Characters / Koi... Mil Gaya

This character sheet will only focus on characters from Koi Mil Gaya specifically.

Rohit Mehra

Rohit Mehra

Portrayed by: Hrithik Roshan

The main protagonist, a kind but mentally disabled young man, who becomes a superpowered genius.

• Action Hero: Fulfils this role after he gets superpowers.

• Bullying the Disabled: Bullied and insulted by Raj and his computer teacher for being disabled.

• Disappeared Dad: His father died before he was born.

• Earn Your Happy Ending: Gets the woman of his dreams and the recognition he always wanted.

• Friend to All Children: Best friends with children much younger than him.

• From Zero to Hero: Goes from being bullied and disabled to a superpowered genius.

• Heroic BSoD: Has quite a few during the movie due to the abuse he receives. The worst one is his reaction after Raj lies about being engaged to Nisha.
  ( Rohit knocks everything off the table and slumps down in his chair)

  Sonia: ... What's going on over here...? What happened, Rohit?

  Rohit: ... Nisha's getting married, Ma, to Raj.

  Sonia: ... So why are you, upset, son? Every girl gets married someday.

  Rohit: ... But Nisha's my girlfriend, Ma!

  Sonia: ... What...? Nisha...? Your girlfriend?

  Rohit: ... Yes!

  Sonia: ... Because she spoke lovingly to you, does that make her your girlfriend?

  Rohit: ... She told me that she's my girlfriend! And that I'm her boyfriend.

  Sonia: ... She must have said it as a joke. Nisha is an educated and sensible girl. She can be your friend. She can't make you her life partner.

  Rohit: ... Why can't she?

  Sonia: ... Rohit, you have grown up, but you're still a child. You're not like boys of your age.

  Rohit: ... Why not? Why am I not like the other boys? I haven't done anything, so why is Nisha leaving me?

  (Breaks down in tears)

• Heroic Build: Gains one, thanks to Jadoo... Hey! It's Hrithik Roshan ater all!

• Heroic Second Wind: Beaten to a pulp by the authorities, but recovers and rescues Jadoo.

• Incorruptible Pure Pureness: Rohit sends Jadoo home, even though it would result in him being disabled again.

• Informed Attribute: Said to be a gifted artist despite his disability, but subverted during the song " Koi Mil Gaya", as this is proven to be true.

• Inspirationally Disadvantaged: A kindhearted man but also mentally disabled, this doesn't stop him from being the hero.

• Interspecies Friendship: Becomes best friends with Jadoo.

• Like Father, Like Son: Wants to be a scientist like his late father and makes contact with aliens.

• Momma's Boy: Devoted to his mother and wants to make her proud.

• Nice Guy: Rohit is a very nice young man.

• Nice Guys Finish Last: Subverted, as he gets superpowers and the woman he loves in the end.

• No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Delivers a much-deserved one to Raj and his friends.

• One True Love: Nisha is this to Rohit.

• Socially Awkward Hero: Because of his childlike innocence, Rohit struggles to be friends with people his age.

• Super-Empowering: Given powers by Jadoo after he discovers Rohit's disabled.

• Traumatic Superpower Awakening: Discovers his powers have returned after Raj tries to bully him again.

• "The Reason You Suck" Speech": Delivers an eloquent but devastating one to his computer teacher Mr Mathur.

• The Dog Bites Back: Teaches his bullies a firm lesson for tormenting him.

• Wrongfully Accused: While trying to leave a note saying sorry on Nisha's car. He's caught and accused of harassing Nisha by Raj and his gang who beat him up.

Nisha

Nisha

Portrayed by: Priety Zinta

Daughter of the retired Colnel and Rohit's love interest.

• The Ace: Intelligent, beautiful and from a well-respected family.

• Best Friend: Becomes this to Rohit.

• Defrosting Ice Queen: Nisha is initially angered by Rohit's pranks. After she learns about his disability and struggles, she becomes his best friend.

• Fire-Forged Friends: With Rohit and his friends after she abandons Raj and his gang.

• Heel–Face Turn: Experiences one after she realises Rohit is disabled and had only come to say sorry.

• Horrible Judge of Character: Nisha is unaware of Raj's bullying behavior and remains friends with him. It takes Raj spreading a fake rumour about him being engaged to her for Nisha to terminate her friendship with him.

• Love Confession: Tells Rohit she still loves him after he becomes disabled again.

• Morality Pet: Rohit becomes one to her, after befriending him she grows to hate Raj and his attitude.

• My God, What Have I Done?: Has this reaction after Sonia chastises her for letting Rohit get beaten up by Raj and his gang.

• Nice Girl: A lovely girl with a heart of gold.

