Koi Mil Gaya

Koi Mil Gaya (2003)

Genres - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Action, Adventure, Musical  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Comedy  |   Run Time - 171 min.  |   Countries - India  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Review by Josh Ralske

Imagine, if you can, a cross between the all-singing, all-dancing romance of a typical Bollywood musical and a barefaced rip-off of E.T., Close Encounters, and Phenomenon, with bits and pieces of Spider-Man, Forrest Gump, and Flubber thrown in for good measure. Or rather than try to imagine such an amazing film, see Rakesh Roshan's big-budget sci-fi extravaganza, Koi...Mil Gaya. Roshan's unwieldy mishmash of genres has a surfeit of good will, a bouncy soundtrack, wonderful dance numbers, and a charismatic performance from Preity Zinta to help it compensate for its goofy plot, naïve take on disability, and serviceable, but sub-Hollywood special effects. The lead performance by self-conscious Bollywood stud muffin Hrithik Roshan is laudably subdued by his standards. His dancing is terrific, as usual, and he has a couple of wonderful, surprisingly romantic numbers with Zinta. The children billed as the "the super six" are more palatable than might be expected, although the climactic scene in which the magical alien helps them win a basketball game against a gang of bullies is one of the weaker parts of the film. As for Jadoo himself, he's no E.T. He's fairly expressive, but he's never well established as a character. At times, he appears child-like, and it seems like there should be more evidence of his purported intellectual abilities. It's understandable that Rohit (Roshan) thinks Jadoo's ability to help him dance like John Travolta and cheat at basketball is of crucial importance, but one might think a superior being would have other things on his mind. Despite these quibbles, Koi...Mil Gaya succeeds as a uniquely entertaining effort to bring Bollywood sensibilities to the science fiction genre.