Komal Shahani designed the costumes for the rest of the cast. Farah Khan, Raju Khan, and Ganesh Hegde served as the choreographers, and Allan Amin and Tinu Verma did the action direction.[7] A mall replica was built in the film complex for the film's 14-day shooting schedule.[52] A schedule in Canada was completed after three days. In September 2002, the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama reported that the film was 40 percent completed.[51]

Chandran used shadows and smoke to make the film's sets look dark for the scenes that feature aliens, as he faced difficulties shooting those scenes in bright light. The spaceship, in which Jadoo visited Earth in the film, was designed by Colmer and Denman and built in a year.[53][54] During filming, Hrithik Roshan was also shooting three other projects—Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002), Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002), and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003).[41] Koi... Mil Gaya took place in Bali, Rajasthan, Bhimtal, Western Europe, Kasauli, Nainital, and New Zealand.[55][56] In 2018, Rakesh Roshan revealed its climax sequences were shot in two different versions: in the first one, Rohit lost all of his powers after Jadoo left Earth, while in the second, Rohit did not lose them. After hearing opinions from many directors (such as Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar, Subhash Ghai, and Yash Chopra, he decided to use the second ending, presuming the audience would be satisfied by it.[12]

Shooting ended in March 2003,[57] and Koi... Mil Gaya was edited by Sanjay Verma.[7] With help from the Bangalore-based company Compudyne Winfosys, the American artists Marc Klobe and Craig Mumma, who previously collaborated on the science fiction films Independence Day (1996) and Godzilla (1998), were involved in the special effects.[14][53] They were enthusiastic about their first Bollywood project, and Rakesh Roshan asked them to be thrifty;[14] they spent 40 million (US$500,000).[2] Nonetheless, the director confessed that the film's total cost was still excessive for him and attributed this problem to the special effects and making Jadoo's costumes.[19]

Soundtrack edit

Koi... Mil Gaya
Soundtrack album by
Released31 May 2003
GenreFeature-film soundtrack
Length47:54
LanguageHindi
LabelSaregama
Rajesh Roshan chronology
Love at Times Square
(2003)
Koi... Mil Gaya
(2003)
Aetbaar
(2004)

Rajesh Roshan composed the soundtrack and background score for Koi... Mil Gaya. Having worked with his brother Rakesh Roshan several times, he said that this one was more difficult than his other compositions; he used the same technique he employed in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.[58] Ibrahim Ashk, Nasir Faraaz, and Dev Kohli wrote the lyrics, while Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra, Alka Yagnik, Tarsame Singh Saini, Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurti, Baby Sneha, Adnan Sami, and Preeti Uttam Singh performed the vocals.[59] The album was sold for 50 million (US$630,000) to Saregama who released it on 11 June 2003.[59][60]

Critical response to the album was positive, and Rajesh Roshan confessed he had never received that much appreciation.[58][61] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama concluded, "In all, the music ... doesn't disappoint. Though we may not be able to compare its music with the earlier Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai by the same team, it has its share of plus points going in its favour."[62] Planet Bollywood's Anish Khanna declared "Jaadoo Jaadoo" as the best song from the soundtrack album.[59] In a less-positive review, Narendra Kusnur from Mid-Day opined that it "loses out on consistency".[63] The Hindu concluded the title song was "the unique selling point" of the film, referring to it as a "sonorous number", praising Chithra's singing.[64] The critic added, "The lyrics of all the songs are simple and easily understandable. Rajesh Roshan is able to impart a certain freshness to the music."[65]

According to the film-trade website Box Office India, the soundtrack album sold 2.1 million copies and became the fourth-highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year.[66]

Track listing[59][67][68]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Koi Mil Gaya"Ibrahim AshkUdit Narayan, K. S. Chithra7:14
2."Idhar Chala Mein Udhar Chala"Ibrahim AshkUdit Narayan, Alka Yagnik6:07
3."Jaadoo Jaadoo" (Part 1)Ibrahim AshkUdit Narayan, Alka Yagnik5:55
4."Instrumental Theme"Preeti Uttam Singh4:32
5."It's Magic"Ibrahim AshkTarsame Singh Saini5:50
6."En Panchhiyon"Nasir FaraazShaan, Kavita Krishnamurti, Baby Sneha6:33
7."Jaadoo Jaadoo" (Part 2)Ibrahim AshkAdnan Sami, Alka Yagnik5:55
8."Haila Haila"Dev KohliUdit Narayan, Alka Yagnik5:48
Total length:47:54

Marketing and release edit

Koi... Mil Gaya was one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2003, owing to its science fiction genre, one rarely used by any Bollywood films before, and the character Jadoo.[69][70] Promoted with the tagline, "You Are Not Alone...", the film was targeted at children and parents.[71][72] The teasers, created by the Mumbai-based company Prime Focus, were aired on television for a week.[71] The Central Board of Film Certification finished the censorship review of the film on 25 July and gave it a "U" (suitable for all age groups) certification.[73] Koi... Mil Gaya garnered high expectations from trade analysts as well, which left Hrithik Roshan restless.[74] After seeing its promotional trailers, Komal Nahta, the editor of the trade magazine Film Information, reported: "This has been my gut feeling ever since I heard the narration of the film concept. But the magic of the film comes across even through the promos."[69] Amod Mehra said that the film's themes would successfully attract an audience, giving "adults ... a chance to relive their childhood".[69] Sharing the same sentiments, the critic and film trade observer Taran Adarsh added that "the combination of Hrithik, Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan" would make its opening "bumper".[75]

A special screening was held for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani along with their families on 2 August 2003 in Mumbai.[76] After watching the film, Vajpayee told Rakesh Roshan that he had made "a very good film".[75] The film was released theatrically six days later and clashed with Vikram Bhatt's Footpath and Satish Kaushik's Tere Naam.[14][77] According to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who attended its premiere in Mumbai, he saw that children would continuously shout, "Jadoo! Jadoo!". He also reported that the film's tickets were being sold illegally by black marketeers at a higher price.[78] As parts of the promotion, MTV managed a special show for the film, titled MTV Making of the Movie (containing interviews of the cast and crew) which aired between 10 and 14 August.[79] It was screened at the 2nd International Special Film Festival (organised by ActionAid) on 14–20 March 2003 and the 15th NatFilm Festival on 11 April.[80][81] A German-dubbed version was released under the title of Sternenkind (transl.Star Child) in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland during Christmas of 2005.[82]

