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1This character sheet will only focus on characters from Koi Mil Gaya specifically.
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6[[folder: Rohit Mehra]]
7!!Rohit Mehra
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9[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5byzu1yzq2mtitngeyns00yte3lwi3mzqtzdnjnwy3ytmwn2uyxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvymte4nteynza_v1.jpg]]
10 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
11
12-->'''Portrayed by:''' Hrithik Roshan
13The main protagonist, a kind but mentally disabled young man, who becomes a superpowered genius.
14
15* ActionHero: Fulfils this role after he gets superpowers.
16
17* BullyingTheDisabled: Bullied and insulted by Raj and his computer teacher for being disabled.
18
19* DisappearedDad: His father died before he was born.
20
21* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Gets the woman of his dreams and the recognition he always wanted.]]
22
23* FriendToAllChildren: Best friends with children much younger than him.
24
25* FromZeroToHero: Goes from being bullied and disabled to a superpowered genius.
26
27* HeroicBSOD: 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.
28
29
30--> ''' ( Rohit knocks everything off the table and slumps down in his chair) '''
31
32
33-->'''Sonia:''' ... What's going on over here...? What happened, Rohit?
34
35-->'''Rohit:''' ... Nisha's getting married, Ma, to Raj.
36
37-->'''Sonia:''' ... So why are you, upset, son? Every girl gets married someday.
38
39-->'''Rohit:''' ... But Nisha's my girlfriend, Ma!
40
41-->'''Sonia:''' ... What...? Nisha...? Your girlfriend?
42
43-->'''Rohit:''' ... Yes!
44
45-->'''Sonia:''' ... Because she spoke lovingly to you, does that make her your girlfriend?
46
47-->'''Rohit:''' ... She told me that she's my girlfriend! And that I'm her boyfriend.
48
49-->'''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.
50
51-->'''Rohit:''' ... Why can't she?
52
53-->'''Sonia:''' ... Rohit, you have grown up, but you're still a child. You're not like boys of your age.
54
55-->'''Rohit:''' ... Why not? Why am I not like the other boys? I haven't done anything, so why is Nisha leaving me?
56
57-->'''(Breaks down in tears)'''
58
59* HeroicBuild: Gains one, thanks to Jadoo... Hey! It's [[MrFanservice Hrithik]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Roshan]] ater all!
60
61* HeroicSecondWind: Beaten to a pulp by the authorities, but recovers and rescues Jadoo.
62
63* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Rohit sends Jadoo home, even though it would result in him being disabled again.
64
65* InformedAttribute: Said to be a gifted artist despite his disability, [[spoiler: but [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] during the song " Koi Mil Gaya", as this is proven to be true.]]
66
67* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: A kindhearted man but also mentally disabled, this doesn't stop him from being the hero.
68
69* InterspeciesFriendship: Becomes best friends with Jadoo.
70
71* LikeFatherLikeSon: Wants to be a scientist like his late father and makes contact with aliens.
72
73* MommasBoy: Devoted to his mother and wants to make her proud.
74
75* NiceGuy: Rohit is a very nice young man.
76
77* NiceGuysFinishLast:[[spoiler: Subverted, as he gets superpowers and the woman he loves in the end.]]
78
79* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivers a much-deserved one to Raj and his friends.
80
81* OneTrueLove: Nisha is this to Rohit.
82
83* SociallyAwkwardHero: Because of his childlike innocence, Rohit struggles to be friends with people his age.
84
85* SuperEmpowering: Given powers by Jadoo after he discovers Rohit's disabled.
86
87
88* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler: Discovers his powers have returned after Raj tries to bully him again.]]
89
90
91* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech": Delivers an eloquent but devastating one to his computer teacher Mr Mathur.
92
93* TheDogBitesBack: Teaches his bullies a firm lesson for tormenting him.
94
95* WrongfullyAccused: 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.
96
97[[/folder]]
98
99[[folder: Nisha]]
100!!Nisha
101
102[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2017_01_11_14h15m04s210_5.png]]
103
104-->'''Portrayed by:''' Priety Zinta
105
106Daughter of the retired Colnel and Rohit's love interest.
107
108* TheAce: Intelligent, beautiful and from a well-respected family.
109
110* BestFriend: Becomes this to Rohit.
