Hrithik
Roshan
made
a
smashing
entry
in
Bollywood
with
Kaho
Naa
Pyaar
Hai
in
2000.
Helmed
by
his
filmmaker-father
Rakesh
Roshan,
the
film
broke
several
records
at
the
box
office
and
turned
the
actor
into
an
overnight
star.
But,
do
you
folks
know
that
there's
an
interesting
story
behind
how
Hrithik
bagged
his
first
big
break?
Well,
you
would
be
surprised
to
know
that
celebrity
photographer
Dabboo
Ratnani
is
responsible
for
Hrithik
entering
into
films!
Yes,
you
heard
that
right.
Recently
in
a
tete-a-tete
with
an
entertainment
portal,
the
ace
lensman
revealed
that
he
was
the
one
who
shot
Hrithik's
portfolio.
Impressed
by
those
pictures,
Rakesh
Roshan
decided
to
launch
his
son
in
Bollywood.
Dabboo
was
quoted
as
saying
by
Spotboye,
"I
shot
Hrithik's
first
port
folio
before
Kaho
Naa
Pyaar
Hai.
He
got
the
movie
because
of
it.
His
father,
Rakesh
Roshan
called
me
after
the
photoshoot
and
said
that
after
watching
my
portfolio,
he
decided
to
make
a
film
with
his
son."
The
celebrity
photographer
revealed
that
he
was
unaware
about
Hrithik
being
Rakesh
Roshan's
son
when
the
actor
landed
up
at
his
house
for
the
photoshoot.
"When
Hrithik
came
to
me,
he
did
not
tell
me
he
was
Rakesh
Roshan's
son.
He
was
a
junior
to
me
in
school,
so
we
had
that
connection
and
he
used
that
link
to
say
how
he
got
to
know
about
me.
He
came
to
my
house,
showed
me
his
clothes
and
through
the
whole
time,
he
did
not
tell
me
his
second
name.
He
just
introduced
himself
as
Hrithik.
It
was
only
after
Rakesh
sir
called
me
that
I
got
to
know
he
was
his
son," Spotboye
quoted
the
actor
as
saying.
Talking
about
his
friendship
with
Hrithik
which
spans
over
two
decades,
Dabboo
added,
"Hrithik
really
loved
that
I
did
not
discriminate
on
the
basis
that
he
was
a
star
kid.
I
gave
him
as
much
attention
as
I
did
give
to
anyone
else,
and
because
of
that,
that
friendship
has
lasted
more
than
25
years.
He
told
me
that
he
always
wants
me
to
stay
honest
with
him.
And
with
so
much
experience
in
the
industry,
they
know
who
is
genuine
and
who
is
fake."
Meanwhile,
Kaho
Naa
Pyaar
Hai
clocked
20
years
last
year.
While
speaking
with
Hindustan
Times
about
this
milestone,
the
actor
had
said,
"Really?
20
years
already?
Feels
like
I
just
started
a
few
weeks
ago.
So
yes,
I
still
feel
almost
the
same
like
it
was
on
the
first
day
as
an
actor.
I
am
truly
grateful
for
the
love
the
audience
has
given
me
all
these
years
from
Kaho
Naa
Pyaar
Hai
to
War."
Calling
his
two-decade
journey
in
Bollywood
an
enriching
one,
Hrithik
had
further
added,
"As
a
beginner,
I
was
extremely
conscious
of
unimportant
things
while
performing.
Now,
I
am
more
at
ease.
This
reflects
in
me
personally
too,
as
a
person
I
am
more
comfortable
with
myself."
Workwise,
Hrithik
Roshan's
next
project
is
Siddharth
Anand's
Fighter
in
which
he
is
paired
opposite
Deepika
Padukone
for
the
first
time.