Rakesh Roshan

In this Indian name, the name Roshan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rakesh.

Rakesh Roshan
Roshan at the IIFA Awards in 2012
Born	(1949-09-06) 6 September 1949 Bombay, Bombay State, India
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker , musician
Years active	1970–present
Spouse	Pinky Roshan
Children	2, including Hrithik Roshan
Parent(s)	Roshan and Aparna
Relatives	See Roshan family

Rakesh Roshan, (born Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath; 6 September 1949) is an Indian producer, director, screenwriter, editor , former actor and music director in Hindi films. He appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s till 1989. As an actor, he was mostly known for his supporting roles in big-budget films starring Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Khanna in the lead role. Later, he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987. As a filmmaker, his most notable work includes the drama Khudgarz (1987), the revenge drama Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), the comedy-drama Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), the crime thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the romance Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), the science fiction Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and the superhero Krrish film series (2006—2013). Roshan won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for directing the films; Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya.

Career

1970–1990

After his father's untimely death, Roshan started his career as an assistant director to film maker Mohan Kumar in films like An jaana starring Rajendra Kumar and Babita. Actor Rajendra Kumar referred him to some film makers and thus he was signed by Soodesh Kumar for Man Mandir starring Sanjiv Kumar and Waheeda Rehman. But he made his entry as an actor, making his debut in the 1970 film Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani, in which he got a supporting role. He got very few solo hero films in his career. He got solo hero roles in more women-oriented films where the focus was more on the heroine, such as Paraya Dhan with Hema Malini, Aankh Micholi with Bharati, Khubsoorat with Rekha and Kaamchor with Jaya Prada. His few successful solo hero films, with the focus equally on both hero and heroine, were Aankhon Aankhon Mein with Rakhee, Nafrat with Yogita Bali, Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara with Leena Chandavarkar, Hamari Bahu Alka with Bindiya Goswami and Shubh Kaamna with Rati Agnihotri. J. Om Prakash produced Ankhon Ankhon Mein with Rakesh in the lead. Later, J. Om Prakash directed Aakraman, with Sanjeev Kumar in the lead, and had Rakesh in a supporting role, and then produced Aakhir Kyun, with Rajesh Khanna in the lead and Rakesh in a supporting role. Rakesh played supporting roles in a few successful films such as Man Mandir with Sanjeev Kumar in the lead, Khel Khel Mein with Rishi Kapoor in the lead, Bullet (1976 film) with Dev Anand as the hero, Hatyara with Vinod Khanna in the lead, Dhongee with Randhir Kapoor, Khandaan with Jeetendra and Neeyat with Shashi Kapoor as the lead hero. He played supporting roles regularly in films with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role and of those, Chalta Purza was a failure and the other three were blockbusters - Dhanwan (1981 film), Awaaz and Aakhir Kyon?. The few multi-star cast films he was part of as the lead hero that were successful between 1977 and 1986 were Devata, Shriman Shrimati and Hathkadi, all of which had Sanjeev Kumar as the main lead hero and Jaag Utha Insan and Ek Aur Sikander, which had Mithun Chakraborty in the main lead, and other hits such as Dil Aur Deewaar, Khatta Meetha, Unees-Bees (1980) and Maqaar (1986). Most of his other films as second lead hero or solo hero films between 1973 and 1990 were box office flops.

Roshan set up his own production company, Filmkraft, in 1980 and their first production was Aap Ke Deewane (1980), which was a box office flop. His next venture was Kaamchor, also produced by him, which became a hit, but the success of this film was attributed to its music and the heroine. His next solo hero film Shubkaamna, directed by K. Vishwanath, was a hit. He tried to re-launch himself as a lead hero with Bhagwan Dada (1986), directed by J. Om Prakash and starring Rajinikanth as the main lead and himself in second lead. But Bhagwan Dada was a flop. Between 1984 and 1990 he only got supporting roles, with the exception of Bahurani. The multi star films where he was the second lead, such as Maqaar and Ek Aur Sikander were successful. His last film as a leading hero was Bahurani, which was a woman-oriented film starring Rekha in the lead, which was directed by Manik Chatterjee and released in 1989.