• One True Love: Nisha grows to love Rohit so much that she stays with him even after he becomes disabled again.

• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Falls hopelessly in love with resident Nice Guy Rohit.

• So Proud of You: Watches Rohit with pride when he's applauded for sending Jadoo home.

• Starstruck Speechless: Has this reaction after seeing Rohit's new dance skills, his performance at the basketball match and after he confesses his love for her.

• Sympathy for the Hero: She feels sympathetic to Rohit after learning about his struggles.

• Tears of Remorse: It's subtle, but after Sonia reprimands her, Nisha is on the verge of tears after learning Rohit's disabled.

• The Caretaker: Although Sonia is the primary caretaker of Rohit, Nisha becomes his defender against Raj and his friends.

• Toxic Friend Influence: Not herself, but Raj is this to Nisha before she realises what a nasty piece of work he is.

• Underestimating Badassery: Tries to stop Rohit from competing in dance competitions and basketball matches, not realising he now has superpowers.

• When She Smiles: Has the most beautiful smile in the whole movie. It's usually seen when she's with Rohit.

Sonia Mehra

Sonia Mehra

Portrayed by: Rekha

Rohit's mother.

• Anger Born of Worry: Slaps Rohit for answering the alien signals due to the danger it poses.

• Berserk Button: Don't hurt her son.

• Dark and Troubled Past: Witnessed her husband die in a horrific car crash and her injuries led to her son being disabled.

• Education Mama: Inverted and subverted, since she was just kindly trying to motivate him into striving to achieve his goals to proper knowledge and hopes of providing him educational experiences.

• Fantastic Racism: Sonia hates aliens due to the tragic death of her husband. She overcomes this after Jadoo gives Rohit powers.

• Good Parents: A responsible and loving mother to her son.

• Happily Married: To her husband Sanjay before his death.

• I Owe You My Life: Left indebted to Jadoo for curing her son.

• Mama Bear: Rips Raj and Nisha a new one after Raj assaults Rohit.

• Only Sane Man: The most sensible person in the movie.

• Respected by the Respected: Rohit's principal promotes him at Sonia's request.
  • Sukhwani kindly addresses her as a sister.

• So Proud of You: Fights back the tears after Rohit is felicitated for sending Jadoo home.

• Tragic Keepsake: Keeps her husband's old 'Om' computer when she moves to India.

• The Lost Lenore: Mourns the loss of her husband.

• ""The Reason You Suck" Speech": Delivers a pretty epic one to Raj and Nisha.

• Turn the Other Cheek: Forgives Nisha after she expresses genuine remorse and gifts Rohit a new bike.

Sanjay Mehra

Sanjay Mehra

Portrayed by: Rakesh Roshan

Rohit's late father.

• The Ace: Developed gadgets and instruments to find life beyond earth. He also created a computer that could successfully contact aliens and bring them to earth.

• Broken Ace: Mocked by his jerkass colleagues who saw his claims as being false.

• Disappeared Dad: Died before Rohit was born.

• Doomed Moral Victor: Although he had contacted aliens, he died before he could prove his theory.

• Happily Married: He and Sonia were this before he died.

• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Crashed his car after being distracted by the UFO. This resulted in his death and left Rohit mentally disabled.

• You Have to Believe Me!: Tried to convince his colleagues he had contacted aliens. They didn't believe him.

Jadoo

Jadoo

Portrayed by: Indravadan Purohit

The alien Rohit befriends.

• Alien Among Us: Hides with Rohit after being left behind.

• Amusing Alien: Helps Rohit and his friends jump at supernatural heights during the basketball match.

• Aliens Speaking English: Not limited to English as Jadoo can understand and speak Hindi.

• First Contact: Meets Rohit and Nisha after they rescue him from wild dogs in the forest.

• Humanoid Aliens: Jadoo is the size of a small person and blue-skinned.

• Innocent Aliens: Jadoo means no harm to anyone.

• I Owe You My Life: Because of this, Jadoo gifts Rohit powers and returns them to him after he leaves.

• Super-Empowering: Gives Rohit powers after learning he's disabled.

• Superior Species: Jadoo has incredible psychokinetic powers and is very intelligent.

• The Xenophile: Befriends Rohit and his friends and grows very close to them.

Super Six

Super Six

Portrayed by Pranita Bishnoi, Hansika Motwani, Jai Choksi, Mohit Makkad and Anuj Pandit

Rohit's child aged friends, Aslam, Bunty, Bittu, Chhotu and Priya.

• Best Friend: To Rohit and accept him as a friend despite him being older.

• Bequeathed Power: The male members are given the ability to jump at supernatural heights by Jadoo during the basketball match.

