When People Called Rakesh Roshan 'Mad' To Make Hrithik Roshan Play A Mentally Challenged Character
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Filmibeat Desk
Did
you
know
that
once
filmmaker
Rakesh
Roshan
was
called
mad
for
making
his
superstar-son
play
a
mentally
challenged
character?
We
dug
up
an
old
interview
of
Rakesh
Roshan,
wherein
he
had
said
that
before
the
release
of
Koi
Mil
Gaya,
many
people
called
him
mad
to
make
his
son
play
such
a
character.
However,
it
was
his
belief
in
Hrithik
that
finally
paid
off
and
later,
the
film
became
a
massive
hit.
While
speaking
to
Filmfare,
Rakesh
Roshan
had
said,
"I
wanted
to
give
it
(Kaho
Naa
Pyar
Hai)
the
scale
it
deserved.
The
music
of
the
film
seemed
promising.
Hrithik
and
Ameesha
Patel
had
done
well.
I
knew
the
movie
wouldn't
let
me
down.
So
I
didn't
hold
myself
back.
He
further
spoke
about
Koi
Mil
Gaya
and
said,
"Because
Hrithik
gives
me
time
I
can
tap
new
genres.
No
one
would
have
made
Koi...
Mil
Gaya
(2003)
after
Kaho
Naa...
People
said
I
was
mad
to
make
Hrithik
play
a
mentally
challenged
character.
I'm
also
proud
of
Kites
(2010).
We
attempted
something
new
crossover
cinema."
In
the
same
interview,
the
Karan
Arjun
director
also
praised
his
son's
diligence
and
said
that
even
when
Hrithik
assisted
him
on
the
sets,
he
took
a
keen
interest
in
filmmaking.
He
never
flaunted
his
status.
He
stayed
with
the
unit
and
not
in
a
five
star
hotel.
Rakesh
Roshan
further
added
that
Hrithik
had
seen
his
failures
and
knew
that
in
the
long
run,
it's
only
hard
work
that
pays.
"If
you
don't
attend
a
party
it
won't
matter,
but
if
you
don't
deliver
it
will.
I
got
married
at
22.
My
older
daughter
Sunaina
was
born
when
I
was
23.
I
was
24
when
Hrithik
was
born.
I
understand
what
he
wishes
to
say
from
a
mere
glance,"
had
added
Roshan.