Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films. As a child, he made uncredited appearances in three films directed by his maternal grandfather, J. Om Prakash, the first of which was in Aasha (1980).[1][2] In 1986, Roshan played the adopted son of Rajinikanth's character in Prakash's crime drama Bhagwaan Dada.[3] Roshan subsequently worked as an assistant director on four films, including Khudgarz (1987) and Karan Arjun (1995), all of which were directed by his father, Rakesh.[1]

Roshan in 2024

Roshan's first leading role came opposite Ameesha Patel in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), a highly successful romantic drama directed by his father, for which he won two Filmfare AwardsBest Male Debut and Best Actor.[4][5] In 2001, Roshan played a supporting role in Karan Johar's lucrative ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham....[6] This initial success was followed by roles in a series of critical and commercial failures, including Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003), leading critics to believe that Roshan's career was over.[7][8][9] His career prospects improved in 2003 when he played the role of a mentally disabled teenager in his father's science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya.[10] The film emerged as one of the highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year and earned Roshan the Best Actor – Critics and the Best Actor awards at Filmfare.[11][12] His next release, the war drama Lakshya (2004), performed poorly at the box office despite earning positive reviews.[13]

In 2006, Roshan starred in two top-grossing productions of the year.[14] He portrayed the eponymous superhero in Krrish, a sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya, and won another Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing a thief in the adventure film Dhoom 2.[15][16] Two years later, he gained a fourth Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing the Mughal emperor Akbar in Ashutosh Gowariker's period romance Jodhaa Akbar (2008).[17] Roshan starred in two commercially unsuccessful films of 2010—Kites and Guzaarish—but earned praise for portraying a quadriplegic magician in the latter.[7][18] In 2011, he featured as a talent judge for the television dance reality show Just Dance.[19] Roshan also played one of the three leads alongside Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol in the Zoya Akhtar-directed comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), following which he played a man seeking vengeance in Agneepath (2012), a remake of the 1990 film of the same name.[20][21] In 2013, Roshan starred in the third installment of the Krrish franchise, and the following year, he starred in Bang Bang!, a remake of the 2010 Hollywood film Knight and Day.[22][23] These films rank among his biggest commercially successes.[24] In 2019, Roshan starred in the biopic Super 30, in which he portrayed the mathematician Anand Kumar, and in the action thriller War, which ranks as his highest-grossing release.[25][26][27] His first film in three years, the action thriller Vikram Vedha (2022), was not financially profitable despite positive reviews.[28]

Film

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Hrithik Roshan film credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1980 Aasha Unnamed Uncredited appearance in song "Jaane Hum Sadak Ke Logon" [29]
Aap Ke Deewane Young Rahim Uncredited appearance [1]
1981 Aas Paas Unnamed Uncredited appearance in song "Shehar Main Charchi Hai" [2]
1983 Aasra Pyaar Da Unknown Uncredited appearance; Punjabi film [2]
1986 Bhagwaan Dada Govinda Dada Child artist [30]
1987 Khudgarz Assistant director [1]
1993 King Uncle Assistant director [1]
1995 Karan Arjun Assistant director [31]
1997 Koyla Assistant director [31]
2000 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Rohit Kumar/Raj Chopra[a] [5][32]
Fiza Amaan Ikramullah [33][34]
Mission Kashmir Altaaf Khan [35]
2001 Yaadein Ronit Malhotra [36]
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... Rohan Raichand [37][38]
2002 Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage Rohit [39]
Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Rahul Sharma [40]
Mujhse Dosti Karoge! Raj Khanna [41]
2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Prem Kishen Mathur [42]
Koi... Mil Gaya Rohit Mehra [12][43]
2004 Lakshya Karan Shergill [44][45]
2006 Krrish Krishna "Krrish" Mehra/Rohit Mehra[a] [46][47]
Dhoom 2 Aryan/Mr.A [16][48]
I See You Unnamed Special appearance in song "Subah Subah" [49]
2007 Om Shanti Om Himself Special appearance [50]
2008 Jodhaa Akbar Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar [17][51]
Krazzy 4 Himself Special appearance in song "Krazzy 4" [52]
2009 Luck by Chance Ali Zaffar Khan Extended cameo [53]
2010 Kites Jay Ray Also playback singer for song "Kites in the Sky" [54][55]
Guzaarish Ethan Mascarenhas [55][56][57]
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Arjun Saluja [58][59][60]
Don 2 Don Special appearance [61]
2012 Agneepath Vijay Deenanath Chauhan [62][63]
2013 Main Krishna Hoon Himself Cameo [64]
Krrish 3 Krishna "Krrish" Mehra/Rohit Mehra[a] [65][66]
2014 Bang Bang! Rajveer Nanda/Jai Nanda [67][68]
2015 Hey Bro Unnamed Special appearance in song "Birju" [69]
2016 Mohenjo Daro Sarman [70]
2017 Kaabil Rohan Bhatnagar [71]
Hrudayantar Krishna "Krrish" Mehra Special appearance; Marathi film [72]
2019 Super 30 Anand Kumar Also playback singer for song "Question Mark" [73]
War Major Kabir Dhaliwal [74]
2022 Vikram Vedha Vedha [75]
2023 Tiger 3 Major Kabir Dhaliwal Cameo [76]
2024 Fighter Shamsher "Patty" Pathania [77]
2025 War 2 Major Kabir Dhaliwal Filming [78]

Television

List of Hrithik Roshan television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 The World History of Organized Crime Himself Television documentary [79]
2011 Just Dance Judge Reality show [19]
2023 The Romantics Himself Documentary [80]

Music video

List of Hrithik Roshan music video credits
Year Title Performer(s) Album Ref.
2010 "Lets Party" Ganesh Hedge [81]
2015 "Dheere Dheere" Yo Yo Honey Singh [82]
2016 "Ae Raju" 6 Pack Band [83]
2021 "DNA Mein Dance" Vishal–Shekhar Free Fire [84]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Roshan played dual roles in the film.[23][85]

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