1990–present

Roshan with his son Hrithik Roshan and Thakur Doultani

He made his directorial debut with Khudgarz (1987), and went on to direct box office hits such as Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), Karan Arjun (1995), and the Madhuri Dixit starrer Koyla (1997). However, his other directorial ventures flopped. During this time, from 1990–1999 he only acted occasionally in films, making guest appearances, and focused mostly on directing. He launched his son Hrithik's career as an actor with Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). Rakesh Roshan later revealed that this film was inspired by the story line of Aradhana, starring Rajesh Khanna. This film, the highest grosser of 2000, entered the Limca Book of Records for the most number of awards won by a Bollywood film. He directed his son again in the 2003 science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya, (fetching him the Filmfare award 2004 for best director), and its sequel, the science fiction superhero film Krrish (2006), both of which were also very successful at the box office. In 2008, he produced the film Krazzy 4. In 2010, he released a Bollywood meets Hollywood crossover film titled Kites. Another version of this film was released internationally, and known as Brett Ratner presents Kites: The Remix. This version was shorter, and mainly toned down the amount of musical numbers. His latest film as producer was Kaabil, which released on 25 Jan 2017. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam, and it grossed over Rs. 100 Crores at the box office.

Attack

On 21 January 2000, Roshan was shot at by two Budesh gang members near his office on Tilak Road at Santacruz West. The assailants fired two bullets at him, one of which hit him on the left arm, while the other grazed his chest. As the director fell to the ground, the assailants fled the scene. The assailants were later identified as Sunil Vithal Gaikwad and Sachin Kamble. The attack on Roshan was not undertaken with the intent to kill, but to signal that the Shiv Sena could no longer protect its clients. Roshan had stonewalled demands from Budesh for a percentage of the profits from the overseas sale of the Hindi blockbuster; Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.

