Hritik Roshan

Personal Profile Of Hrithik Roshan

Real Name:

 Hrithik Roshanlal Nagrath 

Nick Name:

 Duggu, Bolunath 

Address:

 Mayur, Tilak Road, Santa Cruz (W), Mumbai 400 054 

Date of Birth:

 10th January, 1974 

Zodiac:

 Capricon 

Height:

 6'1" 

Family:

 Mother - Pinky Roshan, Father - Rakesh Roshan, Sister - Sunaina, Wife - Suzanne Roshan Khan, Son - Rehaan 

Debut Film:

 Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000)

Biography:

Hrithik Roshan began his career as child artist in the movie "Asha", where he appeared in a dance sequence. He also appeared as child artist in few other films like "Aap Ke Deewane" and "Bhagwan Dada", where his father was in lead role. Before coming to films as an actor Hrithik Roshan assisted his father in the production of films "Karan Arjun" and "Koyala".

Hrithik Roshan, fondly known as Duggu by his near and dear ones, was born into a filmi family on the 10th of January, 1974. His mother is Pinky Roshan, the daughter of producer and director J.Om Prakash while his father is Rakesh Roshan, who was an actor before turning into a director, besides being the son of music director Roshan. He is the nephew of music director Rajesh Roshan. He also has a sister Sunaina. Hrithik Roshan studied at the Bombay Scottish School, Churchgate and has a degree in commerce from Sydenham College.

Soon after his successful debut in Bollywood, he tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart Suzanne Khan, daughter of actor Sanjay Khan and sister of actor Zayed Khan. They have two sons, Hrehaan and Hridhan.

He had his bad moments after stepping into the spotlight. His father was shot by the underworld when he refused to give the foreign rights of Kaho Na Pyaar Hai. It was followed by rumours that the actor had made remarks against Nepalese which resulted in outrage against the actor in Nepal. However the actor denied it. Hrithik Roshan is known to be a perfectionist and has worked very hard to be where he is today.

Carrer:

2000 Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, a love story directed by his father, in which he starred opposite newcomer Amisha Patel was an exceptional success, winning eight Filmfare awards among countless others, two of which landed with Hrithik for Best Debut and Best Actor. This was followed by Fiza withKarishma Kapoor and Jaya Bacchan, in which his portrayal the terrorist Amaan was appreciated. He played a similar role in Mission Kashmir withPreity Zinta.

2001 Yaadein with Jackie Shroff andKareena Kapoor wasn't a big success while Karan Johar's family drama, the star studded Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham was an instant hit.

2002 The year saw a string of flops like Aap Mujhe Acche Lage, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum and Mujhse Dosti Karoge, making people question about whether it was downhill from here.

2003 Hrithik Roshan removed all doubts with the science-fiction film Koi Mil Gaya with Preity Zinta, in which he played the role of a mentally abnormal Rohit who befriends an alien called Jadoo. He bagged the Filmfare Best Actor award as well as the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.

2004 Farhan Akhtar's Lakshya did moderately well, while Hrithik's role earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actor award.

2006 He returned back as Rohit alias Krrish in Krrish, the sequel to Koi Mil Gaya, this time with Priyanka Chopra, the movie was a hit and a top earner. This was followed by the action oriented Dhoom 2, the sequel to Dhoom. He played the baddie Mr.A and won another Filmfare Best Actor award.

2008 Hrithik Roshan did one more hit of Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar, set in the sixteenth century, Hrithik Roshan took over as the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The film did well overseas while in India the response swung both ways.

2009 Hrithik Roshan will be starring in Anurag Basu's Kites shot extensively in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New Mexico, which will mostly see light in the middle of 2009.