Published 08:59 IST, October 18th 2019
Hrithik Roshan: Life of the Super 30 actor before Bollywood
Hrithik Roshan marked his debut with 2000's hit film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. Here are the details of the actor's childhood and life before Bollywood. Read on.
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Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's latest release War is setting the bar high for action-dramas. According to the reports, War has collected approximately ₹ 400 crores. Roshan has achieved many milestones in his career. In his 19 years of career, he has established himself and made his own identity. Let's take a look of his early life before his debut in Bollywood:
Hrithik stepped into Bollywood with 2000's hit romance-drama Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, for which he also won several awards. But he made his on-screen appearance way before its release. The Super 30 actor worked as a child artist in his grandfather J.Om Prakash's directorial Aasha in 1980. In one of the songs of the film, Hrithik was also seen dancing with the lead actor Jeetendra. In the same year, Roshan was also featured in his father Rakesh Roshan's film Aap Ke Deewane.
Roshan also featured in his grandfather's directorials like Aas Paas(1981) and Aasra Pyar Da(1983). In all the mentioned films, the Kabil actor appeared as a dancer. In the year 1986, he played the character of an adopted son of the lead actor of the film Bhagwaan Dada. He said in an interview that after working as a child artist, he gradually started taking interest to become a full-time actor, but his father wanted him to focus on his education. Reportedly, from 1987 to 1997, he worked as an assistant to Rakesh Roshan in various projects.
Talking about his journey from a child artist to a full-time actor, the Krrish actor stated in an interview that it was tough for him. He said that he was very shy as a kid, and used to feel isolated during his school days. He mentioned that apart from his double thumb, he had a verbal disorder too. He explained that regular speech therapy helped him in overcoming the speaking disorder.
Updated 10:51 IST, October 18th 2019
