Koi... Mil Gaya


Koi... Mil Gaya is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language sci-fi film directed by Rakesh Roshan and is the first installment in the 'Krrish' franchise. The film, released on 8 August 2003, stars Hrithik Roshan alongside supporting actresses Preity Zinta and Rekha.
Koi... Mil Gaya received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, and was screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival and the NatFilm Festival in Denmark. The film won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor through various major Bollywood award ceremonies, including the Filmfare Awards, IIFA Awards, and Screen Awards. The film would go on to spawn two sequels—Krrish and Krrish 3—making it the first of the Krrish trilogy. It also spawned a spin-off children's TV series titled J Bole Toh Jadoo that aired on Nickelodeon India. The film's theme has parallels to the 1982 Hollywood hit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, as well as Satyajit Ray's The Alien—the story of which is actually said to have been the inspiration for E.T. However, director Roshan has stated that Koi... Mil Gaya is "not an Indian E.T," as the story of an intellectually disabled boy coming in contact with an alien appears to parallel The Alien much closer than it does E.T.

Plot

Scientist Sanjay Mehra creates 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 mocks him. While driving home, an alien spacecraft appears overhead. Distracted, Sanjay drives off the road, causing the car to explode, killing him. His pregnant wife Sonia survives and returns home to India. When their son Rohit is born, he is mentally disabled due to an injury he received in the accident as a fetus. Sonia learns that although surgery is the only solution to Rohit's disability, but it could result in paralysis or death. Not wanting to lose her only remaining relation & sign of her husband, she raises him in the town of Kasauli, where he grows up to be a man of limited intellect.
Nisha Malhotra, a young lady comes to Kasauli and is initially antagonistic to Rohit due to his childish pranks against her. This causes her friend, Raj, and his buddies to attack Rohit and break his scooter. Rohit's mother chastises Nisha and Raj for assaulting Rohit, signalling them that Rohit didn't intentionally made fun of her or wanted to hurt her. Realizing her mistake, Nisha gifts Rohit a new bike and introduces him to her parents, who are also sympathetic.
Rohit and Nisha, now good friends, find Sanjay's old 'Om' computer and Rohit inadvertently summons the aliens. The visiting aliens leave in haste, leaving one from their group behind. Rohit, Nisha and Rohit's young friends find and befriend the alien, naming him Jadoo and discover his psychokinetic abilities. Raj does not like Nisha getting too much close to Rohit so bullies him and spreads a fake rumour that he and Nisha are getting married. This upsets Nisha and Rohit, who is especially hurt as he was under the impression that Nisha was his girlfriend.
Jadoo discovers that Rohit is mentally abnormal, and also gets to know that the reason behind his weakness & his father's death was the spaceship and uses his powers, derived from sunlight, to enhance Rohit's mental & intellectual ability. The next morning, Rohit finds himself with a clear vision; he later solves a 10th standard mathematics problem orally, despite being from 7th standard, surprising his mathematics teacher and even the principal. He later lectures his computer teacher for insulting him and to understand the responsibilities of being a teacher. As a result, Rohit finds himself accepted by most of the school.
Rohit's physical abilities are also increased to superhuman levels. Later, Raj challenges Rohit and his friends to a basketball match. Rohit uses his new physique to score several baskets during the match so Raj and his gang begin to play dirty to win the game. After the sun comes out, Jadoo helps Rohit and his young friends to win the game. The now changed Rohit meets Nisha and her parents and confesses his love for her, which Nisha now reciprocates.
Raj and his friends later corner Rohit's friends over their supernatural performance at the basketball game. Rohit's friends are forced to flee and Jadoo accidentally falls from their grasp. Inspector Sukhwani, sees Jadoo in the bag and informs the authorities. The policemen capture the bag, although Rohit arrives in time to rescue Jadoo. He is later confronted by Raj and his buddies. Rohit, now infuriated, easily takes down Raj and his buddies but not before the police catch up to him. It is then revealed that Jadoo was not in the bag and had escaped when Sukhwani was busy calling the Police.
However, the police are suspicious of Rohit and confront him at his house. They take Jadoo and knock Rohit out. When he regains consciousness, Rohit uses his super-speed to catch up to the police cars and arrives just in time to save Jadoo from being taken to America. The spaceship, which he had summoned with his father's computer beforehand, arrives back and Rohit bids a sad farewell to Jadoo. As Jadoo leaves, Rohit loses his powers and reverts to his disabled self. This saves him from prosecution by the Indian government who felicitate him for his actions.
After everything dies down, Raj and his buddies return to harass Rohit and challenge him to kick a ball to them. An enraged Rohit kicks the ball into the bully's face as Jadoo returns Rohit's powers permanently. Rohit and Nisha thank Jadoo and get married.

