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Hrithik Roshan was born Hritik Rakesh Nagrath on January 10, 1974, and is one of India's highest-paid actors, called the "millennial superstar" and known for his dancing, according to Wikipedia. He has won six Filmfare Awards, four of them for Best Actor, and has appeared on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list several times since 2012.
He often works with his father, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, and was an assistant director on four of his father's films. His first lead role, in the box-office hit Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), won him several awards, and Fiza (2000) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) built his reputation.
The science-fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), which won him two Filmfares, was a turning point. He went on to play the superhero in its sequels, Krrish (2006) and Krrish 3 (2013). He was praised as an army officer in Lakshya (2004), a thief in Dhoom 2 (2006), the emperor Akbar in Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and a quadriplegic man in Guzaarish (2010).
His later successes include Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Agneepath (2012) and Super 30 (2019), plus Siddharth Anand's action films Bang Bang! (2014), War (2019) and Fighter (2024). On TV he judged the dance show Just Dance (2011), which made him the highest-paid film star on Indian television at the time.
In Rajinikanth's Jailer 2, Hrithik plays Roddy, reuniting with Rajinikanth 40 years after the 1986 film Bhagwan Dada, Variety reports. Read how Jailer 2 hit No. 2 worldwide, and see Tiger Shroff, his War co-star.
Sources: Wikipedia
Our newest Hrithik Roshan story, from October 19, 2026, is "Rajinikanth's 'Jailer 2' Hits No. 2 Worldwide, With a Cameo That Was 40 Years in the Making": Only 'Street Fighter' earned more around the world this weekend. Here are the numbers, the record it tied, the Hrithik Roshan reunion fans are talking about and how the ending sets up a third film.
Yes. He plays Roddy, reuniting with Rajinikanth 40 years after Bhagwan Dada (1986) (our report).
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), a box-office success (Wikipedia).
Six, four of them for Best Actor (Wikipedia).
