Do you know what is the one thing people of all age groups and genders have in common? Our love for Hrithik Roshan.
Apart from being the man of many people’s dreams, he is also a fitness freak and holds his family close to his heart. Everyone knows Hrithik’s height is 5’11. But do you know everything about him?
Let’s find out a bit more about this 48 year old (yes, Hrithik Roshan’s age is 48, not 28!) heartthrob.
Hrithik was born on 10 January 1974 in Bombay
Roshan has an older sister, Sunaina, and was educated at the Bombay Scottish School. Roshan belongs to a Hindu family, though he considers himself more spiritual than religious.
he was born with an extra thumb fused to the one on his right hand, which led some of his peers to avoid him. He has stammered since the age of six; this caused him problems at school, and he feigned injury and illness to avoid oral tests. He was helped by daily speech therapy.
Roshan’s grandfather, Prakash first brought him on-screen at the age of six in the film Aasha (1980); he danced in a song enacted by Jeetendra, for which Prakash paid him ₹100
he was seen as Govinda, the title character’s adopted son, in Prakash’s Bhagwaan Dada (1986)
Roshan decided that he wanted to be a full-time actor, but his father insisted that he focus on his studies. In his early 20s, he was diagnosed with scoliosis that would not allow him to dance or perform stunts.
he eventually decided to become an actor anyway. Around a year after the diagnosis, he took a chance by jogging on a beach when he was caught in a downpour. There was no pain, and becoming more confident, he was able to increase his pace with no adverse effects. Roshan sees this day as “the turning point of his life.
Roshan attended Sydenham College, where he took part in dance and music festivals while studying, graduating in commerce. Roshan assisted his father on four films Khudgarz (1987), King Uncle (1993), Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla
Film career :
2000–2002 : Debut, success and setback
He starred in his father’s romantic drama Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000)
Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2000
Roshan received Best Male Debut and Best Actor Awards at the annual Filmfare Awards, IIFA Awards, and Zee Cine Awards.[31] He became the first actor to win both Filmfare Best Debut and Best Actor awards the same year.
His second release, Khalid Mohammed’s crime drama Fiza,
Roshan next appeared in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s action drama Mission Kashmir (2000) alongside Sanjay Dutt, Preity Zinta, and Jackie Shroff. Set in the valley of Kashmir during the Indo-Pakistani conflicts.