The Indian film industry is an amalgamation of several regional industries across the nation. From Kollywood, Mollywood, and Sandalwood to Tollywood, Pollywood, and many others, all have contributed heavily to raising the stature of Indian cinema. However, there's no denying the fact that Bollywood is right up at the top, courtesy of its wider reach and audience. Besides giving so many iconic films to Indian cinema, Bollywood has been home to a series of exceptionally talented actors.
Today, we are going to talk about one such actor, who is considered as one of the most handsome actors ever in the history of Indian cinema. It was on January 10, 1974, when a child was born in Bombay into an affluent family of Punjabi-Bengali descent. The child was born with an extra thumb fused to the one on his right hand.
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Not only this, but the actor has stammered since the age of six and has taken daily speech therapy to overcome it. While his father was a renowned director in the Hindi film industry, his paternal grandfather was also a famous Esraj player and music director. Well, the actor we are talking about is none other than Rakesh Roshan and Pinky Roshan's son, Hrithik Roshan. The 50-year-old actor is renowned by the title of 'Greek God of Bollywood'.
At the age of 26, Hrithik Roshan made his acting debut with the film, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, which was directed by his father, Rakesh Roshan. It was a blockbuster, and the youngster never looked back. In the coming decades, he won several awards for his jaw-dropping performances in films like Fiza, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Koi… Mil Gaya, Lakshya, Dhoom 2, Krrish, Jodha Akbar, Guzaarish, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Agneepath, Kaabil, Super 30, Vikram Vedha, War, and many more.
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Courtesy of his so many memorable acting performances, Hrithik Roshan is one of the highest-paid actors in India. As per reports, he charges a sum between Rs. 75 crore and Rs. 100 crore for a single film. While almost everything is known about Hrithik's life, there are some lesser-known facts about his love life that are still not known to everyone. For the unversed, when Hrithik was just 12, he fell in love with his neighbour's daughter.
As per a report in DNA, in the 80s, renowned director, Sanjay Khan moved next door to Rakesh Roshan's residence, and the two families became neighbours. It was when Rakesh Roshan's son, Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Khan's daughter, Sussanne Khan met each other for the first time.
It was a moment of love at first sight for Hrithik, who was mesmerised by her beauty. Further, in the same report, Hrithik told his close buddy, Uday Chopra, about his love for Sussanne. Not only this, at that young age, Hrithik admitted that he wanted to marry Sussanne in his conversation with Uday Chopra.
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In the coming years, Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan met each other once again through common friends, and after a series of meetings, they started dating. After being in a relationship for some time, Hrithik and Sussanne got married on December 20, 2000. In the following years, they welcomed two kids, Hrehaan Roshan and Hridaan Roshan. Everything was going wonderful in their happy married life, but cracks soon appeared in their paradise due to irreconcilable issues.
It was on December 13, 2013, when Sussanne and Hrithik separated from each other, just a week before their 13th wedding anniversary. Ultimately, it was on November 1, 2014, when the couple broke everyone's hearts after their divorce was finalised in court and all the speculations about their patch-up ended.
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After his divorce from Sussanne Khan, Hrithik Roshan fell in love with musician-actress, Saba Azad. The couple received a lot of criticism for their age gap of 12 years as soon as their mushy pictures and social media PDAs started making their way into the public. However, Hrithik and Saba remained unaffected by the trolls and continued their relationship. While Saba and Hrithik are in a steady relationship, Sussanne Khan also gave love another chance with Arslaan Goni. Fast forward to 2024, and both the ex-lovers are now in a happy relationship with their respective lovers.
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