{"id":213,"date":"2014-01-10T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/on-this-day\/10-january-1974-hrithik-roshan-indian-film-star-was-born\/"},"modified":"2014-01-10T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T11:56:00","slug":"10-january-1974-hrithik-roshan-indian-film-star-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/on-this-day\/10-january-1974-hrithik-roshan-indian-film-star-was-born","title":{"rendered":"10 January 1974: Hrithik Roshan, Indian film star, was born"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bollywood film star Hrithik Roshan who wowed audiences with a dramatic debut as a lead actor in the 2000 hit film \u2018Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai\u2019 was born on January 10, 1974 in Mumbai to actor-director Rakesh Roshan and Pinky. As a child Hrithik appeared in tiny shots in films made by director-producer J. Om Prakash, his maternal grandfather. His most substantial role as a child actor was in the 1986 film \u2018Dada\u2019.<\/p>\n

After completing his school education he secured a bachelor\u2019s degree in commerce from Sydenham College. Hrithik informally assisted his father for several years in the 1990s to get a sense of the fundamentals of filmmaking. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

He stormed into stardom in his debut in a leading role in \u2018Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai\u2019, directed by Rakesh Roshan and also starring Amisha Patel in her first appearance. The film which has Hrithik in a double role proved to be the perfect launch pad for him, winning the good-looking actor several awards and a huge fan following.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Outlook<\/em> magazine in its February 2000 issue noted the birth of a new star: \u201cWeeks after Kaho\u2019s release, the advance-booking queues still snake sinuously long outside theatres; black rates stand still at Rs 500 a ticket; trade reports continue to gush (the first week drew 99.87 per cent returns from ticket sales, the second kept up the tempo at 99.69 per cent and even the third didn\u2019t slacken at 99.18 per cent in Mumbai-at par with a hit like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai); two lakh Hrithik photographs have been distributed outside cinema halls among delirious teenagers.\u201d<\/p>\n

His next release was \u2018Fiza\u2019, where he played the role of a Muslim boy who gets involved with a terrorist group. Directed by Khalid Mohammed, it didn\u2019t do well at the box office but Hrithik\u2019s performance was appreciated. In his review of Fiza, Prem Panicker wrote in rediff.com: \u201cSince \u2018Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai\u2019 swept adolescents and adults alike away on a tidal wave of Hrithik-hysteria, there has been no release for Bollywood\u2019s hottest property. His legion of fans, famished by the long break, get a full meal here. While his dancing abilities are not really showcased, the bulging biceps get extended airtime. And what is more, this film gives him a lot more scope for histrionics. Hrithik obliges, with a highly competent, confident performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another release in 2000 starring Hrithik was the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-directed \u2018Mission Kashmir\u2019 that also saw Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Preity Zinta in major roles.<\/p>\n

According to the Hindu review \u201cHrithik Roshan\u2019s is a role more along the lines of \u2018Fiza\u2019 but he seems more convincing here as the misguided terrorist than in \u2018Fiza\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next two years were mixed for Hrithik, with films like the multi-starrer \u2018Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham\u2019 doing well commercially, but others such as \u2018Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage\u2019 and \u2018Mujhse Dosti Karoge!\u2019 not creating any waves.<\/p>\n

But in 2003 he starred in the biggest hit of the year, Koi…Mil Gaya, a science fiction film directed by his father in which Hrithik played the role of a differently-abled youngster who makes friends with an alien. His portrayal in the 2004 film \u2018Lakshya\u2019 of an army officer in the Kargil War got a good response.<\/p>\n

Hrithik\u2019s next two films \u2014 the family production \u2018Krrish\u2019, a sequel to \u2018Koi… MilGaya\u2019;\u00a0 and \u2018Dhoom 2\u2019, in which he starred opposite Aishwarya Rai for the first time \u2014 were hits.<\/p>\n

In his unfavourable review of \u2018Krrish\u2019, the film critic Rajeev Masand wrote: \u201cHrithik immerses himself completely in his role and it\u2019s only his sincerity that diverts your attention from the film’s many flaws.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hrithik\u2019s successful projects after \u2018Krrish\u2019 included \u2018Jodhaa Akbar\u2019, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker; and Agneepath, a remake of the 1990 film by the same name.<\/p>\n

Critics responded differently to Hrithik\u2019s portrayal of the Mughal emperor Akbar. The New York Times<\/em>\u2019 Rachel Saltz wrote: \u201c[Hrithik] has the bearing of a king, yet can seem a little blank when not in motion, fighting enemies or stripped to the waist taming wild elephants\u2026\u201d On the other hand, for Masand not only \u201cdoes [Hrithik] transform physically to become the part [of Akbar], he gets under the emotional skin of the character and makes it his own\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hrithik\u2019s 2013 film \u2018Krrish 3\u2019, the next in the superhero series, was a hit. In an interview to Screen<\/em> magazine, he said: \u201cTo play a superhero role, an actor has to be a superhero fan. I am a fan of all of them and fairly inspired by the fact that all superheroes are about their super weaknesses. And so you need an actor who has been able to accept his weakness[es] and overpower and overcome them to identify with that character because you can\u2019t really fake it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview to Filmfare<\/em> around the time \u2018Krrish 3\u2019 released, Hrithik when asked to describe himself said: \u201cI\u2019m a man of truth. I believe in spreading love, I believe in looking at life beyond the material. I believe in people and that we are a part of the whole\u2026I believe my mission is to live by the values like a superhero does. To discover my true potential, my true strength, I have to go through challenges.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

Also on this day:<\/p>\n

1886 \u2014 John Mathai, union finance minister, was born\u00a0<\/p>\n

1930 \u2014 Basu Chatterjee, Indian film director, was born<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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