Rakesh Roshan reflects on Hrithik Roshan’s early struggles as assistant in ‘Karan Arjun’
- Rakesh Roshan opened up about his son Hrithik Roshan’s early career.
- Hrithik worked in Karan Arjun as an assistant director.
- Rakesh revealed how he pushed him to experience hardships.
As Karan Arjun gears up for a grand re-release nearly 30 years after its 1995 debut, the veteran filmmaker, Rakesh Roshan, opened up about his son Hrithik Roshan’s early days in the industry.
The blockbuster, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan as brothers, was a defining moment in Bollywood, and Hrithik worked on the film as an assistant director before making his acting debut.
In an interview with Indian Express, Rakesh revealed how he pushed Hrithik to experience hardships on set. “He (Hrithik) had a choice to go abroad for further studies, but when I asked him what he wanted to do, he said he wanted to be an actor. Then I told him to join someone as an assistant, and he said he wanted to join me only,” he shared.
Rakesh Roshan admitted making Hrithik “a little uncomfortable” during those days. “Even though we had breakfast at the same table, while going to the studio I went in the car and he came by bus. On the way back also this would happen. He had to travel by train with the unit and stay with them in a room shared by four people. He went that way for three films, just not one,” he added.
Hrithik eventually debuted with Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000), directed by Rakesh, which launched him into stardom. Most recently, Hrithik starred in Fighter, directed by Siddharth Anand, a gripping tale of an elite Air Force unit combating threats in the Srinagar Valley.
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