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List Price: $29.95 Features • Closed-captioned • Color • DVD-Video • NTSC In Theaters : 2003 DVD Release : 24 February, 2004 |
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| So, this is what a Bollywood sci-fi musical is like. Not bad. KOI...MIL Gaya (translates to "I Found Someone") may be 2 hours and 45 minutes long, but it's worth investing the time to see it. Yes, absolutely, it draws from movies the likes of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 3RD KIND, CHARLY, and even THE ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR, and, in the case of E.T., even plagiarizes it. Nevertheless, KOI...MIL GAYA ends up being charming and involving, thanks largely to the film's not-so-secret ingredient, Hrithik Roshan, Bollywood's biggest heartthrob. Roshan again proves that not only is he a buff, good looking guy with an arsenal of dance moves, he can act, too.
KOI...MIL GAYA tells the story of Rohit (Hrithik Roshan), a mentally retarded young man. Rohit is raised by his loving and fiercely protective mother (Rekha). But his subpar intelligence allows him to feel only comfortable in the company of children, his school mates, in fact. A child in a man's body, Rohit is considered a freak and is often dismissed by his teachers and accosted by bullies, none more relentless than Raj, the cocky, bike riding son of the district magistrate. Things come to a head between Raj and Rohit with the arrival of the beautiful Nisha (PreityZinta), who befriends Rohit, to Raj's displeasure. After several musical interludes, wherein this friendship is cemented, Rohit and Nisha goof around and activate a computer which belonged to Rohit's scientist father, who had been attempting to make contact with extra terrestrial life forms. Sho nuff, it's not long before the aliens respond and then come for a visit. The space ship (nicely rendered by CG) kills off electrical power, appears in the sky line, hovers, lands somewhere, and then takes off. But they strand one of their own, who soon has an encounter with Rohit. Rohit and the little, blue being, quickly named Jadoo (meaning "magic"), become fast friends. Jadoo does indeed have powers, the source of which is sunlight, and he's generous with granting temporary skills to his newly met pals. In the case of Rohit, Jadoo proves to be very generous and gifts him with intelligence. But Rohit's newfound happiness is derailed by the police/military and predatory scientists from the Space Research Center, who suspect that an alien is lurking about and desperately want custody of it. Hrithik Roshan makes the movie. He does something different here but superbly pulls off his unusual role. His performance is appealing, sensitive, and even heartbreaking. Thoroughly sinking into the part of Rohit, Hrithik convincingly takes on childish mannerisms and expressions, a gleeful (kind of annoying) laugh, and an awkward gait. When he is sad or being bullied, he demonstrates a tearful vulnerability which is wrenching to see. I couldn't help but feel good for Rohit as he becomes smart and begins getting back at his tormentors. Conversely, it was distressing to see Rohit faced with Jadoo's departure and the resulting loss of his intelligence. It's really not fair that, on top of his other attributes, this guy can also act so well. I want to hate him, just on general principles (he's good looking; me, not so much), but when he's upholding his craft so well, I have to give him massive respect. Preity Zinta is excellent as Nisha, whose feelings for Rohit initially stem from friendship and concern but then becomes something deeper. In her interactions with him, she toes the line of showing genuine kindness without being patronizing. Rekha, by the way, is also very good as Rohit's long suffering mom. Good job also to the kid actors who played Rohit's playmates. The filmmakers were obviously cognizant that having kids around makes it always easier to access that sense of wonder, which is key when you're viewing a film with fantasy or sci-fi elements. The special effects are cheesy, but thankfully not so horrendous as to take away from the good vibes engendered in the film. The space ship looks decent, but that's about it. In depicting Rohit's superhuman feats, it's obvious that a ton of wire work was utilized, and shabby wire work, at that. As someone really into basketball, I found the hoops showdown between Rohit and his pre-adolescent allies and Raj and his thuggish cronies to be laughable and, well, very fake. It was obvious that Hrithik doesn't play hoops a lot. Same thing with the unconvincing fight scenes and some of the dance sequences. So, lame wire work, fellas, but, no worries, I still dig the movie. Not only is KOI...MIL GAYA a sci-fi flick, it's also a cinematic blend of tender romance, music, high drama, action thriller, and slapstick comedy. It enmeshes you in a world of infinite possibilities, steadfast friendships, breathtaking sceneries, and rapturous singing and dancing. By the way, there's nothing like watching a cute, blue space alien get caught up in a Bollywood musical number. If you can forgive the dated synthetic score, the cheesy f/x, and the blatant movie ripoffs (I still cringe at the opening credits), KOI...MIL GAYA will be a rewarding cinematic experience (but that basketball game still irks me...). If you don't know yet, there's a great sequel to KOI...MIL GAYA. KRRISH, a blockbuster at the Indian cinemas in 2006 and touted as India's first superhero film, chronicles the story of Rohit and Nisha's prodigious son Krishna (also played by Hrithik Roshan). It also has an extended cameo of Rohit (again, Hrithik). So, by all means, get your hands on that one, too. |
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