Distributed by Yash Raj Films, it was released on DVD on 15 September 2003 in a single-disc pack.[83] It is also available on CD and VCD distributed by Moser Baer and Eros International, respectively.[84][85] According to an estimate by The Economic Times in June 2004, the DVD version had sold around 15,000 units, while for the VCD version sold 150,000 units; the film thus grossed 40 million (US$500,000).[86] Eros International released its triple-disc CD version in the NTSC widescreen format as well.[87] The television rights to Koi... Mil Gaya were sold to Sony Entertainment Television in February 2004,[88] and the worldwide premiere occurred on 24 October.[89] The film has been streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video since 30 November 2016.[90][91][92]

Reception edit

Box office edit

Koi... Mil Gaya was successful at the box office, due to the audience's sympathy for Hrithik Roshan's character as a man with developmental disability. Trade analysts speculated the film would be an "acid test" for the actor.[93][94] The film was released on 450 screens across India and grossed 22.5 million (US$280,000) on its opening day, the year's second-highest first-day earnings.[95] It grossed 64.5 million (US$810,000) by the end of its opening weekend,[96] and 129 million (US$1.6 million) after its first week.[97] Koi... Mil Gaya earned 724.9 million (US$9.1 million) in India, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 2003.[98]

Abroad, the film did not attract much of an audience. As reported by Rediff.com, it debuted in 29th place in North America, where it was released on 55 screens, and grossed less than $300,000 after a three-day run.[99] Following its first weekend, the film had collected 32 million (US$400,000).[100] It earned 98.4 million (US$1.2 million) after finishing its overseas theatrical run, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film of the year.[101] Summarizing the film's total gross in India and overseas, the film-trade website Box Office India estimated Koi... Mil Gaya grossed 823.3 million (US$10 million), making it 2003's second-highest-grossing Indian film.[102][103]

Critical response edit

Koi... Mil Gaya opened to a positive critical reception, with most critics applauding the cast's performances (especially that of Hrithik Roshan).[93][104] Rekha and Zinta's performances were panned; several critics found them to be "utterly wasted" serving only as the film's "decorative piece[s]".[105] In spite of that, Rekha's performance was better received critically.[106] The film received a rating of 75 percent on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 5.4 out of 10.[90] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mid-Day observed, "You walk into Koi... Mil Gaya expecting to find a mysterious alien, what you end up discovering is a child inside you." She praised Roshan for his performance in "his bravest role".[107] Bollywood Hungama noted, "Hrithik Roshan dominates the show and packs in a power-packed performance. The role of a mentally challenged person is no cakewalk, but the actor takes to it like a fish takes to water. He manages to pull off the zero-to-hero routine exceptionally well. As an actor, he scales dizzier heights with this splendid performance."[108] Rediff.com's R. Swaminathan called the actor "the turbojet that propels the film to the realm of the extraordinary", and believed that the film's screenplay and dialogues gave his character "flesh and blood".[109] However, he felt Jadoo's design was "a big letdown", saying that it was "plasticky" and "does not exude life".[110]

Writing for The Afternoon Despatch & Courier, Deepa Gahlot described Koi... Mil Gaya as "a great demo of the Bollywood style of filmmaking", but criticised its scientific inaccuracy.[111] Manjulaa S. Negi of the Hindustan Times was not satisfied by the special effects and compared them to Independence Day (1996).[112] Screen's editor Bhawana Somaaya appreciated Hrithik Roshan's performance, finding it to be "very sincere" and "brave"; she also took note of the film's "refreshing" subject.[113] Sharing a similar view, Dinesh Raheja felt Hrithik Roshan had delivered "a cherish-worthy performance".[114] Both critics added the child actors, who accompanying Hrithik Roshan's character throughout the film, contributed positively to his performance.[113] Ziya Us Salam was sure Rekha was underdeveloped and Lata Khubchandani, in her review for Sify, questioned why she was cast for the role;[115][116] Khalid Mohamed, who gave the film four stars, presumed that Rekha's role made her "restrained"—an opinion shared by Nahta.[117][118] Of Zinta's performance, Nahta opined: "Preity Zinta does not have a very significant role in terms of the value she adds although she has a running role. She looks pretty and acts well."[118] Vijay Venkataramanan of Planet Bollywood appreciated Rekha's strong chemistry with Hrithik Roshan.[119]

Chitra Mahesh from The Hindu commended Hrithik Roshan and the cast of the children, while referring to the character Jadoo as "amateurish".[120] In his five-star review published by B4U, Parag Chandrabala Maniar lauded the efforts of Rakesh Roshan "to provide pure and clean entertainment" and Kolbe's and Mumma's special effects. He said of Hrithik Roshan, "[He] proves his versatility as an actor. At times he moves you and at others he makes you laugh. Here's is (sic) definitely an actor to reckon with. The number of flops notwithstanding, Hrithik Roshan is here to stay."[121] Meenakshi Rao of The Pioneer complimented his acting style, considering him to be "endearing, as endearing as a child of his mental age".[122] The Times of India's Omar Qureshi elaborated, "Hrithik blows away all doubts, theories, criticisms and disbelief with an extraordinarily touching performance of a mentally challenged boy in a rough man's world. He surprises you with his reserves of pathos, his gamut of emotion and his transition from weak boy to strong man. Here is a sterling act, worthy of all awards this year—thus far. He is simply incredible, even in his voice modulations, his sloppy walk and his lopsided smile."[123] An Indo-Asian News Service critic wrote that the pairing of Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta took "the couple conventions of Hindi cinema far beyond the escapades of typical Hindi cinema".[124]