• Catchphrase: Bittu always sums up a situation depressively and ends with 'Tan Tana'.

• Deliberately Cute Child: All of them.

• Distaff Counterpart: They are this to Raj's circle of friends, who are older but cruel to Rohit.

• Good Angel, Bad Angel: Although they are kind and accepting of Rohit, they do encourage him to trick Nisha into taking them to the cinema.

• Humans Are Good: Despite there young age, they are the most humane and compassionate people in the movie.

• We Help the Helpless: Stand up for Rohit and defend him to the best of there ability.

• Wise Beyond Their Years: More understanding and compassionate than the adults.

Sukhwani and Khan

Sukhwani and Khan

Portrayed by Johnny Lever and Mukesh Rishi

The local police officers. Khan is the chief of police while Sukwani is a subordinate.

• Butt-Monkey: Sukhwani is the primary example.

• By-the-Book Cop: Khan is not intimidated by wealth or influence.

• Fair Cop: Khan is a police officer who also happens to be played by the hunky Mukesh Rishi.

• Great Detective: Khan is the first person who realises that one alien has been left behind after the spaceship leaves.
  • He also figures out that Rohit has the alien hidden and secretly follows him to apprehend Jadoo.

• Good Cop/Bad Cop: In terms of professionalism, Khan is the good cop. However, Sukhwani takes over this role by helping Rohit rescue Jadoo.

• It's Personal: Khan becomes determined to capture the stranded alien.

• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Sukhwani can be a bumbling fool, but he proves to be a good man in the end.
  • Khan to some extent as he doesn't tolerate Raj's attitude and fines him for breaking traffic rules.

• Police Brutality: Not themselves, but Khan does have Rohit beaten up to take Jadoo after he refuses to hand him over.

• Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist: Khan may be ruthless in his determination to capture the alien, but he is just doing his job.

Raj

Raj

Portrayed by: Rajat Bedi

Rohit's bully.

• Abhorrent Admirer: To Nisha throughout the movie.

• Alpha Bitch: A male example, but he fits the requirements perfectly.

• Big Bad Friend: Raj is a childhood friend of Nisha.

• Bullying the Disabled: Bullies the mentally disabled Rohit.

• Butt-Monkey: Becomes this after Rohit gets superpowers.

• Crazy Jealous Guy: The main reason he bullies Rohit so badly is due to his paranoia over his relationship with Nisha.

• Dirty Coward: Raj never attacks Rohit unless he has backup.

• Evil Former Friend: Raj and Nisha's friendship eventually breaksdown and she ends up hating him.

• Entitled Bastard: Because of his father's wealth and position.

• Evil Laugh: Has quite a few during the movie.

• Humiliation Conga: Humiliated by Rohit and his reputation is left in tatters.

• Hunk: Has a very muscular physique and is taller than Rohit, who is quite tall himself. That said, he is a nasty piece of work and his good looks are probably his only redeeming feature.

• Ignored Epiphany: You would think in the end that he would just leave Rohit alone. He doesn't and receives one last humiliation for his troubles.

• Jerk Jock: The local basketball champion and a nasty piece of work.

• Karma Houdini: Averted, but despite getting thwarted by Rohit's special powers a number of times per some of the scenes, he never faces legal prosecution for his actions, rather, he does get knocked out near the end, so yeah, that's more than enough to surpass his well-earned demise.

• Kick the Dog: Breaks Rohit's prized scooter after beating him up.

• Laser-Guided Karma: On the receiving end of this after Rohit gets superpowers.

• Oh, Crap!: During the basketball match between him and the superpowered Rohit.

• Pet the Dog: Does address Khan as Sir after meeting him. Then tries to intimidate him with his father's name and gets fined double.
  • Played straight during the party when introducing his friends.

• Smug Snake: Throughout the whole movie, isn't so smug by the end.

• The Antagonist: The villain of the story.

• This Loser Is You: Goes from being the local sports champ to a laughing stock.

• Threat Backfire: Tries to intimidate Rohit at the match, it doesn't work.

• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: A two-part example.
  • After his friend's gossip about Rohit and Nisha, Raj overreacts and lies that he and Nisha are engaged. The fallout results in Jadoo giving Rohit powers and Nisha terminates her friendship with Raj.

  • Tries to find out how Rohit and his team defeated him during the basketball match; his actions lead to Jadoo getting exposed and having to leave.

Nisha Parents

Colonel and Indu

Portrayed by: Rajeev Verma and Beena Banerjee

Nisha's parents.

• Good Parents: Love there daughter and are kind and accepting of Rohit.

• Old Friend: Old friends with Raj's parents, there first scene has them meet up with Harbans and Rama after they arrive in Kasauli.

