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IN INTERVIEW after interview, Rakesh Roshan is trying to convince us that `Koi Mil Gaya'(KMG), the latest addition to his oeuvre as a director, is not inspired by Steven Spielberg's `E.T.' or even Tom Hanks starrer, `Forrest Gump'. Because the similarities found may be purely coincidental.
Hrithik's character in the first half of `Kaho Na Pyaar Hai' was of a boy-next-door image. In `KMG' he takes on a more challenging role, that of a mentally challenged person. Death transforms his image into a confident youth with bulging muscles in the former while it takes an E.T. to make this transformation in the latter.
There are numerous other instances where we can draw such parallels between the two films.
Kudos to the director for making a truly kiddie stuff. It seems, he has understood that children are the ones who make families throng to the theatres. Technically sound and slickly shot by Ravi. K. Chandran and Samir Arya, `KMG' passes muster as a true entertainer.
But the same cannot be said of acting. Except Hrithik Roshan, who has given his heart out to this performance, literally carrying the film on his shoulders, Rekha is utterly wasted in a role of a typically clichéd mother and has sleepwalked through the part. The chirpy Preity Zinta is used as a decorative piece. You can expect a song to pop up within five minutes of her entering the frame.
The music by Rajesh Roshan and the choreography of the songs is top notch. Especially the songs `Idhar Chala Mein Udhar Chala' and `It's Magic' deserve mention.
This film may not go down history as one of Rakesh Roshan's best. But who cares? Watch this film in the company of a few children and see them enjoying the scenes like the basketball match and have the time of your life while it lasts.
PARESH. C. PALICHA
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