Overseas critics focused their attention on Hrithik Roshan's performance and the film's themes.[125] Grady Hendrix of Film Comment commented that the film was an "embarrassment of riches", summarising, "... it's mockable, it's silly, it's cloaked in a cloying miasma of cute, but its off-handed facility with pop-cinema conventions, spiced up with some jarring stylistic disconnects, delivers the most mind-bending entertainment experience of the season. This is commercial moviemaking taken to its logical, mondo mercantilist conclusion."[126] M. J. Simpson expressed approval of the entire cast, especially Hrithik Roshan, whom he regarded as the film's "oddest aspect".[127] Calling it "bright, loud and relentless fun", Jürgen Fauth gave the film three-and-a-half-out-of-five stars and reviewed its comedic, romantic, science-fictional, musical, action, and melodramatic elements positively.[128] Empire magazine hailed it as the "most novel Bollywood movie of the year".[129] The BBC's Manish Gajjar described Hrithik Roshan's role as a "mentally-retarded-child-[turned]-superman-hero".[130] Derek Elley praised him for avoiding his typecasting as a romantic hero,[131] while David Parkinson of Radio Times thought that the film served as "slick, sentimental entertainment".[132] Writing for TV Guide, Maitland McDonagh singled out Jadoo's expression in the scene where he is lost in a forest for praise.[133]

Accolades edit

Koi... Mil Gaya won three awards at the 51st National Film Awards, including National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues tied with Prakash Jha's crime film Gangaajal.[134] At the 49th Filmfare Awards, the film was nominated for eleven categories including Best Actress (Zinta), Best Supporting Actress (Rekha), Best Performance in a Comic Role (Johnny Lever), and Best Music Director (Rajesh Roshan).[40][135] It went on to win five trophies including Best Film, Best Director for Rakesh Roshan, and Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics) for Hrithik Roshan.[135] At the sixth Bollywood Movie Awards, Hrithik Roshan received Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics), while Rekha was acknowledged as the year's Best Supporting Actress.[136] The film won five of eleven nominations at the fifth International Indian Film Academy Awards, including Best Director (Rakesh Roshan) and Best Actor (Hrithik Roshan).[137] It also earned five Screen Awards,[138] five Zee Cine Awards,[139] four Producers Guild Film Awards,[140] and two Stardust Awards.[141]

Legacy edit

Koi... Mil Gaya, often abbreviated as KMG,[142] has been widely regarded as the first Indian science fiction film with alien characters in it, although this was disputed by several film experts. In The Liverpool Companion to World Science Fiction Film (2014), professors Jessica Langer and Dominic Alessio wrote that the Tamil-language film Kalai Arasi (1963) should be given the title.[143]:56 Writing for The New York Times, the critic and author Anupama Chopra stated that Koi... Mil Gaya was "Hindi cinema's first major science fiction film."[144] The BBC reported that the film "is certainly a milestone in the reformation of commercial Indian cinema as a whole",[145] and the American graphic artist Aaron Marcus, in his 2014 book Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience called it the most popular Bollywood science fiction film.[146]:75 In 2016, Mint featured Koi... Mil Gaya on its lists of "Children's Day: 10 Memorable Bollywood Films"[147] and "Ten Bollywood films Dealing with Disability".[148]

After making his debut in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Hrithik Roshan starred in a series of romantic films, most of which under performed financially including Yaadein (2001), Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002), and Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002).[149] Trade analysts believed that his career was ended by these failures.[15][150] The release of Koi... Mil Gaya, which Hrithik Roshan wanted to revive his career, changed analysts' perspectives of the actor and suggested that the film resurrected his position in the industry.[12][151] While attending its premiere, Nahta told Rediff.com that it was "very important for him. Hrithik is not 'out' of the industry but his position is shaky. So, if the audience likes the film, it is good for him."[78] In 2010, Filmfare magazine included his performance on their list of "80 Iconic Performances" of Hindi cinema, writing, "It's incredible how the actor manages to diminish his size, unstylise his look, wear bug-eyed glasses and talk funny ... Watch him laugh, cry or bond with his remote controlled alien friend and note his nuanced turn."[152] He and Zinta collaborated again in the war drama Lakshya (2004), which failed at the box office although he received positive feedback.[153][154] In 2005, Zinta chose Koi... Mil Gaya as one of her favourite films.[155]

The film was remade into a soap opera in Indonesia under the title Si Yoyo  [id] (2003–2007) and in Telugu as Orey Pandu (2005).[156][157] Following the film's success, Jadoo became popular with children. Nickelodeon India aired a spin-off television series based on the character, titled J Bole Toh Jadoo, in 2004.[158] In 2020, after the United States Department of Defense published footage of an unidentified flying object, internet memes relating to the film went viral; most of them use the scene where Rohit summons aliens by his father's computer.[159]

Sequels edit

Koi... Mil Gaya is the first installment in the Krrish franchise.[160] In November 2004, in an interview with Subhash K. Jha of Rediff.com, Hrithik Roshan announced that his father, Rakesh Roshan, had begun the production of a sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya, based on a screenplay which was written in eight or nine months.[161][162] A superhero film titled Krrish, Hrithik Roshan would play a dual role, reprising his part as Rohit from the original film and playing the character's eponymous son. While Rekha also reprised her role in the sequel, Zinta's position as the female lead was given to Priyanka Chopra.[163] Produced on a budget of 500 million (US$6.3 million),[164] principal photography started in March 2005 and finished in January 2006.[162][165] Krrish opened on 23 June 2006 to mixed reviews,[166] with critics were disappointed by the replacement of Zinta.[163] However, the film was a commercial success and became the second-highest-grossing Indian film that year, earning more than 1 billion (US$13 million).[167]

A second superhero sequel, Krrish 3, was announced in December 2006.[168] Hrithik Roshan and Chopra reprise their roles, while Vivek Oberoi and Kangana Ranaut play the antagonists. The film was originally scheduled to be released as a 3D film, but the idea was scrapped.[169] Although Rakesh Roshan never officially confirmed its budget, reports from the media estimated it to be above 1 billion (US$13 million).[170] Filming took place between December 2011 and June 2012.[171][172] Krrish 3 premiered on 4 November 2013 and was declared a commercial success, emerging as the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film of the year.[173][174] Critics panned its lack of originality, although Hrithik Roshan's performance garnered praise.[175] As of July 2021, the fourth successor Krrish 4 was to be released at Christmas 2020 but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[176]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Animation World Network and trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai of The Hindu estimated the total budget of Koi... Mil Gaya at 250 million (US$3.1 million) and 300 million (US$3.8 million), respectively;[2][3] The Indian Express reported that it was 350 million (US$4.4 million),[4] but Rakesh Roshan told Shradha Sukumaran of the Express that the cost was over 300 million (US$3.8 million).[5]