111
112* DefrostingIceQueen: Nisha is initially angered by Rohit's pranks. After she learns about his disability and struggles, she becomes his best friend.
113
114* FireForgedFriends: With Rohit and his friends after she abandons Raj and his gang.
115
116* HeelFaceTurn: Experiences one after she realises Rohit is disabled and had only come to say sorry.
117
118* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: 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.
119
120* LoveConfession: Tells Rohit she still loves him after he becomes disabled again.
121
122* MoralityPet: Rohit becomes one to her, after befriending him she grows to hate Raj and his attitude.
123
124* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this reaction after Sonia chastises her for letting Rohit get beaten up by Raj and his gang.
125
126* NiceGirl: A lovely girl with a heart of gold.
127
128* OneTrueLove: Nisha grows to love Rohit so much that she stays with him even after he becomes disabled again.
129
130* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Falls hopelessly in love with resident NiceGuy Rohit.
131
132* SoProudOfYou: Watches Rohit with pride when he's applauded for sending Jadoo home.
133
134* StarstruckSpeechless: Has this reaction after seeing Rohit's new dance skills, his performance at the basketball match and after he confesses his love for her.
135
136* SympathyForTheHero: She feels sympathetic to Rohit after learning about his struggles.
137
138* TearsOfRemorse: It's subtle, but after Sonia reprimands her, Nisha is on the verge of tears after learning Rohit's disabled.
139
140* TheCaretaker: Although Sonia is the primary caretaker of Rohit, Nisha becomes his defender against Raj and his friends.
141
142* ToxicFriendInfluence: Not herself, but Raj is this to Nisha before she realises what a nasty piece of work he is.
143
144
145* UnderestimatingBadassery: Tries to stop Rohit from competing in dance competitions and basketball matches, not realising he now has superpowers.
146
147* WhenSheSmiles: Has the most beautiful smile in the whole movie. [[spoiler: It's usually seen when she's with Rohit.]]
148[[/folder]]
149
150
151[[folder: Sonia Mehra]]
152
153!!Sonia Mehra
154
155[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rekha_koi_mil_gaya.jpg]]
156
157-->'''Portrayed by:''' Rekha
158
159Rohit's mother.
160
161* AngerBornOfWorry: Slaps Rohit for answering the alien signals due to the danger it poses.
162
163* BerserkButton: Don't hurt her son.
164
165* DarkAndTroubledPast: Witnessed her husband die in a horrific car crash and her injuries led to her son being disabled.
166
167* EducationMama: 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.
168
169* FantasticRacism: Sonia hates aliens due to the tragic death of her husband. [[spoiler: She overcomes this after Jadoo gives Rohit powers.]]
170
171* GoodParents: A responsible and loving mother to her son.
172
173* HappilyMarried: To her husband Sanjay before his death.
174
175* IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler: Left indebted to Jadoo for curing her son.]]
176
177* MamaBear: Rips Raj and Nisha a new one after Raj assaults Rohit.
178
179* OnlySaneMan: The most sensible person in the movie.
180
181* RespectedByTheRespected: Rohit's principal promotes him at Sonia's request.
182
183** Sukhwani kindly addresses her as a sister.
184
185* SoProudOfYou: Fights back the tears after Rohit is felicitated for sending Jadoo home.
186
187* TragicKeepsake: Keeps her husband's old 'Om' computer when she moves to India.
188
189* TheLostLenore: Mourns the loss of her husband.
190
191* "TheReasonYouSuckSpeech": Delivers a pretty epic one to Raj and Nisha.
192
193* TurnTheOtherCheek: Forgives Nisha after she expresses genuine remorse and gifts Rohit a new bike.
194[[/folder]]
195
196[[folder: Sanjay Mehra]]
197!!Sanjay Mehra
198
199[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sanjay_mehra.png]]
200
201-->'''Portrayed by:''' Rakesh Roshan
202
203Rohit's late father.
204
205* TheAce: Developed gadgets and instruments to find life beyond earth. He also created a computer that could successfully contact aliens and bring them to earth.
206
207* BrokenAce: Mocked by his jerkass colleagues who saw his claims as being false.
208
209* DisappearedDad: Died before Rohit was born.
210
211* DoomedMoralVictor: Although he had contacted aliens, he died before he could prove his theory.
212
213* HappilyMarried: He and Sonia were this before he died.
