| Grandmother Ira Nagrath was a music director in films. |
| At one point, Rajkumar Santoshi wanted to make" London Dreams" with Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan. |
| Ramesh Sippy had signed Hrithik and Aishwarya Rai for a film that was eventually shelved. This was in 2001. |
| Starred in Shekhar Kapur's 2004 shelved film "Mantra" directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Co starring Preity Zinta. |
| Actor Sujit Kumar' s son Jatin Kumar had signed Hrithik Roshan for a film to be directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi. It was eventually shelved.This was in 2003. |
| Starred in Mukesh Bhatt's shelved film " Dil Ne Kaha" directed by Tanuja Chandra and scripted by Mahesh Bhatt. Co starring Aishwarya Rai. This was in 2000. |
| Brother in law of Actor/Model Reza Khan,(cousin of Suzanne Khan). Reza is the son of Shahrooq Khan (Younger brother of Feroz Khan). |
| Wife Suzanne Khan's uncle Shahrooq (Feroz's brother), is married to the sister of Iranian model Bita Vahdati. |
| Security is always tight in Kashmir, due to the very real threat of terrorist violence. (Which is, after all, what the movie Mission Kashmir was about.) But in late 1999 when lead actor Hrithik Roshan arrived on location to start shooting Mission Kashmir, his first film had not yet released to theatres, so no one recognized his face. Arriving for the first day's shoot dressed as a Kashmiri militant, which he portrays in the film, security thought Hrithik really WAS Kashmiri - because of his fair skin and light colouring - and refused to allow him on set! Shortly thereafter, on 14 Jan 2000 Hrithik's début film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai turned him superstar overnight, 'Hrithikmania' swept India and his face was instantly recognized everywhere. |
| Cousin of director Eshaan Roshan (Rajesh Roshan's son). |
| Former brother-in-law of Fashion Designer Ashish Soni. |
| Grandnephew of director Mohan Kumar (Grandfather J Om Prakash's wife and Mohan Kumar's wife are sisters). |
| Nephew of actor Rohit Kumar (his Mother's cousin). |
| As an adult whose successful acting career was only possible thanks to long years of speech therapy to overcome a crippling childhood stammer, in 2009 Hrithik inaugurated an upgraded Audiology & Speech Therapy department at the same hospital which had helped him. He also donated INR 2,000,000 (20 lakhs) in the memory of his grandmother Ira Roshan. |
| Director-producer J. Om Prakash managed to include into his film Aasha (1980) the first screen appearance of his grandson -- future Hindi film superstar Hrithik Roshan, then aged only 6 -- by having his crew shoot without the boy's knowledge, as he danced on the set while visiting grandpa. Hrithik was later "paid" with INR 100 (around US$ 2) worth of chocolates and miniature toy cars. |
| Came in on number 4 on the Filmfare Bollywood power list in January 2007. |
| On 20 Jan 2011, Hrithik Roshan became the youngest male and fifth Bollywood actor -- the others are Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Salman Khan -- enshrined at Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London. Described by Madame Tussaud's as 'one of the most daring figures we have ever created', Mr Roshan is portrayed bare-chested as Aryan from "Dhoom 2". The statue required 4 months to make at a cost of £150,000. |
| Related to Mumtaz. through marriage to Suzanne Khan. |
| He is of Punjabi descent. |
| Brother in law of Zayed Khan. |
| Wife Sussanne Khan gave birth to the couples second child, a son Hridhaan on May 1, 2008. |
| Very close friends with actress Preity Zinta, who is also a good friend of his wife 'Suzanne Khan'. Hrithik and Preity have worked together in three movies. |
| Hrithik's normal weight is 72kg. He adds to it or reduces it as the role requires. For Krrish (2006) he added ~6kg muscle, for parts of Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) he lost several kilos to look more childlike. |
| Hrithik Roshan and wife Sussanne became parents of a baby boy, named Hrehaan Roshan, on March 28, 2006 at 3:30 pm at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. |
| Hrithik has been documenting his daily life for many years by taking pictures and putting them in scrapbooks. |
| Was diagnosed at age 21 with scoliosis and told he could never be an actor, dance and do all the things a Bollywood hero needs to do. |
| Came in on number 9 on a Bollywood power list released in December 2003, and on number 4 among actors (behind Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan). |