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gaya, hindi, pronunciation, ˈkoːɪ, mɪl, ɡəjaː, transl, have, found, someone, 2003, indian, hindi, language, science, fiction, film, directed, produced, rakesh, roshan, stars, hrithik, roshan, preity, zinta, rekha, addition, writing, story, rakesh, roshan, also. Koi Mil Gaya Hindi pronunciation ˈkoːɪ mɪl ɡejaː transl I have found someone is a 2003 Indian Hindi language science fiction film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan It stars Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta and Rekha In addition to writing the story Rakesh Roshan also wrote the screenplay with Sachin Bhowmick Honey Irani and Robin Bhatt Koi Mil Gaya focuses on Rohit Hrithik Roshan a developmentally disabled man who contacts an extraterrestrial being Indravardhan Purohit with his late father Sanjay s Rakesh Roshan computer The film follows his relationship with Nisha Zinta Rohit s friend who falls in love with him Koi Mil GayaTheatrical release posterDirected byRakesh RoshanScreenplay bySachin Bhowmick Honey Irani Robin Bhatt Rakesh RoshanStory byRakesh RoshanProduced byRakesh RoshanStarringRekha Hrithik Roshan Preity ZintaCinematographySameer Arya Ravi K ChandranEdited bySanjay VermaMusic byRajesh RoshanProductioncompanyFilmkraft ProductionsRelease date8 August 2003 2003 08 08 Running time157 minutes 1 CountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget 25 35 crore a Box office 82 326 crore 6 After the release of the commercially and critically successful romantic film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2000 Roshan wanted to work again with his son Hrithik on a different type of film In June 2001 during the 2nd IIFA Awards he announced the second film when he received the Best Director award for Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Principal photography was shot by Ravi K Chandran and Sameer Arya from November 2001 to March 2003 on sets built by Sharmishta Roy in Canada India and New Zealand Roshan s brother Rajesh Roshan composed the film s soundtrack and background score American artists Mark Clobe and Craig Mumma spent 4 crore US 500 000 on its visual effects Filmed on a budget of 25 crore US 3 1 million to 35 crore US 4 4 million Koi Mil Gaya was released on 8 August 2003 and was the first instalment of the Krrish franchise Promoted with the tagline You Are Not Alone it targeted children and parents It was the second highest earning Indian film of the year grossing 82 326 crore US 10 million worldwide The film had a positive critical reception with most of the praise directed at the cast s performances Two sequels titled Krrish and Krrish 3 were released in 2006 and 2013 respectively A fourth installment announced in 2016 and scheduled for release in December 2020 was postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic The recipient of several awards Koi Mil Gaya won three National Film Awards including Best Film on Other Social Issues At the 49th Filmfare Awards it was nominated in eleven categories and received five awards including Best Film Best Director Rakesh Roshan and Best Actor and Best Actor Critics Hrithik Roshan The film won five of its eleven nominations at the 5th IIFA Awards including Best Director Rakesh Roshan and Best Actor Hrithik Roshan Considered a milestone of its genre it is one of the first Indian films featuring aliens The character of Jadoo became popular and inspired a spin off series entitled J Bole Toh Jadoo 2004 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 4 Soundtrack 5 Marketing and release 6 Reception 6 1 Box office 6 2 Critical response 6 3 Accolades 7 Legacy 8 Sequels 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksPlot editScientist Sanjay Mehra has created a computer from which he sends variations of the syllable Om into space hoping to attract extraterrestrial life When he believes he has finally received a response the scientific community ridicules him While Sanjay is driving home frustrated an alien spacecraft appears overhead He drives off the road and the car explodes killing him His pregnant wife Sonia Mehra survives but with injuries their son Rohit Mehra is born with a developmental disability Sonia learns that surgery is the only cure for Rohit s disability but it could paralyze or kill him Not wanting to risk losing her son she raises him in the town of Kasauli Years later a young woman Nisha Malhotra arrives at Kasauli and is initially antagonistic to Rohit because of his childish practical jokes against her Her friend Raj Saxena and his four friends attack Rohit and break his kick scooter Sonia chides them for assaulting Rohit saying that he did not intentionally make fun of Nisha rather he was trying to apologise to her Realizing her mistake Nisha gives Rohit a bicycle and introduces him to her parents who are sympathetic to him Rohit and Nisha now friends find Sanjay s old computer and inadvertently send signals into space which is received by the aliens An extraterrestrial spacecraft appears in the night causing a power outage in the town The ship leaves hastily accidentally leaving a group member behind Rohit Nisha his young friends and Sonia find and befriend the alien naming him Jadoo after discovering his psychokinetic abilities derived from sunlight Raj resents Nisha s closeness to Rohit bullying him and spreading a rumour that Raj and Nisha are getting married The rumour upsets Nisha and Rohit who is hurt because he thought Nisha was his girlfriend Jadoo discovers that Rohit is disabled and uses his powers to enhance Rohit s mental and intellectual ability The next morning Rohit has clear vision even being a seventh standard student he later solves a tenth standard mathematics problem orally surprising his mathematics teacher and school principal Rohit s physical abilities increase to superhuman levels Raj and his friends challenge Rohit and his friends to a basketball game Rohit scores several baskets and Raj and his friends begin to cheat with Jadoo being unable to make the kids jump higher due to the sky being cloudy Raj s team almost emerges victorious but the sun comes out and Jadoo helps Rohit and his friends win the game Rohit tells Nisha that he loves her and she returns his affection Raj s friends confront Rohit s friends about the basketball game who flee accidentally dropping Jadoo Constable Chelaram Sukhwani sees Jadoo in a bag and calls for backup Led by Inspector Khurshid Khan the police capture the bag but Rohit arrives and snatches the bag away Confronted by Raj and his friends an infuriated Rohit overpowers them and the policemen arrive who open the bag and find it filled with straw instead of Jadoo much to the astonishment of Rohit Jadoo turns out to have escaped when Chelaram was calling the other police officers Khurshid suspicious of Rohit confronts him at his house with other officers The police seize Jadoo and knock Rohit out When he regains consciousness