After Covid-19 paused Bollywood franchise Krrish, Hrithik Roshan is finally back on set – so how did he overtake Shah Rukh Khan to become one of India’s best loved stars?
More than a year after War – his blockbuster hit with Tiger Shroff – Hrithik Roshan posted an Instagram photo of him back on set: as the actor turns 47, we take a look at his bumpy rise to fame
The pandemic might have hit pause on the Indian film industry, but luckily for us, its masked superhero is back.
Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan kicked off 2021 with an innocuous post – “back on set” – that sent all 33.3 million of his followers into a tizzy. And for good reason – the Indian actor is on screen back where he belongs after a year of no film releases.
As the iconic Indian actor and dancer turns 47, we take a look back at the rise, fall and re-emergence of an icon.
Although Roshan was born on January 10, 1974 in Mumbai as the son of actor turned film producer/director Rakesh and his wife Pinky, you could say Hrithik Roshan the superstar was born on January 14, 2000 – the release date of the first film he lead. There is no greater example of an overnight sensation than the star’s success with the blockbuster Kaho Na Pyar Hai (Say it, You’re in Love).
With the biggest hit of the decade and a truckload of awards under his belt, Roshan, then 26, signed every possible major film with top directors, producers and leading ladies in the months that followed. He also married his long-time girlfriend Suzanne Khan and signed numerous lucrative deals with local and international brands.
