Hrithik Roshan – Bollywood Actor & Superstar

Hrithik Roshan is a superstar of Bollywood film industry and currently one of the top actors. He appeared as a child actor in a few movies of early 1980s directed by his grandfather Om Prakash and later assisted his father Rakesh Roshan in a few movies in the late 1980s. He marked his film acting debut in a lead actor with blockbuster – Kaho Na Pyar Hai in year 2000 and was hailed as ‘The star of millennium’.

He appeared in a string of movies – Fiza, Mission Kashmir, Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Lakshya, Mujhse Dosti Karoge! and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon and also in a supporting role in blockbuster – Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. When most of his films flopped or registered average response from box office, he faced a lot of criticism. But he returned back with a bang with the movie, Koi Mil Gaya directed by his father and went on to give a string of hits. Now he limits his works and releases just one or two movies a year and most of them have registered big success at box office.

Some of his major hits are Kaho Na Pyar Hai, Koi Mil Gaya, Krish, Krish 2, Dhoom 2, Bang Bang, Jodha Akbar, Agneepath, Zindagi Milega Na Dobara, Kabil, War, Super 30 etc. He received 4 Filmfare awards in best actor category, apart from many other honours. After Rajesh Khanna, he remains the most celebrated star of Bollywood with large number of female fans.  

Kaho Na Pyar Hai – His most famous role created hysteria among youngsters in the early months of new millennium

About personal life of Hrithik

He dated Suzannne for three years when Hrithik had just made up his mind to become an actor. They have been childhood friends till then. Soon after Hrithik became a star, they got married in 2001. They mutually separated in 2013, and unlike many divorced couples, they are still good friends, and spend time with their kids together. Before their separation, Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan were one of the hottest couples in Bollywood. 

Since the beginning of shooting of ‘Kites’, they had a strained relationship. There were rumours of Hrithik’s affair with his co-star Barbara Mori. Their relationship couldn’t withstand with the test of time and broke up after 3 years. Yet when Kangana Ranaut openly told media that she was in relationship with Hrithik and that the actor betrayed her, Suzanne stood with her ex-husband.

Hrithik Roshan – Some Interesting & Unknown Facts

Hrithik from his second release – Fiza

1. Hrithik along with Rajesh Khanna claimed superstar status with a single blockbuster where the actor played a double role.

2. He is a fitness freak, who gives a lot of importance to his looks and physical fitness and is a great inspiration to youngsters.

3. He is the only Indian star to win Filmfare award for best actor and best debut actor in the same year.

4. He has dabbled with different kinds of roles and has succeeded in most of them. But a full-length comedy movie is yet to come.

5. He belongs to a film family, born as the son of actor Rakesh Roshan. Famous Bollywood producer and director of yesterdays – Om Prakash who directed the movie Aap Ki Kasam, is his maternal grandfather. Noted Bollywood music composer Rajesh Roshan is his maternal uncle.

6. This handsome hunk is also nicknamed as the ‘Greek God of Bollywood’.

7. He is the grandson of famous music director of yesterdays, Roshan who composed songs of Bollywood classics like Barsat Ki Raat, Taj Mahal, Mamta etc. 

8. He is legally separated from his wife Sussanne Khan with whom he had a long-term relationship of 17 years since the younger days of dating. Sussanne is daughter of yesterday star Sanjay Khan, sister of actor Zayed Khan and niece of Feroz Khan.

9. He got married a few months after his debut film release. At that time he had a huge female fan following crowd, and he used to get hundreds of love letters every day. It makes everyone remember the glorious era of Rajesh Khanna soon after he earned stardom and his marriage with Dimple Kapadia at the peak of his career.

10. As a child artist his most prominent role is Bhagavan Dada, co-starring his father and actress Sridevi. 

11. Born with an extra thumb on his right hand he was often isolated from his friends during his childhood. But the actor feels that it’s his lucky thumb and never wants to remove it.

12. He stammered during his childhood days which he overcame through his strong will. He was also fat during his early 20s before he debut onscreen. Now he is regarded as one of the best actors with good physique and good looks. 

13. He was tagged as ‘finished!’ and ‘One-hit wonder’ in the early 2000s after a series of flop and average movies. Koi Mil Gaya gave him the second life in Bollywood, which he fully utilized. 

14. After Koi Mil Gaya, most of his films have been commercially successful except Kites, Guzaarish and Mohenjo Daro. 

15. At the age of 9, his family was going through a recovery phase of a monetary loss, and young Roshan used to sleep on the floor on a mattress in a very small accommodation with his parents.