Talk:Koi... Mil Gaya

Monotonous Hindi Plots

Alas, Bollywood cannot be original, ripping off all good Hollywod films' plots. Koi Mil Gaya, being an adaptation of E.T., has not even copied the film properly, instead making a badly animated, lame-song-sequence saturated, semi-plotless excuse for a film. (Feel free to correct me if I am wrong). -Vader1941

Don't those same differences make it a distinct film? The quality can be discuseed if there's a source for the discussion (professional critics, box office receipts); as for the film in relation to E.T., I think it needs to be proven that it was an intentional "adaptation". As it stands, none of the links seem to support this... the India Times Page includes a mention from the director that he wanted the alien to be unlike E.T., which to me suggests he wanted to avoid making a film that was at least supeficially similar (not what an adaptation would strive for, I think). Perhaps a section comparing the two films side by side might be relevant? Lucky number 49 21:20, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

You might want to have a look at The Alien. Many believe that this Satyajit Ray production (which was cancelled in the 1960s) may have been the inspiration for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In my opinion, Koi... Mil Gaya appears to have more in common with The Alien than it does with E.T., because of the fact that the boy in The Alien was supposed to be mentally retarded, just like Rohit in this movie. Regards, Jagged 85 (talk) 15:50, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

You may be missing the point here.

This plot is an adaptation of the famous short story "Flowers for Algernon" and its movie version, Charly.

Then elements from ET were added to that.

Varlaam (talk) 19:12, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Copyright infringement?

Did anyone notice how (in Koi Mil Gaya) when they show the crater, they use music from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack? Darknesshasfallen 18:20, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

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Koi... Mil Gaya series

There really isn't one. There is KMG and Krrish. This page references the series without a link, Krrish does not mention it at all, and The Alien references it with a link, that now redirects to here, because apparently the page has been deleted. I am thinking we should just remove all references to a series. Opinions? Bollyjeff (talk) 18:03, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Definitely. All links should be killed as this page had become a redirect a long time ago. Shahid • ^Talk2me 20:16, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I have cleared it out from five real articles, but there are still some strange ones here:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AWhatLinksHere&target=Koi...+Mil+Gaya+series&namespace= Not sure what to do about them, if anything, or how do I go about actually deleting it now? Speedy or regular? Are you an administrator? Maybe just leave it alone? Bollyjeff (talk) 02:08, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

These pages are not Wikipedia articles, these are different user pages, so it's not a big deal. I am not an admin, and I would never want to be one on Wikipedia. Shahid • ^Talk2me 08:28, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

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We need section - production in this page.

Every article related about movies from Hollywood on Wikipedia.Have separate section about Production. In this Production section they write about filming locations of the film, principal photography, pre-production, post production, developing, when cast members are come in the project.i added a section naming production. But some wikipedia's users again and again deleting, reverting information added by me. Kundan Ravindra Dhayade (talk) 12:45, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

@Kundan Ravindra Dhayade: MOS:FILM will help in this plus WP:ICTFSOURCES to know reliable and unreliable sources. Regards. Sid95Q (talk) 12:52, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

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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 Film, Best Director (Rakesh Roshan), and Best Actor (Hrithik Roshan) through various major Bollywood award ceremonies, including the Filmfare Awards and Screen Awards. The film would go on to spawn 2 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 classic 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.

Koi... Mil Gaya was shot in Kasauli, Nanital, Bhimtal and Canada. The alien Jadoo 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.

References

J Bole Toh Jadoo

Does anyone know when this spin-off series stop airing on Indian television? I can't find any information about this, or the series is still airing? Please help me... --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 12:19, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Koi... Mil Gaya/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Some Dude From North Carolina (talk · contribs) 15:50, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Hey, I'm going to be reviewing this article. Expect comments by the end of the week. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 15:50, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

• Non-free use rationale looks good.
• "It starred" → "It stars" (MOS:TENSE)

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 23:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• "written by Rakesh Roshan, who wrote" sounds weird. maybe "conceived by"?

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 23:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

• Add a comma after "49th Filmfare Awards".

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 23:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Plot and cast

• The plot section is 550 words so it passes WP:FILMPLOT.
• "paralyse" → "paralyze" (consistency)

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• "one of their group behind" → "a group member behind" or "a member of their group behind"

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• That's everything I could find in the plot section. #Cast looks good as well.

Production and soundtrack

• "Zinta was given with the role" → "Zinta was given the role"

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:17, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• "Rakesh Roshan recommended her to play" → "Rakesh Roshan recommended she play"

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:17, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• "finished writing of the film's screenplay" → "finished writing the film's screenplay"

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:17, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• Couldn't find any major issues in #Soundtrack.

Release and reception

• Marketing and release can be their own section.

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:18, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• You can also move #Box_office over #Critical_response.

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:18, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

• #Accolades is short enough to also become a subsection.

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:18, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Legacy and sequel

• Section title: Sequel → Sequels

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:18, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

References

• All archivable sources are archived.
• Mark references from The Hindu with "|url-access=subscription".

Done --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 00:18, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Progress

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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