Your kids wil love it. Review on Koi Mil Gaya

Hritik Roshan in Koi Mil Gaya is a scream.

Jaadu in Koi Mil Gaya is a scream.

Otherwise, there is nothing much to shout about for Koi Mil Gaya.

Rakesh Roshan is a scientist trying to establish contact with aliens. One of his attempts proves successful, but before he can reap the harvest of his labour, he is killed in an accident. His wife (Rekha) who was with him in that accident survives, but the child she was carrying in her womb grows up to be an underdeveloped human being.

When the movie gains momentum, we find Rohit (HR) a 20 + adult studying in class 7. He is the proverbial dunce; everyone except his mother has given up hope on him. Rohit who is pally with some kids is often beaten to pulp by the local hoodlums. One day, a compassionate soul (Preity Zinta) enters the city with her parents and after initial misunderstandings becomes Rohit’s soul mate. She is in fact the first adult (apart from moma dear) who makes an effort to understand him. One day, Rohit accidentally establishes contact with aliens. The space ship lands in his city and departs soon, leaving behind one of their planet mates – Jaadu. Jaadu is protected by Rohit from dogs and the city DM (Prem Chopra). He reciprocates by giving Rohit some magical powers. Soon, Rohit is transformed into a veritable hunk – the envy of hoodlums, sportsmen, and scholars alike.

The police department (headed by Mukesh Tiwari) want to hand Jaadu to ISRO. But the spaceship arrives and rescues Jaadu from evil human beings. What happens to Rohit once Jaadu goes back? Does he return back to his retard ways gain? Or does he continue being a super hero? To find out the answers to these questions, go and watch Koi Mil Gaya.

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Treatment

It was too Bollywoodish

Feel

One didn’t know whether it was a feel-good film, a bachcha log film or a fantasy film.

Direction

Refer to Treatment

Music

Too out of place. Tunes borrowed from Kaho Na Pyaar Hai.

To sum it up, I feel that Rakesh Roshan had a good subject in his hands but he just did not want to deviate from the tried and tested Bollywood formula. Yet, go and see it. It is definitely better than most of the trash being churned out in Bollywood. And yes … do not forget to take your kids with you. For them it is total paisa wasool.