Rohit catches up to the police cars in time to save Jadoo from being sent to the United States The flying saucer which he had summoned with his father s computer returns and Rohit bids a sad farewell to Jadoo As Jadoo leaves Rohit reverts to his old self this saves him from prosecution by the government who congratulate him for his actions Raj and his friends meet and harass Rohit again challenging him to kick a ball to them Rohit angrily kicks the ball into Raj s face after Jadoo permanently returns his superpowers Rohit and Nisha thank Jadoo and get married Cast editThe cast is listed below 7 8 Rekha as Sonia Mehra Hrithik Roshan as Rohit Mehra Preity Zinta as Nisha Malhotra Indravardhan Purohit as Jadoo the alien Prem Chopra as Harbans Saxena Rajat Bedi as Raj Saxena Johnny Lever as Chelaram Sukhwani Mukesh Rishi as Inspector Khurshid Khan Akash Khurana as the school principal Rajeev Verma as Mr Malhotra Nisha s Father Beena Banerjee as Mrs Malhotra Nisha s Mother Anjana Mumtaz as Mrs Harbans Saxena Hansika Motwani as Priya Sharma Anuj Pandit Sharma as a Sikh child Bittu SardarCameo appearance Rakesh Roshan as Sanjay MehraProduction editDevelopment edit Following the success of the romantic thriller Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2000 the director Rakesh Roshan wanted to collaborate again with his son Hrithik Roshan who starred in the film alongside the debutante Ameesha Patel 9 10 The director wanted his next project to be a child centric film not just a romance which Rakesh Roshan had done many times in his career both as a director and actor 9 11 He told Bollywood Hungama that he was motivated to make a film that was not run of the mill but an out of the box yet entertaining mainstream film after attending the premiere of Lagaan in June 2001 during the 2nd IIFA Awards 12 He announced it subsequently at the ceremony while he was receiving the Best Director award for Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 13 The idea to make a film on extraterrestrial life came up when he saw his five year old granddaughter watching a series about it on a cartoon network 14 He later informed Hrithik Roshan of the project when the latter was shooting the 2001 release Yaadein in Delhi Hrithik Roshan accepted the role immediately 12 Rakesh Roshan used a K as the film s initial his favourite letter he used in all of his directorial ventures 14 15 The film was originally titled Koi Aap Jaisa transl Someone Like You Koi Tumsa Nahin transl No One is Like You and Kaisa Jaadu Kiya transl What Kind of Magic You Have Done before Koi Mil Gaya transl I Have Found Someone which sounded more romantic to him than any of the previous titles was finally chosen 16 17 He wrote the screenplay with Sachin Bhowmick Honey Irani and Robin Bhatt 14 This took between two and three weeks before its first draft was done in Khandala 12 Unfamiliar with the topic Rakesh Roshan confessed he was initially reluctant and doubtful of the project but Hrithik Roshan convinced him 18 According to Rakesh Roshan the screenwriters were contributing new ideas since the premise itself was so new 14 He described it as a very emotional thematic film and the greatest challenge of his life saying that science fiction was not the main theme of the film 11 19 Though many have commented on the film s similarities to E T the Extra Terrestrial 1982 20 Rakesh Roshan denied being inspired by it 21 Javed Siddiqui finished the dialogue 22 Koi Mil Gaya was produced by Rakesh Roshan under Filmkraft Productions which he established in 1980 and distributed by Yash Raj Films 23 24 Casting edit nbsp nbsp Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta were cast in the lead roles in Koi Mil Gaya When Koi Mil Gaya was announced Rakesh Roshan said that his son Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta would play the lead roles in the film 13 25 it marked the actors second collaboration after Mission Kashmir 2000 26 27 Playing against type Roshan was cast as the developmentally disabled man Rohit 28 He admitted the role had reminded him of his childhood saying he could eat as many chocolates as he wanted and became a baby and everybody was so caring towards me 29 Hrithik Roshan called it the most challenging role of his career 30 31 but revealed he had accepted the part after his father first offered it to him confessing that his excitement made the role feel much easier 32 In a retrospective interview with Mint he explained that he revisited that earlier passion I had felt when I did my first film 33 To provide an accurate portrayal Hrithik Roshan lost 8 kilograms 18 lb changed his hairstyle and wore loose clothes to cover his well built body 16 29 Zinta was given the role of Rohit s friend and then wife Nisha after Rakesh Roshan saw her 20 minute performance in Mani Ratnam s 1998 thriller Dil Se and was impressed by it 34 35 It was originally to be played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or Kareena Kapoor however he saw that Rai Bachchan would not be a suitable co actor as she was older than Hrithik Roshan while Kapoor opted out because she had collaborated with the actor on many projects 36 Zinta who enjoyed her part as Nisha and called Koi Mil Gaya a special film for her 37 38 described the role as an attempt to change her conventional heroine image telling Rediff com that If I only did the glam and pout act I would have stuck out like a sore thumb and destroyed the film s timeless texture 39 The part proved to be a new challenge for her and she found it to be her career s toughest role as it was a very controlled character 40 Hrithik Roshan spoke positively of his rapport with her and said he would have been only half effective if she was not his co star 41 In July 2001 Rekha joined the cast and portrays Rohit s mother Sonia a part that was specifically written by Rakesh Roshan for her 42 43 Rakesh Roshan recommended she play the character as soon as he had finished writing the film s screenplay 14 I didn t even have a back up artiste in mind for her role If she had turned me down I wonder what I would ve done he told Filmfare 44 Discussing the film and its casting with the press Hrithik Roshan said that she was the best on screen mother and called her marvellous 45 Rekha saw that her part was not too big but believed that the role s motherhood aspect made it worthwhile 46 The film was her second project with Zinta following Dil Hai Tumhaara in 2002 47 it also reunited her with Rakesh Roshan after both had worked together on several films such as Khubsoorat 1980 and Khoon Bhari Maang 1989 32 After Anil Kapoor Jackie Shroff and Rishi Kapoor rejected the role Rakesh Roshan decided to play the small role of Rohit s father and Sonia s husband the scientist Sanjay 16 43 The film marked his comeback to acting following the 1999 comedy drama Mother 34 Indravadan J Purohit got the part as the alien Jadoo According to him Rakesh Roshan had offered the role to 30 or 40 