hrithik roshan-Bollywoods own superhero

By: Sunil Noronha

He is the heartthrob of millions largely due to his child like character. He has the moves of a dancer par excellence, has the mannerisms of a child (one of the many whose claim to fame is such) and can make the young girls scream because they all just want to cuddle him just at once (not that he turns them away but you cant just do that all at the same time). Another realm of the industry that he has conquered with Krrish is that of a superhero. A direct rip off the Western Superhero it might be but he has got the pathway cleared for him to leap into the big leagues without a doubt in peoples minds whether or not he can live up to that status.

hrithik roshan was born into one of Bollywoods biggest families. His royal lineage goes a generation beyond his father Rakesh Roshan. His grandfather OM Prakash cast him in Bhagwan Dada and Aasha. Until finishing college, films were not on his mind. Not going with his parents wished to do further education, her had other plans in mind. He studied acting in under Namit Kapoor. He also hoped get a few tips by doing whatever he can to absorb from his fathers sets. He helped around on the sets of Koyla and Karan Arjun. He meddled into his fathers films so much that his father even incorporated him into the writing of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. Little did he know that he was to be drafted for the role.

Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai was a hit-a phenomenon of huge proportions. A debutante rarely made such an impact with his debut flick. The success got him onto film makers lists of people to cast if they wanted to make a dent in the box office. His next two films were Fiza and Mission Kashmir. They kept up the reputation that he made with Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai lasted till the release of these films. Then on his releases for sometime were not so big at the box office. Disappointing from a fans point of view, thanks to bad scripts and storylines. This maybe brought out the factor in hrithik roshan that despite the content of the movie being bad he can really stand out apart from it-something all actors cant do. His start was a whole lot above average and he had just gone down to good. He deserved his credit for his previous movies.

Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Mujhse Dosti Karoge and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon all did not do justice to his capability as an actor. The only real big hit as such was Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum, which cannot be attributed to him but to the others of the cast. He ended this "dry" spell with Koi Mil Gaya, arguably Indias very own ET and followed that up by the sequel Krrish acting as arguably Indias very first Superhero. Now he is riding on a good wave with Krrish on his side.

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