• Parental Marriage Veto: Try to convince Nisha that Rohit is not a suitable partner for her because of his disability. They don't realize that Rohit is now a super powered being

• Retired Badass: Nisha's dad is a retired army colonel.

• So Proud of You: Applaud Rohit happily at the ceremony dedicated to him.

• Sympathy for the Hero: Like there daughter they are considerate towards Rohit.

Harbans Lal and Rama

Harbans Lal and Rama

Portrayed by: Prem Chopra and Anjana Mumtaz

Raj's parents, Harbans is the local collector.

• Affectionate Nickname: Harbans calls Nisha his little Guddia or Beti as a term of endearment.

• Butt-Monkey: Harbans is left bewildered by Rohit's new intelligence and Rohit tricks him into questioning his own sanity.

• Best Friend: To Nisha parents.

• Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance: They are unaware of there son's bullying behavior.

• Like Father, Unlike Son: Harbans and his wife are nice people. Raj by comparison is a uncaring jerkass who acts like a Jerk Jock.

• Malicious Slander: Harbans accuses Nisha of being responsible for Raj's much deserved humiliation.

• Reasonable Authority Figure: Harbans is this to Khan and gives him the resources he needs to capture the alien.

• Rich People: Wealthy and influential thanks to Harbans job.

Raj's Gang

Raj's group of friends in Kasauli Town. The male members are part of his basketball team the Kasauli Tigers.

• Affably Evil: Can seem friendly, but are cruel and uncaring towards Rohit.

• Distaff Counterpart: To Rohit's friends the Super Six.

• Just Friends: Raj states that the female members are just his friends.

• Jerk Jock: The male members are all part of the local basketball team and absolute jerks.

• Lack of Empathy: Have no sympathy for the disabled Rohit.

• Laser-Guided Karma: After Rohit gets superpowers.

• The Bully: There defining trait, even the female members of the gang get Rohit drunk.

• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: They gossip about Nisha and Rohit's relationship. This results in Rohit getting superpowers.

Monty

Monty

Portrayed by: Aryaman Sapru

Raj's best friend

• Affably Evil: After Rohit is accused of harassing Nisha. Monty convinces Raj to let him go, then attacks him as he's leaving.

• Best Friend: To Raj.

• Lack of Empathy: Just like his friends, Monty has no sympathy for Rohit.

• Laser-Guided Karma:The second person to receive this after Rohit gets superpowers.
  • Along with his team, he loses his position of being a local sports champion.

• Pet the Dog: Polite when he first meets Nisha.

• Smug Snake: Can rival Raj of all people.

• Stunned Silence: Not so much stunned silence as blinking in shock after Rohit flexes his first muscle.

• The Dragon: Raj's best friend and a member of his basketball team.

• Toxic Friend Influence: Encourages Raj's abuse of Rohit.

School

Father Rodericks

Father Rodericks

Portrayed by: Akash Khurana

Rohit's principal.

• Pet the Dog: Promotes Rohit to the seventh standard at Sonia request.

• Reluctant Hero: He reluctantly promotes Rohit. In all fairness he is right that falsely promoting Rohit will not help him.

• Reasonable Authority Figure: A reasonable person who doesn't tolerate disrespectful teachers like Mathur.

• Sympathy for the Hero: Feels bad for Rohit's struggles and is kind and understanding towards him.

Mr Mathur

Mr Mathur

Portrayed by: Mithilesh Chaturvedi

The Computer class teacher.

• Evil Teacher: Nasty and disrespectful towards Rohit because of his disability.

• Establishing Character Moment: In his first scene he angrily asks Rohit why he's in his class.

• Insult Backfire: Tries to belittle Rohit by asking him a difficult question, which Rohit answers correctly.

• Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: A jerk who doesn't have empathy for Rohit.

• Laser-Guided Karma: The first person to receive this after Rohit gets superpowers.

• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives one to Rohit when he tries to join his class.
  Mathur: ... Rohit, what are you doing in this computer class?

  Aslam: ... Rohit has also chosen computers in his options, sir.

  Mathur: ... Shut up, go and take your seat.

  Rohit: ... I want to learn computers too, sir.

  Mathur: You need brains to learn computers. And you're so bright; you're still in the seventh standard.

  Rohit: ... My father was a great scientist, sir. He even had a computer. I want to become like my Papa, sir.

  Mathur: ... So go and learn from your father.

  Rohit: ... He's no longer in this world, sir.

  Mathur:... So go to the world he's in and learn from him, and stop picking on my brains! Go away. Out! I said get out!

• Ends up receiving a pretty devastating one from Rohit himself, he can only look down in complete shame after Rohit finishes his speech; upon realizing his point, he remorsefully accepts defeat out of depression.