Rakesh Roshan: Sketches of Jadoo were ready overnight

Updated On: 02 August, 2023 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR

As Koi Mil Gaya clocks 20 years of release next week, filmmaker Rakesh recounts travelling to Australia to create the much-loved alien and building the Hrithik-led franchise

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A still from Koi Mil Gaya

In August 2003 when Koi Mil Gaya was on the brink of release, if someone had told Rakesh Roshan that he would be taking this story forward over the next two decades, he would’ve laughed it off. As the movie is set to clock 20 years on August 8, the filmmaker is surprised to see how it became the foundation for one of Bollywood’s most-loved franchises. He reveals that he had conceived of the sci-fi movie with a singular aim—to further highlight son Hrithik Roshan’s acting skills after the success of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000).

“I was concerned about how I could show Hrithik’s talent as an actor, after showing him in a double role in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. After Hrithik liked the concept of Koi Mil Gaya, I started writing it,” recounts the senior filmmaker. The writing process went off smoothly with Honey Irani, Robin Bhatt, Rakesh and his team locking themselves in a Khandala hotel and completing the script in 10 days.

Rakesh Roshan