Honors

• Roshan was honoured on 3 December 2006 during the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji for his contribution to mainstream cinema.
• On 11 December 2006, Roshan was honoured during the Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema over the past 35 years.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Producer	Director	Actor
1970	Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani	Suresh			Y
1971	Seema				Y
1971	Man Mandir	Ramu			Y
1971	Paraya Dhan	Shankar			Y
1972	Aankhon Aankhon Mein	Rakesh Rai			Y
1972	Buniyaad	Ajit Kumar			Y
1972	Aankh Micholi	Ravi			Y
1973	Nafrat	Prakash Kumar			Y
1974	Madhosh	Goldie			Y
1974	Trimurti	Nandu			Y
1974	Goonj	Rakesh Kumar			Y
1975	Zakhmee	Amar			Y
1975	Khel Khel Mein	Vikram aka Vicky			Y
1975	Aakraman	Lieutenant Sunil Mehra			Y
1976	Bullet	Inspector Rajesh			Y
1976	Ginny Aur Johnny	Special Appearance			Y
1976	Raeeszada	Special Appearance			Y
1977	Anand Ashram	Dr. Prakash			Y
1977	Chalta Purza	Police Inspector Sunil Verma			Y
1977	Priyatama	Rakesh			Y
1977	Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara	Harish Bhatia			Y
1977	Hatyara	Inspector Prakash			Y
1977	Haiwan	Friendly Appearance			Y
1978	Dil Aur Deewar	Chandu			Y
1978	Devata	George			Y
1978	Aahuti	Bharat Prasad			Y
1979	Ganga Aur Geeta	Friendly Appearance			Y
1979	Jhoota Kahin Ka	Vijay Rai / Vikram			Y
1979	Dhongee	Police Inspector Thapa			Y
1979	Khandaan (1979 film)	Rakesh Dinanath			Y
1979	Prem Jaal	Mahender			Y
1979	Iqraar	Hero			Y
1979	Aangan Ki Kali	Anmol			Y
1980	Aap Ke Deewane	Rahim	Y		Y
1980	Unees-Bees	Dev			Y
1980	Neeyat	Ajay			Y
1980	Pyaara Dushman	Raja			Y
1980	Khoobsurat	Inder Gupta			Y
1981	Bhula Na Dena	Arun			Y
1981	Naari				Y
1981	Khatta Meetha	Firoze Sethna			Y
1981	Daasi	Anoop			Y
1981	Dhanwaan	Anil			Y
1981	Hotel	Vijay			Y
1981	Haqdaar	Rakesh			Y
1981	Jeene Ki Arzoo	Ravi			Y
1982	Hamari Bahu Alka	Pratapchand			Y
1982	Haathkadi	Baldev Mittal			Y
1982	Begunaah Qaidi	Guest Role			Y
1982	Jeevan Dhaara	Kanwal Pal Singh			Y
1982	Shriman Shrimati	Rajesh Kumar			Y
1982	Vakil Babu	Prem Oberoi			Y
1982	Teesri Aankh (1982 film)	Anand Nath			Y
1982	Karwat	Kumar			Y
1982	Kaamchor	Suraj	Y		Y
1982	Waqt Waqt Ki Baat	Inspector Shankar			Y
1982	Baawri	Shaam Bhardwaj			Y
1983	Shubh Kaamna	Ratan			Y
1983	Jeet Hamaari	Anand			Y
1984	Main Qatil Hoon	Guest Role			Y
1984	Hanste Khelte	Rakesh			Y
1984	Awaaz	Inspector Vijay Gupta			Y
1984	Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye	Ashok			Y
1984	Jaag Utha Insan	Brahmananda Chaturvedi (Nandu)	Y		Y
1985	Pyaase Honth	Guest Role			Y
1985	Bahu Ki Awaaz	Vimal Srivastav			Y
1985	Mahaguru	Subhash			Y
1985	Aakhir Kyon?	Kabir Suri			Y
1985	Zulm Ka Badla	Inspector Anil Verma			Y
1985	Patthar Dil	Chander			Y
1985	Kala Suraj	Police Officer Pratap Singh			Y
1985	Haveli	Kumar Saxena			Y
1986	Maqaar	Special Appearance			Y
1986	Khamosh Nigahen	Special Appearance			Y
1986	Bhagwan Dada	Swaroop	Y		Y
1986	Ek Aur Sikander	Boga Seth			Y
1986	Anubhav	Amit Kumar			Y
1987	Mera Yaar Mera Dushman	Ashok			Y
1987	Daku Hasina	S.P. Ranjit Saxena			Y
1987	Khudgarz		Y	Y
1988	Ramkudi Jhamkudi	Special Appearance (Rajasthani Film)			Y
1988	Be Lagaam	Special Appearance			Y
1988	Paigham	Naasir Khaan			Y
1988	Khoon Bhari Maang	Vikram Saxena	Y	Y	Y
1989	Bahurani	Amit Chaudhary			Y
1989	Kala Bazaar			Y
1990	Shararat	Guest Role			Y
1990	Kishen Kanhaiya		Y	Y
1992	Khel	Tara Jaisingh's Manager		Y	Y
1993	King Uncle		Y	Y
1995	Pyar Do Pyar Lo	Guest Role (Delayed film)			Y
1995	Karan Arjun		Y	Y
1995	Akele Hum Akele Tum	Paresh Kapoor			Y
1996	Aurat Aurat Aurat	Rakesh "Guddu"			Y
1997	Koyla		Y	Y
1999	Mother	Amar Khanna			Y
2000	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai		Y	Y
2000	Karobaar: The Business of Love			Y
2003	Koi... Mil Gaya	Sanjay Mehra (Rohit's Father)	Y	Y	Y
2006	Krrish	Sanjay Mehra (In Dream Sequence)	Y	Y	Y
2007	Om Shanti Om	Rakesh Roshan (Cameo)			Y
2008	Krazzy 4		Y
2010	Kites		Y
2013	Krrish 3		Y	Y
2017	Kaabil		Y
2020	Krrish 4		Y	Y
2022	Krrish 5		Y	Y

Frequent Collaborations

As a director, Roshan is known for making films with his son Hrithik Roshan. Other actors he has frequently collaborated with include Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri. As a director, his every film's name have starting with 'K'.

Awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2004	Koi Mil Gaya	National Film Awards	Best Film on Social Issues
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	Filmfare Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2004	Koi Mil Gaya		Best Film
			Best Director
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	IIFA Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2004	Koi Mil Gaya
2007	Krrish		Creative Person of the Year
2009	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, Koi Mil Gaya		Golden Decade Honour for Best Director
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	Zee Cine Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2004	Koi Mil Gaya		Best Film
			Best Director
2004	Koi Mil Gaya	Apsara Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2015	all his films		Lifetime Achievement Award
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	Bollywood Movie Awards	Best Film
			Best Director

External links

• Rakesh Roshan at IMDb
• LUX Magazine: Bollywood Bubbling