people before he gave it to him without any screen tests To prepare Purohit lost several kilograms of weight joined a gym and followed a strict diet 48 Four months before the beginning of shooting he went to Australia to model his 15 kilogram 33 lb three foot nearly one metre animatronical mask which was created by the Australian artists James Colmer and Lara Denman from Bimini Special Effects Studios 48 49 They were both emotional when Rakesh Roshan narrates the film s screenplay and they later showed a number of sketches for the mask that took a half hour each to draw 12 14 The mask took nearly a year to build 49 50 and cost 100 million US 1 3 million 51 Because the mask was heavy Purohit needed oxygen after shooting every one of his scenes to avoid suffocating Having starred in more than 300 films all of which feature him in comic roles he thought with Koi Mil Gaya he got a role of a lifetime and considered the film to be a career boost 48 Filming edit nbsp Zinta and Rakesh Roshan at the muhurat of Koi Mil Gaya in 2001Principal photography for Koi Mil Gaya began on 12 November 2001 in Film City during the Dhanteras celebration 52 The total budget ranged from 250 million US 3 1 million to 350 million US 4 4 million making it the most expensive film Rakesh Roshan had made at the time 51 Ravi K Chandran and Sameer Arya were the cinematographers while Sharmishta Roy was the production designer Rocky Star and Komal Shahani designed the costumes for the rest of the cast Farah Khan Raju Khan and Ganesh Hegde served as the choreographers and Allan Amin and Tinu Verma did the action direction 7 A mall replica was built in the film complex for the film s 14 day shooting schedule 52 A schedule in Canada was completed after three days In September 2002 the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama reported that the film was 40 percent completed 51 Chandran used shadows and smoke to make the film s sets look dark for the scenes that feature aliens as he faced difficulties shooting those scenes in bright light The spaceship in which Jadoo visited Earth in the film was designed by Colmer and Denman and built in a year 53 54 During filming Hrithik Roshan was also shooting three other projects Na Tum Jaano Na Hum 2002 Mujhse Dosti Karoge 2002 and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon 2003 41 Koi Mil Gaya took place in Bali Rajasthan Bhimtal Western Europe Kasauli Nainital and New Zealand 55 56 In 2018 Rakesh Roshan revealed its climax sequences were shot in two different versions in the first one Rohit lost all of his powers after Jadoo left Earth while in the second Rohit did not lose them After hearing opinions from many directors such as Aditya Chopra Karan Johar Subhash Ghai and Yash Chopra he decided to use the second ending presuming the audience would be satisfied by it 12 Shooting ended in March 2003 57 and Koi Mil Gaya was edited by Sanjay Verma 7 With help from the Bangalore based company Compudyne Winfosys the American artists Marc Klobe and Craig Mumma who previously collaborated on the science fiction films Independence Day 1996 and Godzilla 1998 were involved in the special effects 14 53 They were enthusiastic about their first Bollywood project and Rakesh Roshan asked them to be thrifty 14 they spent 40 million US 500 000 2 Nonetheless the director confessed that the film s total cost was still excessive for him and attributed this problem to the special effects and making Jadoo s costumes 19 Soundtrack editKoi Mil GayaSoundtrack album by Rajesh RoshanReleased31 May 2003GenreFeature film soundtrackLength47 54LanguageHindiLabelSaregamaRajesh Roshan chronologyLove at Times Square 2003 Koi Mil Gaya 2003 Aetbaar 2004 Rajesh Roshan composed the soundtrack and background score for Koi Mil Gaya Having worked with his brother Rakesh Roshan several times he said that this one was more difficult than his other compositions he used the same technique he employed in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 58 Ibrahim Ashk Nasir Faraaz and Dev Kohli wrote the lyrics while Udit Narayan K S Chithra Alka Yagnik Tarsame Singh Saini Shaan Kavita Krishnamurti Baby Sneha Adnan Sami and Preeti Uttam Singh performed the vocals 59 The album was sold for 50 million US 630 000 to Saregama who released it on 11 June 2003 59 60 Critical response to the album was positive and Rajesh Roshan confessed he had never received that much appreciation 58 61 Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama concluded In all the music doesn t disappoint Though we may not be able to compare its music with the earlier Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai by the same team it has its share of plus points going in its favour 62 Planet Bollywood s Anish Khanna declared Jaadoo Jaadoo as the best song from the soundtrack album 59 In a less positive review Narendra Kusnur from Mid Day opined that it loses out on consistency 63 The Hindu concluded the title song was the unique selling point of the film referring to it as a sonorous number praising Chithra s singing 64 The critic added The lyrics of all the songs are simple and easily understandable Rajesh Roshan is able to impart a certain freshness to the music 65 According to the film trade website Box Office India the soundtrack album sold 2 1 million copies and became the fourth highest selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year 66 Track listing 59 67 68 No TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Koi Mil Gaya Ibrahim AshkUdit Narayan K S Chithra7 142 Idhar Chala Mein Udhar Chala Ibrahim AshkUdit Narayan Alka Yagnik6 073 Jaadoo Jaadoo Part 1 Ibrahim AshkUdit Narayan Alka Yagnik5 554 Instrumental Theme Preeti Uttam Singh4 325 It s Magic Ibrahim AshkTarsame Singh Saini5 506 En Panchhiyon Nasir FaraazShaan Kavita Krishnamurti Baby Sneha6 337 Jaadoo Jaadoo Part 2 Ibrahim AshkAdnan Sami Alka Yagnik5 558 Haila Haila Dev KohliUdit Narayan Alka Yagnik5 48Total length 47 54Marketing and release editKoi Mil Gaya was one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2003 owing to its science fiction genre one rarely used by any Bollywood films before and the character Jadoo 69 70 Promoted with the tagline You Are Not Alone the film was targeted at children and parents 71 72 The teasers created by the Mumbai based company Prime Focus were aired on television for a week 71 The Central Board of Film Certification finished the censorship review of the film on 25 July and gave it a U suitable for all age groups certification 73 Koi Mil Gaya garnered high expectations from trade analysts as well which left Hrithik Roshan restless 74 After seeing its promotional trailers Komal Nahta the editor of the trade magazine Film Information reported This has been my gut feeling ever since I heard the narration of the film concept But the magic of the film comes across even through the promos 69 Amod Mehra said that the film s themes would successfully attract an audience