214
215* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Crashed his car after being distracted by the UFO. This resulted in his death and left Rohit mentally disabled.
216
217* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Tried to convince his colleagues he had contacted aliens. [[spoiler: They didn't believe him.]]
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219[[/folder]]
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221
222
223[[folder: Jadoo]]
224!!Jadoo
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226[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hqdefault_851.jpg]]
227 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
228
229-->'''Portrayed by:''' Indravadan Purohit
230The alien Rohit befriends.
231
232* AlienAmongUs: Hides with Rohit after being left behind.
233
234* AmusingAlien: Helps Rohit and his friends jump at supernatural heights during the basketball match.
235
236* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Not limited to English as Jadoo can understand and speak Hindi.
237
238* FirstContact: Meets Rohit and Nisha after they rescue him from wild dogs in the forest.
239
240* HumanoidAliens: Jadoo is the size of a small person and blue-skinned.
241
242
243* InnocentAliens: Jadoo means no harm to anyone.
244
245* IOweYouMyLife: Because of this, Jadoo gifts Rohit powers and returns them to him after he leaves.
246
247* SuperEmpowering: Gives Rohit powers after learning he's disabled.
248
249* SuperiorSpecies: Jadoo has incredible psychokinetic powers and is very intelligent.
250
251* TheXenophile: Befriends Rohit and his friends and grows very close to them.
252
253[[/folder]]
254
255
256
257[[folder: Super Six]]
258!!Super Six
259
260[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5byznhnzc2mtitnta1zi00mmyylwjmmdutyzdmnge0ywrkotmxxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvymte4nteynza_v1.jpg]]
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262-->'''Portrayed by ''' Pranita Bishnoi, Hansika Motwani, Jai Choksi, Mohit Makkad and Anuj Pandit
263
264
265Rohit's child aged friends, Aslam, Bunty, Bittu, Chhotu and Priya.
266
267
268* BestFriend: To Rohit and accept him as a friend despite him being older.
269
270* BequeathedPower: The male members are given the ability to jump at supernatural heights by Jadoo during the basketball match.
271
272* CatchPhrase: Bittu always sums up a situation depressively and ends with 'Tan Tana'.
273
274* DeliberatelyCuteChild: All of them.
275
276* DistaffCounterpart: They are this to Raj's circle of friends, who are older but cruel to Rohit.
277
278* GoodAngelBadAngel: Although they are kind and accepting of Rohit, they do encourage him to trick Nisha into taking them to the cinema.
279
280* HumansAreGood: Despite there young age, they are the most humane and compassionate people in the movie.
281
282* WeHelpTheHelpless: Stand up for Rohit and defend him to the best of there ability.
283
284* WiseBeyondTheirYears: More understanding and compassionate than the adults.
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286
287
288[[/folder]]
289
290[[folder: Sukhwani and Khan]]
291!!Sukhwani and Khan
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293[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chelaram_sukhwani.png]]
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296[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1_4_89.png]]
297
298-->'''Portrayed by ''' Johnny Lever and Mukesh Rishi
299
300
301The local police officers. Khan is the chief of police while Sukwani is a subordinate.
302
303* ButtMonkey: Sukhwani is the primary example.
304
305* ByTheBookCop: Khan is not intimidated by wealth or influence.
306
307* FairCop: Khan is a police officer who also happens to be played by the [[{{hunk}} hunky]] Mukesh Rishi.
308
309* GreatDetective: Khan is the first person who realises that one alien has been left behind after the spaceship leaves.
310
311** He also figures out that Rohit has the alien hidden and secretly follows him to apprehend Jadoo.
312
313* GoodCopBadCop: In terms of professionalism, Khan is the good cop. However, Sukhwani takes over this role by helping Rohit rescue Jadoo.
314
315* ItsPersonal: Khan becomes determined to capture the stranded alien.
316
317* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sukhwani can be a bumbling fool, but he proves to be a good man in the end.
318
319** Khan to some extent as he doesn't tolerate Raj's attitude and fines him for breaking traffic rules.
320
321* PoliceBrutality: Not themselves, but Khan does have Rohit beaten up to take Jadoo after he refuses to hand him over.
322
323* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Khan may be ruthless in his determination to capture the alien, but he is just doing his job.
