Hrithik Roshan born on January 10, 1974 is an ace Indian actor of bollywood. Roshan was born in Mumbai, into a Punjabi Hindu family of cinema personalities. His father, film director Rakesh Roshan, is the son of music director Roshan, while his mother, Pinky, is the daughter of veteran producer and director J. Om Prakash. The well-known music director Rajesh Roshan is his uncle.
As a child, Roshan attended the Bombay Scottish School. He later attended Sydenham College, where he did his B.Com.
Roshan is married to Sussanne Khan, the daughter of Sanjay Khan. The couple had their first child, a baby boy, named Hrehaan Roshan on 28 March 2006. Roshan's wife later gave birth to another baby boy, named Hridhaan Roshan on May 1, 2008.
Lucky Charm - Roshan was born with two thumbs on his right hand that are partially fused together; this is considered by some to be a lucky mascot for him.
Career
After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role with the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), which earned him Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut . He has been noted for his performances in films like Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006) and Dhoom 2 (2006), which are also his biggest commercial successes so far, and for which he won numerous Best Actor awards.
Roshan's first movie role was as a child artist when he was six years old in the 1980 movie Aasha , where he appeared in a dance sequence as an extra. Roshan went on to play minor roles in Aap Ke Deewane (1980) and Bhagwan Dada (1986) both of which starred his father in the leading role. He then became an assistant director assisting in the production of his father's films Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla (1997).
In 2000, Roshan made his film debut as the leading man in the film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai opposite another debutante actress Amisha Patel . The film was directed by his father and proved to be very successful at the box office, becoming the highest grossing film of 2000 and winner of the Filmfare Best Movie Award. Roshan's performance earned him the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award .
Later that year, Roshan starred in Khalid Mohammed's critically acclaimed Fiza . Although the film did poorly at the box office, his performance was praised, earning him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony.
Roshan's last release of the year, the moderately successful Mission Kashmir, became the third highest grossing film of the year. His performance was once again acclaimed with one critic praising him, "Hrithik once again cuts a splendid performance as a youngster sucked in the vortex of terrorism. He is portrayed as anti-government in the early part of the film-- a bold role to play for even a seasoned actor, leave alone a budding superstar." All these achievements promoted him as one of the biggest stars in the industry.
Subhash Ghai's Yaadein was his first release in 2001, which failed to do well. This was followed by Karan Johar's melodramatic Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which did extremely well at the box office, becoming the second-highest grossing film of 2001 and the biggest hit overseas. Roshan's performance was well received and his performance earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at various award ceremonies.
Roshan had an unsuccessful year in 2002 when all three of his releases - Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum and Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage - failed to make an impact the box office and were declared flops.
Career highlights of the actor:-
However his major breakthrough arrived with “Kaho Na Pyaar Hai that swept the entire nation of its feet and he touched the sky to fame overnight. He was instantly declared the star of the millennium. It took him only one film to establish himself amongst the leading Bollywood actors.
In 2001, he gave a memorable performance in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, along with the Big B and SRK . He was nominated for Filmfare Award as Best Supporting Actor.
He gave his best performance in the film, Koi… Mil Gaya in 2003. Whether be it children or youngsters, the actor have a huge fan list. He has been known to be called the Indian Sylvester Stallone, Brad Pitt and Michael Jackson rolled into one (a real perfectionist).
In 2004, his releases Dhoom 2, in which he played a negative role for the first time earned him widespread acclaim, but also his third Filmfare Best Actor Award in the year 2007.
Hrithik’s latest film, Jodhaa Akbar, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, released in the first quarter of 2008. He also did an item song for Rakesh Roshan’s production, Krazzy 4.
In 2008, Roshan received his fourth Filmfare Best Actor Award as well as his first international award at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival in Kazan, Russia for his performance in Jodhaa Akbar. His commercial success and critically appraised performances have established Roshan as one of the leading actors of India.
Hrithik’s 2009 releases include Luck By Chance and Kites which we wish would be another hits on the box office.
