Rakesh Roshan directed his son Hrithik Roshan in Koi Mil Gaya in August 2003, and over the next 20 years it went on to become an iconic movie in Indian film. The movie broke all expectations of what was considered to be a successful movie and continues to remain relevant for many years to come. PVR Inox will have a new release in Koi Mil Gaya on August 4 in 30 locations as the movie celebrates its 20th anniversary of release on August 8th.
The goal is to honour the cult masterpiece and give audiences the chance to once more experience its charm on a large screen. Naturally, the development has thrilled the film’s director Rakesh Roshan. The director announced the re-release intentions for this movie in an interview. He says, “The team at PVR Inox reached out to us to celebrate 20 years of Koi Mil Gaya. I was very happy to know of their plans and we have jointly decided to re-release the film on August 4th across 30 cities in India. The idea is to relive the nostalgia of the film and re-release it in PVR Inox cinemas. We hope the re-release marks to be a family outing with parents taking their kids to cinema halls and introducing the new generation to Jaadoo, while the parents reminisce memories of watching the film 20 years ago.”
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He goes on to add that its surreal to receive love for the film even 20 years after it’s release. “We set out to make Koi Mil Gaya as a children’s film that would be enjoyed by the kids and also entertain their families. It was a risk I was taking as a filmmaker introducing a Sci-fi film with an alien, but the audience response was my biggest reward. It was satisfying and strengthened my belief as a film maker to keep making films on different genres, storylines and keep experimenting,” he shares.
Rakesh Roshan is completely aware of all the digital debates surrounding the movie as well as any pop cultural allusions. “20 years later I keep seeing Koi Mil Gaya being spoken about, whether it is social media creators recreating Rohit’s (Hrithik’s character in the film) dialogues or references to Jaadoo every time there is an alleged Alien spotting around the world, a sonic boom event being heard from the sky or the various memes on ‘Om om om’ or ‘Dhoop’ across the internet. Knowing that it’s 20 years, and Koi Mil Gaya is still etched in the audience’s mind is a very heartwarming feeling,” he concluded.
Rakesh Roshan’s FilmKraft Production is the producer of the Rakesh Roshan-directed film Koi Mil Gaya. Alongside Johnny Lever, Rajat Bedi, Prem Chopra, and child actors Hansika Motwani and Anuj Pandit Sharma in key parts, the film stars Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, and Rekha. The first multi-genre story series that carries over characters and plotlines from its earlier portions is the sci-fi musical Koi…Mil Gaya and India’s first superhero movie Krrish.