324
325[[/folder]]
326
327[[folder: Raj]]
328!!Raj
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330[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/original_12819_1446804882_18_6.jpg]]
331
332-->'''Portrayed by:''' Rajat Bedi
333
334Rohit's bully.
335
336* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Nisha throughout the movie.
337
338* AlphaBitch: A male example, but he fits the requirements perfectly.
339
340* BigBadFriend: Raj is a childhood friend of Nisha.
341
342* BullyingTheDisabled: Bullies the mentally disabled Rohit.
343
344* ButtMonkey: [[spoiler: Becomes this after Rohit gets superpowers.]]
345
346* CrazyJealousGuy: The main reason he bullies Rohit so badly is due to his paranoia over his relationship with Nisha.
347
348* DirtyCoward: Raj never attacks Rohit unless he has backup.
349
350* EvilFormerFriend: Raj and Nisha's friendship eventually breaksdown and she ends up hating him.
351
352* EntitledBastard: Because of his father's wealth and position.
353
354* EvilLaugh: Has quite a few during the movie.
355
356* HumiliationConga: Humiliated by Rohit and his reputation is left in tatters.
357
358* {{Hunk}}: Has a very muscular physique and is taller than Rohit, who is quite tall himself. That said, [[HotGuysAreBastards he is a nasty piece of work]] and his good looks are probably his only redeeming feature.
359
360* IgnoredEpiphany: You would think in the end that he would just leave Rohit alone. [[spoiler: He doesn't and receives one last humiliation for his troubles.]]
361
362* JerkJock: The local basketball champion and a nasty piece of work.
363
364* KarmaHoudini: 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.
365
366* KickTheDog: Breaks Rohit's prized scooter after beating him up.
367
368* LaserGuidedKarma: On the receiving end of this after Rohit gets superpowers.
369
370* OhCrap: During the basketball match between him and the superpowered Rohit.
371
372* PetTheDog: Does address Khan as Sir after meeting him. [[spoiler: Then tries to intimidate him with his father's name and gets fined double.]]
373
374
375** Played straight during the party when introducing his friends.
376
377* SmugSnake: Throughout the whole movie, [[spoiler: isn't so smug by the end.]]
378
379* TheAntagonist: The villain of the story.
380
381* ThisLoserIsYou: Goes from being the local sports champ to a laughing stock.
382
383* ThreatBackfire: Tries to intimidate Rohit at the match, [[spoiler: it doesn't work.]]
384
385* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: A two-part example.
386
387** After his friend's gossip about Rohit and Nisha, Raj overreacts and lies that he and Nisha are engaged. [[spoiler: The fallout results in Jadoo giving Rohit powers and Nisha terminates her friendship with Raj.]]
388
389** Tries to find out how Rohit and his team defeated him during the basketball match; [[spoiler: his actions lead to Jadoo getting exposed and having to leave.]]
390[[/folder]]
391
392[[folder: Nisha Parents ]]
393!!Colonel and Indu
394
395-->'''Portrayed by:''' Rajeev Verma and Beena Banerjee
396
397Nisha's parents.
398
399* GoodParents: Love there daughter and are kind and accepting of Rohit.
400
401* OldFriend: Old friends with Raj's parents, there first scene has them meet up with Harbans and Rama after they arrive in Kasauli.
402
403* ParentalMarriageVeto: Try to convince Nisha that Rohit is not a suitable partner for her because of his disability. [[spoiler: They don't realize that Rohit is now a super powered being]]
404
405* RetiredBadass: Nisha's dad is a retired army colonel.
406
407* SoProudOfYou: Applaud Rohit happily at the ceremony dedicated to him.
408
409* SympathyForTheHero: Like there daughter they are considerate towards Rohit.
410
411
412[[/folder]]
413
414[[folder: Harbans Lal and Rama]]
415!!Harbans Lal and Rama
416
417-->'''Portrayed by:''' Prem Chopra and Anjana Mumtaz
418
419Raj's parents, Harbans is the local collector.
420
421* AffectionateNickname: Harbans calls Nisha his little Guddia or Beti as a term of endearment.
422
423* ButtMonkey: Harbans is left bewildered by Rohit's new intelligence and Rohit tricks him into questioning his own sanity.
424
425* BestFriend: To Nisha parents.
426
427* IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance: They are unaware of there son's bullying behavior.
