Hrithik Roshan is unquestionably one of Bollywood most passionate, popular, as well as successful performers. From his new movie, Kaho Na…Pyar Hai, to his role as a Mathematics teacher in Super 30, the actor has demonstrated his flexibility as well as charisma on several occasions. In fact, the actor is notorious for going to great measures to make his roles right. He redubbed the whole movie and acquired professional swordsmanship for Jodhaa Akbar, as per DNA, as well as he underwent roller-blade training for Dhoom 2. Intrigued? Continue reading to get more interesting facts about Hrithik Roshan.
Yeah, that is a bit of a wake-up call for everyone. But it’s a reality that a short Google search can confirm. Hrithik Rakesh Nagrath is Hrithik Roshan’s real name. Hrithik Roshan’s grandma wanted him to have the same moniker as his father (Guddu). She also wanted it to rhyme with Rakesh Roshan’s moniker, according to DNA. Because Guddu is pronounced Duggu backwards, the father-son duo became known as Guddu-Duggu.
Hrithik Roshan is indeed the sixth Indian superstar to have a wax figure at Madame Tussauds, joining a roster that includes Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Salman Khan.
Hrithik wanted to quit smoking for a long time, like most Bollywood performers – or smokers in general – but couldn’t. Nevertheless, Alan Carr’s book, Easy Way To Stop Smoking, was instrumental in his quitting smoking. “I wanted to quit smoking,” he told HT. I had already attempted and failed to stop five times. Nothing worked for me, even nicotine patches and other approaches. I wanted to get rid of the habit, so I started looking into it. I talked to others who had stopped, read articles online, and saw YouTube testimonies… I kept looking until I came across Alan Carr’s Easy Way To Stop Smoking, which I purchased, and the day I finished the book was the day I smoked my last cigarette.”
According to TOI, while his character Arjun in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is afraid of water, Hrithik Roshan is a licenced scuba diver in real life.
With Just Dance, Roshan too has performed on stage as well as made his television debut (2011). He has become the highest-paid movie celebrity on Indian television as just a judge on that. He supports various humanitarian projects, sponsors a variety of businesses and goods, including has his own clothing line. Roshan has two children with Sussanne Khan, alongside whom he has been married for fourteen years.
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