Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan ऋतिक रोशन | |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1980-1986 2000-Present |
| Spouse | Sussanne Roshan (December 2000 - present) |
Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन, Urdu: رتک روشن, pronunciation: /rɪt̪ɪk roːʃən/ / born 10 January, 1974), nicknamed Duggu, is a highly acclaimed Bollywood actor and five time Filmfare Award winner.
Roshan, who began his career as a child actor, made his film debut as a leading actor with the blockbuster Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000), which earned him two awards for Best Actor and Best Debut at the Filmfare ceremony, as well as numerous other awards. During his career years, he was praised for his performances in films like Koi Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006) and Dhoom 2 (2006), being his biggest commercial successes so far, and winning him many Best Actor awards each. This way he has established himself as one of the most prominent leading actors of India.[1]
Career
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 Ki Deewane (1980) and Bhagwan Dada (1986) both of which were produced by and starred his father in the leading role. He then became an assistant director assisting in the production of his father's films such as Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla (1997).
Roshan made his debut as a leading man in the 2000 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[2] and winner of the Filmfare Best Movie Award. Roshan's performance earned him the Filmfare Best Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai entered the Limca Book of Records in 2003 for the most number of Awards won by a Bollywood Film - 102 awards.[3]
In 2000, Roshan starred in Fiza, which did poorly commercially but was critically acclaimed, and the moderately successful Mission Kashmir which was the third highest grossing film of the year.[4]
In 2001, Hrithik starred in Yaadein which was a failure at the box office and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham which did extremely well at the box office, becoming the second-highest grossing film of 2001.[5]
Roshan had an unsuccessful year in 2002 when all three of his releases - Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage - failed to make an impact the box office and were declared flops.[6] In 2003, he made a comeback with the science-fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya which was the highest grosser of the year and also won many Filmfare Awards, including another Filmfare Best Actor Award and the first Filmfare Best Actor (Critics) for Hrithik.[7] He had only one release in 2004, Lakshya, directed by Farhan Akhtar, which did not do well at the box office[8] although critics called it his most impressive performance so far.[9]
Roshan took a two-year break from acting before resurfacing with the superhero film Krrish, a sequel to his 2003 hit Koi Mil Gaya which released in June 2006. Krrish was a major box office success and one of the highest grossers of 2006.[10] His most recent release of 2006 is Dhoom 2, a sequel to the 2004 hit Dhoom, in which he played a negative role (a villain) for the first time. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of 2006, as well as one of the most successful films of Bollywood. Both Krrish and Dhoom 2 won him acclaim. He won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Dhoom 2 as well as numerous other Best Actor awards for his performance in Krrish.[11]
Personal life
Hrithik Roshan was born in Mumbai, India, to Pinky and actor/director Rakesh Roshan. He is the nephew of well-known music director Rajesh Roshan. Music director Roshan is Hrithik's paternal grandfather, and veteran producer and director J. Om Prakash his maternal grandfather. Hrithik has a supernumerary thumb on his right hand.[12]
Roshan is married to Sussanne Khan (who is now Sussanne Roshan), his high-school sweetheart and daughter of Sanjay Khan. Film clans (see List of Bollywood film clans) tend to intermarry.
The couple had their first child, a baby boy, on March 28, 2006 at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, India. The child was named Hrehaan.[13]
Controversy
In 2001, a rumour alleging Roshan made disparaging remarks about Nepal and its people caused outrage in the country. Several newspapers carried the report, leading to student protests, in which four people died.[14] The unrest the protests caused forced the government to cancel a flight from Kathmandu to India.[15] Later the Indian embassy and the actor himself clarified that he had made no such remarks.[16]
In 2006, at the London press conference for his film Krrish, Roshan said that he knew it was time to leave Shanghai and Hong Kong after six weeks of stunt training and go home when his eyes started "turning into little slits like the Chinese".[17]
Awards
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Aasha | Child artist | |
| 1980 | Aap Ke Deewane | Child artist | |
| 1986 | Bhagwan Dada | Govinda (Child artist) | |
| 2000 | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | Rohit/Raj Chopra | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award |
| 2000 | Fiza | Amaan Ikramullah | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
| 2000 | Mission Kashmir | Altaf Khan | |
| 2001 | Yaadein | Ronit Malhotra | |
| 2001 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Rohan Raichand | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 2002 | Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage | Rohit | |
| 2002 | Na Tum Jaano Na Hum | Rahul Sharma | |
| 2002 | Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | Raj Malhotra | |
| 2003 | Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon | Prem Kishen Mathur | |
| 2003 | Koi... Mil Gaya | Rohit Mehra | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance |
| 2004 | Lakshya | Karan Shergill | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
| 2006 | Krrish | Krishna Mehra aka Krrish/Rohit Mehra | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award. Dubbed in Tamil and Telugu with the same title. |
| 2006 | I See You | Pedestrian in Subah Subah song | Special appearance |
| 2006 | Dhoom 2 | Aryan/Mr. A | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award. Dubbed in Tamil and Telugu with the same title. |
| 2007 | Jodhaa Akbar | Akbar | Releasing October 12, 2007 |
| 2007 | Om Shanti Om | Himself | Special appearance |
| 2007 | Sashank | Shashank Raichand aka Sashank/Rohit Raichand | English film |
| 2008 | Kismat Talkies | On Hold |
See also
References
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