Cast

Koi Mil Gaya was shot in Kasauli, Nanital, Bhimtal and in Canada. The alien Jadu in the film was created by an animatronic head worn by a dwarf actor. During filming, he was not able to see due to the animatronic head and he relied on the instructions provided by the director to move. The animatronic head and costume was created by an Australian artist, James Callner. Koi Mil Gaya was the first Bollywood film in which animatronics were used. Director Rakesh Roshan used cutting edge CGI and special effects in the film that were never done before in Bollywood and it was the first sci-fi film of Hindi cinema. Hrithik said in an interview that many people asked him not to act in Koi Mil Gaya. He further mentioned, "They said to me 'You are an action star, don't act in such films'. Initially, Aishwarya Rai was offered the role of Nisha. After she declined, the role went to Zinta.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was first released in June 2003 by Saregama.
The music was composed by Rajesh Roshan, and the lyrics were by Dev Kohli. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 21,00,000 units sold, the film's soundtrack album was the year's fourth highest-selling.

Critical reception

Koi... Mil Gaya received positive reviews from critics and was declared a "blockbuster" by Indian Box office. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film received 75% 'Certified Fresh'. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama noted, "Hrithik Roshan dominates the show and packs in a power-pack 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". Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mid Day wrote of the film, "You walk into Koi... Mil Gaya expecting to find a mysterious alien, what youend up discovering is a child inside you." She further praised Roshan for his performance in "his bravest role".

Awards

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
Apsara AwardsBest FilmRakesh Roshan, Film Kraft
Apsara AwardsBest DirectorRakesh Roshan
Apsara AwardsBest ActorHrithik Roshan
Apsara AwardsBest CinematographyRavi K. Chandran, Sameer Arya
Apsara AwardsBest ScreenplaySachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, Robin Bhatt, Rakesh Roshan
Apsara AwardsSpecial EffectsBimmini Special Effects Studio, Digital Art Media
Apsara AwardsBest Playback Singer Udit Narayan
Apsara AwardsBest Playback Singer K.S. Chithra
Bollywood Movie AwardsBest ActorHrithik Roshan
Bollywood Movie AwardsCritics Best ActorHrithik Roshan
Bollywood Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActressRekha
Bollywood Movie AwardsBest Playback Singer K.S. Chithra
49th Filmfare AwardsBest FilmRakesh Roshan, Film Kraft
49th Filmfare AwardsBest DirectorRakesh Roshan
49th Filmfare AwardsBest ActorHrithik Roshan
49th Filmfare AwardsBest Actor CriticsHrithik Roshan
49th Filmfare AwardsBest ActressPreity Zinta
49th Filmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressRekha
49th Filmfare AwardsBest ChoreographyFarah Khan
49th Filmfare AwardsBest Comic ActorJohnny Lever
49th Filmfare AwardsBest Music DirectorRajesh Roshan
49th Filmfare AwardsBest Playback Singer Udit Narayan
49th Filmfare AwardsBest Playback Singer K.S. Chithra
5th IIFA AwardsBest PictureRakesh Roshan, Film Kraft
5th IIFA AwardsBest DirectorRakesh Roshan
5th IIFA AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleHrithik Roshan
5th IIFA AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RolePreity Zinta
5th IIFA AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleRekha
5th IIFA AwardsBest Song RecordingSatish Gupta
5th IIFA AwardsBest Sound RecordingJitendra Chaudhary
5th IIFA AwardsBest Playback Singer Udit Narayan
5th IIFA AwardsBest StoryRakesh Roshan
5th IIFA AwardsBest Music DirectorRajesh Roshan
5th IIFA AwardsBest Special EffectsBimmini Special Effects Studio, Digital Art Media
10th IIFA AwardsDirector of the DecadeRakesh Roshan
51st National Film Awards
Best Film on Other Social IssuesRakesh Roshan
51st National Film Awards
Best ChoreographyFarah Khan
51st National Film Awards
Best Special EffectsJames Colmer, Lara Denman, Marc Kolbe, Craig A. Mumma
Sansui Viewer's Choice AwardsBest ActorHrithik Roshan
Sansui Viewer's Choice AwardsBest DirectorRakesh Roshan
Sansui Viewer's Choice AwardsBest ChoreographyFarah Khan
Star Screen AwardsBest FilmRakesh Roshan, Kraft Films
Star Screen AwardsBest DirectorRakesh Roshan
Star Screen AwardsBest StoryRakesh Roshan
Star Screen AwardsBest ScreenplayRakesh Roshan, Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, Robin Bhatt
Star Screen AwardsBest CinematographySameer Arya
Star Screen AwardsBest ActorHrithik Roshan
Star Screen AwardsBest ChoreographyFarah Khan
Star Screen AwardsBest ChoreographyGanesh Hegde
Star Screen AwardsBest Special EffectsBimmini Special Effects Studio, Digital Art Media
Star Screen AwardsBest Comic ActorJohnny Lever
Star Screen AwardsBest Music DirectorRajesh Roshan
Star Screen AwardsBest Background ScoreRajesh Roshan