giving adults a chance to relive their childhood 69 Sharing the same sentiments the critic and film trade observer Taran Adarsh added that the combination of Hrithik Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan would make its opening bumper 75 A special screening was held for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani along with their families on 2 August 2003 in Mumbai 76 After watching the film Vajpayee told Rakesh Roshan that he had made a very good film 75 The film was released theatrically six days later and clashed with Vikram Bhatt s Footpath and Satish Kaushik s Tere Naam 14 77 According to Rediff com s Syed Firdaus Ashraf who attended its premiere in Mumbai he saw that children would continuously shout Jadoo Jadoo He also reported that the film s tickets were being sold illegally by black marketeers at a higher price 78 As parts of the promotion MTV managed a special show for the film titled MTV Making of the Movie containing interviews of the cast and crew which aired between 10 and 14 August 79 It was screened at the 2nd International Special Film Festival organised by ActionAid on 14 20 March 2003 and the 15th NatFilm Festival on 11 April 80 81 A German dubbed version was released under the title of Sternenkind transl Star Child in Germany Austria and Switzerland during Christmas of 2005 82 Distributed by Yash Raj Films it was released on DVD on 15 September 2003 in a single disc pack 83 It is also available on CD and VCD distributed by Moser Baer and Eros International respectively 84 85 According to an estimate by The Economic Times in June 2004 the DVD version had sold around 15 000 units while for the VCD version sold 150 000 units the film thus grossed 40 million US 500 000 86 Eros International released its triple disc CD version in the NTSC widescreen format as well 87 The television rights to Koi Mil Gaya were sold to Sony Entertainment Television in February 2004 88 and the worldwide premiere occurred on 24 October 89 The film has been streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video since 30 November 2016 90 91 92 Reception editBox office edit Koi Mil Gaya was successful at the box office due to the audience s sympathy for Hrithik Roshan s character as a man with developmental disability Trade analysts speculated the film would be an acid test for the actor 93 94 The film was released on 450 screens across India and grossed 22 5 million US 280 000 on its opening day the year s second highest first day earnings 95 It grossed 64 5 million US 810 000 by the end of its opening weekend 96 and 129 million US 1 6 million after its first week 97 Koi Mil Gaya earned 724 9 million US 9 1 million in India becoming the highest grossing Indian film of 2003 98 Abroad the film did not attract much of an audience As reported by Rediff com it debuted in 29th place in North America where it was released on 55 screens and grossed less than 300 000 after a three day run 99 Following its first weekend the film had collected 32 million US 400 000 100 It earned 98 4 million US 1 2 million after finishing its overseas theatrical run becoming the fifth highest grossing Indian film of the year 101 Summarizing the film s total gross in India and overseas the film trade website Box Office India estimated Koi Mil Gaya grossed 823 3 million US 10 million making it 2003 s second highest grossing Indian film 102 103 Critical response edit Koi Mil Gaya opened to a positive critical reception with most critics applauding the cast s performances especially that of Hrithik Roshan 93 104 Rekha and Zinta s performances were panned several critics found them to be utterly wasted serving only as the film s decorative piece s 105 In spite of that Rekha s performance was better received critically 106 The film received a rating of 75 percent on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews with an average rating of 5 4 out of 10 90 Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mid Day observed You walk into Koi Mil Gaya expecting to find a mysterious alien what you end up discovering is a child inside you She praised Roshan for his performance in his bravest role 107 Bollywood Hungama noted Hrithik Roshan dominates the show and packs in a power packed performance The role of a mentally challenged person is no cakewalk but the actor takes to it like a fish takes to water He manages to pull off the zero to hero routine exceptionally well As an actor he scales dizzier heights with this splendid performance 108 Rediff com s R Swaminathan called the actor the turbojet that propels the film to the realm of the extraordinary and believed that the film s screenplay and dialogues gave his character flesh and blood 109 However he felt Jadoo s design was a big letdown saying that it was plasticky and does not exude life 110 Writing for The Afternoon Despatch amp Courier Deepa Gahlot described Koi Mil Gaya as a great demo of the Bollywood style of filmmaking but criticised its scientific inaccuracy 111 Manjulaa S Negi of the Hindustan Times was not satisfied by the special effects and compared them to Independence Day 1996 112 Screen s editor Bhawana Somaaya appreciated Hrithik Roshan s performance finding it to be very sincere and brave she also took note of the film s refreshing subject 113 Sharing a similar view Dinesh Raheja felt Hrithik Roshan had delivered a cherish worthy performance 114 Both critics added the child actors who accompanying Hrithik Roshan s character throughout the film contributed positively to his performance 113 Ziya Us Salam was sure Rekha was underdeveloped and Lata Khubchandani in her review for Sify questioned why she was cast for the role 115 116 Khalid Mohamed who gave the film four stars presumed that Rekha s role made her restrained an opinion shared by Nahta 117 118 Of Zinta s performance Nahta opined Preity Zinta does not have a very significant role in terms of the value she adds although she has a running role She looks pretty and acts well 118 Vijay Venkataramanan of Planet Bollywood appreciated Rekha s strong chemistry with Hrithik Roshan 119 Chitra Mahesh from The Hindu commended Hrithik Roshan and the cast of the children while referring to the character Jadoo as amateurish 120 In his five star review published by B4U Parag Chandrabala Maniar lauded the efforts of Rakesh Roshan to provide pure and clean entertainment and Kolbe s and Mumma s special effects He said of Hrithik Roshan He proves his versatility as an actor At times he moves you and at others he makes you laugh Here s is sic definitely an actor to reckon with The number of flops notwithstanding Hrithik Roshan is here to stay 121 Meenakshi Rao of The Pioneer complimented his acting style considering him to be endearing as endearing as a child of his mental age 122 The Times of India s Omar Qureshi elaborated Hrithik blows away all doubts theories criticisms and disbelief with an extraordinarily touching performance of a mentally challenged