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My Take
Hrithik Roshan is the rare superstar whose hype I actually believe. Bollywood demands everything at once, acting, dancing, action, charisma, and he delivers each at a level most specialists would envy. His dancing in particular is freakish: precise, weightless, and somehow emotional rather than merely athletic. Two Filmfare Best Actor wins early in his career could have locked him into safe heroic roles, but he kept stretching into riskier characters. What I admire is that the famous Greek-god looks never became a crutch. A quarter century into stardom, he still moves like he has something to prove, and that hunger is what separates icons from mere idols.
Overview
Hritik Rakesh Nagrath (born 10 January 1974), known professionally as Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: [ˈɾɪt̪ɪk ɾoːʃən]), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to as the millennial superstar, he has portrayed a variety of characters and is known for his dancing skills.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hrithik Roshan
- Name (Japanese)
- リティク・ローシャン
- Reading
- りてぃく・ろーしゃん
- Born
- January 10, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / dancer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Sydenham College
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Filmfare Award for Best Actor
- 2001 Filmfare Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.