428
429* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Harbans and his wife are nice people. Raj by comparison is a uncaring jerkass who acts like a JerkJock.
430
431* MaliciousSlander: Harbans accuses Nisha of being responsible for Raj's much deserved humiliation.
432
433* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Harbans is this to Khan and gives him the resources he needs to capture the alien.
434
435* RichPeople: Wealthy and influential thanks to Harbans job.
436
437
438[[/folder]]
439
440
441[[folder: Raj's Gang ]]
442
443Raj's group of friends in Kasauli Town. The male members are part of his basketball team the Kasauli Tigers.
444
445* AffablyEvil: Can seem friendly, but are cruel and uncaring towards Rohit.
446
447* DistaffCounterpart: To Rohit's friends the Super Six.
448
449* JustFriends: Raj states that the female members are just his friends.
450
451* JerkJock: The male members are all part of the local basketball team and absolute jerks.
452
453* LackOfEmpathy: Have no sympathy for the disabled Rohit.
454
455* LaserGuidedKarma: After Rohit gets superpowers.
456
457* TheBully: There defining trait, even the female members of the gang get Rohit drunk.
458
459* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: They gossip about Nisha and Rohit's relationship. [[spoiler: This results in Rohit getting superpowers.]]
460
461[[/folder]]
462
463
464
465[[folder: Monty]]
466!!Monty
467-->'''Portrayed by:''' Aryaman Sapru
468Raj's best friend
469
470* AffablyEvil: After Rohit is accused of harassing Nisha. Monty convinces Raj to let him go, [[spoiler: then attacks him as he's leaving.]]
471
472* BestFriend: To Raj.
473
474* LackOfEmpathy: Just like his friends, Monty has no sympathy for Rohit.
475
476* LaserGuidedKarma:The second person to receive this after Rohit gets superpowers.
477
478** Along with his team, he loses his position of being a local sports champion.
479
480* PetTheDog: Polite when he first meets Nisha.
481
482* SmugSnake: Can rival Raj of all people.
483
484* StunnedSilence: Not so much stunned silence as blinking in shock after Rohit flexes his first muscle.
485
486* TheDragon: Raj's best friend and a member of his basketball team.
487
488* ToxicFriendInfluence: Encourages Raj's abuse of Rohit.
489
490
491[[/folder]]
492
493
494
495!School
496
497[[folder: Father Rodericks]]
498!!Father Rodericks
499-->'''Portrayed by:''' Akash Khurana
500Rohit's principal.
501
502
503* PetTheDog: Promotes Rohit to the seventh standard at Sonia request.
504
505* ReluctantHero: He reluctantly promotes Rohit. In all fairness he is right that falsely promoting Rohit will not help him.
506
507* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A reasonable person who doesn't tolerate disrespectful teachers like Mathur.
508
509* SympathyForTheHero: Feels bad for Rohit's struggles and is kind and understanding towards him.
510
511[[/folder]]
512
513
514[[folder: Mr Mathur]]
515!!Mr Mathur
516-->'''Portrayed by:''' Mithilesh Chaturvedi
517The Computer class teacher.
518
519* EvilTeacher: Nasty and disrespectful towards Rohit because of his disability.
520
521* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first scene he angrily asks Rohit why he's in his class.
522
523* InsultBackfire: Tries to belittle Rohit by asking him a difficult question, [[spoiler: which Rohit answers correctly. ]]
524
525* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: A jerk who doesn't have empathy for Rohit.
526
527* LaserGuidedKarma: The first person to receive this after Rohit gets superpowers.
528
529* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Rohit when he tries to join his class.
530
531 -->'''Mathur:''' ... Rohit, what are you doing in this computer class?
532
533
534-->'''Aslam:''' ... Rohit has also chosen computers in his options, sir.
535
536
537-->'''Mathur:''' ... Shut up, go and take your seat.
538
539
540-->'''Rohit:''' ... I want to learn computers too, sir.
541
542
543-->'''Mathur:''' You need brains to learn computers. And you're so bright; you're still in the seventh standard.
544
545
546-->'''Rohit:''' ... My father was a great scientist, sir. He even had a computer. I want to become like my Papa, sir.
547
548
549-->'''Mathur: '''... So go and learn from your father.
550
551
552-->'''Rohit:''' ... He's no longer in this world, sir.
553
554
555-->'''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!
556
557* 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.
558

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