boy in a rough man s world He surprises you with his reserves of pathos his gamut of emotion and his transition from weak boy to strong man Here is a sterling act worthy of all awards this year thus far He is simply incredible even in his voice modulations his sloppy walk and his lopsided smile 123 An Indo Asian News Service critic wrote that the pairing of Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta took the couple conventions of Hindi cinema far beyond the escapades of typical Hindi cinema 124 Overseas critics focused their attention on Hrithik Roshan s performance and the film s themes 125 Grady Hendrix of Film Comment commented that the film was an embarrassment of riches summarising it s mockable it s silly it s cloaked in a cloying miasma of cute but its off handed facility with pop cinema conventions spiced up with some jarring stylistic disconnects delivers the most mind bending entertainment experience of the season This is commercial moviemaking taken to its logical mondo mercantilist conclusion 126 M J Simpson expressed approval of the entire cast especially Hrithik Roshan whom he regarded as the film s oddest aspect 127 Calling it bright loud and relentless fun Jurgen Fauth gave the film three and a half out of five stars and reviewed its comedic romantic science fictional musical action and melodramatic elements positively 128 Empire magazine hailed it as the most novel Bollywood movie of the year 129 The BBC s Manish Gajjar described Hrithik Roshan s role as a mentally retarded child turned superman hero 130 Derek Elley praised him for avoiding his typecasting as a romantic hero 131 while David Parkinson of Radio Times thought that the film served as slick sentimental entertainment 132 Writing for TV Guide Maitland McDonagh singled out Jadoo s expression in the scene where he is lost in a forest for praise 133 Accolades edit Main article List of accolades received by Koi Mil Gaya Koi Mil Gaya won three awards at the 51st National Film Awards including National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues tied with Prakash Jha s crime film Gangaajal 134 At the 49th Filmfare Awards the film was nominated for eleven categories including Best Actress Zinta Best Supporting Actress Rekha Best Performance in a Comic Role Johnny Lever and Best Music Director Rajesh Roshan 40 135 It went on to win five trophies including Best Film Best Director for Rakesh Roshan and Best Actor and Best Actor Critics for Hrithik Roshan 135 At the sixth Bollywood Movie Awards Hrithik Roshan received Best Actor and Best Actor Critics while Rekha was acknowledged as the year s Best Supporting Actress 136 The film won five of eleven nominations at the fifth International Indian Film Academy Awards including Best Director Rakesh Roshan and Best Actor Hrithik Roshan 137 It also earned five Screen Awards 138 five Zee Cine Awards 139 four Producers Guild Film Awards 140 and two Stardust Awards 141 Legacy editKoi Mil Gaya often abbreviated as KMG 142 has been widely regarded as the first Indian science fiction film with alien characters in it although this was disputed by several film experts In The Liverpool Companion to World Science Fiction Film 2014 professors Jessica Langer and Dominic Alessio wrote that the Tamil language film Kalai Arasi 1963 should be given the title 143 56 Writing for The New York Times the critic and author Anupama Chopra stated that Koi Mil Gaya was Hindi cinema s first major science fiction film 144 The BBC reported that the film is certainly a milestone in the reformation of commercial Indian cinema as a whole 145 and the American graphic artist Aaron Marcus in his 2014 book Design User Experience and Usability Health Learning Playing Cultural and Cross Cultural User Experience called it the most popular Bollywood science fiction film 146 75 In 2016 Mint featured Koi Mil Gaya on its lists of Children s Day 10 Memorable Bollywood Films 147 and Ten Bollywood films Dealing with Disability 148 After making his debut in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2000 Hrithik Roshan starred in a series of romantic films most of which under performed financially including Yaadein 2001 Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage 2002 and Na Tum Jaano Na Hum 2002 149 Trade analysts believed that his career was ended by these failures 15 150 The release of Koi Mil Gaya which Hrithik Roshan wanted to revive his career changed analysts perspectives of the actor and suggested that the film resurrected his position in the industry 12 151 While attending its premiere Nahta told Rediff com that it was very important for him Hrithik is not out of the industry but his position is shaky So if the audience likes the film it is good for him 78 In 2010 Filmfare magazine included his performance on their list of 80 Iconic Performances of Hindi cinema writing It s incredible how the actor manages to diminish his size unstylise his look wear bug eyed glasses and talk funny Watch him laugh cry or bond with his remote controlled alien friend and note his nuanced turn 152 He and Zinta collaborated again in the war drama Lakshya 2004 which failed at the box office although he received positive feedback 153 154 In 2005 Zinta chose Koi Mil Gaya as one of her favourite films 155 The film was remade into a soap opera in Indonesia under the title Si Yoyo id 2003 2007 and in Telugu as Orey Pandu 2005 156 157 Following the film s success Jadoo became popular with children Nickelodeon India aired a spin off television series based on the character titled J Bole Toh Jadoo in 2004 158 In 2020 after the United States Department of Defense published footage of an unidentified flying object internet memes relating to the film went viral most of them use the scene where Rohit summons aliens by his father s computer 159 Sequels editMain article Krrish franchise Koi Mil Gaya is the first installment in the Krrish franchise 160 In November 2004 in an interview with Subhash K Jha of Rediff com Hrithik Roshan announced that his father Rakesh Roshan had begun the production of a sequel to Koi Mil Gaya based on a screenplay which was written in eight or nine months 161 162 A superhero film titled Krrish Hrithik Roshan would play a dual role reprising his part as Rohit from the original film and playing the character s eponymous son While Rekha also reprised her role in the sequel Zinta s position as the female lead was given to Priyanka Chopra 163 Produced on a budget of 500 million US 6 3 million 164 principal photography started in March 2005 and finished in January 2006 162 165 Krrish opened on 23 June 2006 to mixed reviews 166 with critics were disappointed by the replacement of Zinta 163 However the film was a commercial success and became the second highest grossing Indian film that year earning more than 1 billion US 13 million 167 A second superhero sequel Krrish 3 was announced in December 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