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New Delhi:

As Koi…Mil Gaya celebrated its twentieth anniversary on August 8, its lead actress Preity Zinta spoke concerning the influence the 2003 movie left on her years later. In a current interview with ANI, Preity revealed that she performs the movie’s title observe to place her youngsters to sleep. “The title track, Koi…Mil Gaya is something I play when my kids don’t go to sleep, it helps calm them down,” she mentioned. The Kal Ho Na Ho actress additionally referred to her youngsters as her personal jadoo. For the unversed, Jadoo refers back to the title of extraterrestrial character in Koi…Mil Gaya.

Among different issues, the actress and mom of two additionally recounted her preliminary lack of ability to acknowledge her co-star Hrithik Roshan on the units of movie as he reworked himself into the character of Rohit. She mentioned, “I remember the first day of shoot, I was irritated that Hrithik was late and suddenly someone tapped on my shoulder, I turned to see and it was Hrithik in Rohit’s look. He was completely unrecognizable and I was surprised to see him. It only then struck me that Hrithik was on set all along, it was just that I did not recognize him.”

In an earlier dialog with Film Companion, Hrithik revealed how he prepped for the character Rohit. He mentioned, “I locked myself up in a hotel room for five days just before the shoot began, just constructing the character. I really enjoyed that process and, on the set, I stayed on as Rohit, and I was surrounded by amazing actors like Rekha ji and Preity who didn’t judge that.”

Koi…Mil Gaya additionally featured Rekha, Johnny Lever, and Rajat Bedi.

Preity Zinta is greatest recognized for her performances in movies akin to Dil Se, Lakshya, Salaam Namaste, Kal Ho Na Ho, Veer-Zaara and Dil Chahta Hai amongst many others. Preity Zinta was final seen in Bhaiaji Superhit, which launched in 2018. She additionally featured in a small function in ABC collection Fresh Off The Boat in a single episode.