| Learnt Urdu to sound more eloquent in his films, this can be seen by the special reference to his ability with the language in the film Kaho Na Pyaar Hai |
| On January 14 2000 Hrithik Roshan entered a cinema to attend the premiere of his first film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). When he came in some people recognised him but not much happened. When the film was over there was a stampede and mass hysteria broke out. He got mobbed. The police had to come and escort him out of the cinema and away from a crowd of thousands. It was the first day of Hrithikmania in India, which held the country in its grip for many months to come. |
| Can't handle money. His wife and parents are taking care of the financial details. |
| Has been called the first complete Bollywood actor who has no weakness and scores very high in every department: face, physique, voice, dancing, drama, romance, action, comedy, macho, softie... |
| Son-in-law of Sanjay Khan. |
| Was awarded the "National Citizen's Award" on August 25 2001 in Delhi. The award recognises excellence in various activities affecting national life. |
| His total income from product endorsements in 2000 is estimated to be 20 crore Rupees (~5 million $), by far the most among Bollywood stars. |
| Occasionally smokes cigarettes |
| In January 2001 Hrithik Roshan was again involved in a controversy. This time about a poster created and used by the Democratic Alliance in South Africa in November 2000 to woo Indian voters. The poster used his face without permission. The ANC reacted angrily and threatened to ban his films. |
| Was the victim of a defamation campaign in late december 2000. Rumors were spread that he stated in an interview that he hates Nepal and its people. This immediately led to riots in Nepal, cinemas showing his films were attacked, posters burnt, Hindi movies banned in general for some days and several people shot dead by the police. The events made headlines all over the world and the governments of Indian and Nepal got involved as well. Anti Indian/Hrithik sentiment died down quickly when it became clear that the alleged statements were a fabrication and the rumors were spread by a malicious third party, possibly the Bollywood mafia, still pissed about not getting the foreign rights to Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). Nepal born actress Manisha Koirala played an important role in getting the news to the people in Nepal that the accusations were false. |
| Got 30000 (!) marriage proposals on Valentine's day 2000. |
| Believes in the good in every person, a character trait often misinterpreted by others as gullibility and/or naïvety. |
| Worked for many years on the sets of his father Rakesh Roshan in various functions, including sweeping the floor and serving tea to the stars, to learn the business from scratch. |
| Fought hard to overcome a stammering problem. |
| Prepared himself extensively for his screen debut, taking acting, singing, dancing, fencing, riding etc. lessons for years. He also worked hard on his diction and physical appearance (strenuous workout routines). |
| Wanted to quit the film business altogether after his father Rakesh Roshan was shot at and wounded by hitmen sent by the Bollywood mafia, but changed his mind. |
| Role models are Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and Sanjeev Kumar. |
| Often visits terminally ill children in hospitals that desperately wish to meet him. |
| Hindi megastar. |
| Friend of Salman Khan who showed him how to work out and eat properly to put on muscle. |
| Known as a perfectionist and control freak. Believes in extensive rehearsals and preparations. |
| Often supports charities of various kinds. |
| The look of his muscular, chiselled body started a fitness boom in India. |
| The country wide hysteria following the release of his first film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) is known as hrithikmania and lasted for 1 year only as his films bombed from 2001-2004. The hysteria was similar but lesser in comparison to Rajesh Khanna hysteria in 1969-1976 period. |
| Excellent dancer. |
| Made stubbles fashionable in India. |
| Has a sister called Sunaina. |
| Has two thumbs on his right hand that are grown together. |
| Was catapulted overnight to instant superstardom with debut hit film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). |
| Son of Rakesh Roshan. |