Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath, better known as Rakesh Roshan, (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian producer, director and former actor in Bollywood films. He is known for having the greatest hero roles in many films in the period 1970-1990. He appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s, 1980s till 1990. Later he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987 and is the father of actor Hrithik Roshan. His most notable works are Khudgarz, Khoon Bhari Maang, Kishen Kanhaiya, Karan Arjun, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Koi... Mil Gaya and Krrish (film series).He won Filmfare Award for Best Director for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya.
All the movies that he has directed so far, all have their titles starting with the letter 'K'. [June 2007]
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[February 2013 - reflecting on his amazing 40-year journey as a successful actor, producer, & director] As an actor, I always felt I could do better but I wasn't getting good roles. [So you cut short an acting career and turned to producing films?] Eventually it's the producer that matters the most in the scheme of things, so slowly I switched over to producing ... it was then that I realized that it is the director who holds the key to the film!
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(About Hrithik Roshan): Hrithik's way of working is the only way to make sure the industry moves ahead. He is fiercely focused and forces others around him to be the same.
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(December 2000, about his son Hrithik Roshan): I can understand girls, boys, women and men being his fans, but when one-and-a-half and two-year- old children say 'Hrithik' it bewilders me -- how can they decide they like this person called Hrithik at a time when the only thing they can say is 'mama' and 'papa'?
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Eins Zwei & The Parallel Cinema sang a song titled "Rakesh Roshan". The song released in 2013.
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Mother Ira Nagrath is a music director.
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Nephew is Eshaan Roshan ( Rajesh's son).He is a assistant director and up coming actor.
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Former father in law of Fashion Designer Ashish Soni.
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Grandaughter's name is Suranika Soni. She is daughter Sunaina's daughter .
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Director Mohan Kumar is wife Pinky's uncle ( Pinky's moms sisters husband).
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Brother in law of actor Rohit Kumar ( Pinky's cousin).
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Became a grandfather when daughter-in-law 'Suzanne Khan' gave birth to a baby boy, named Rehaan Roshan, on March 28, 2006 at 3:30 pm at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.
Was shot on January 21 2000 by hitmen believed to act for the mob targeting the Indian film industry. When the doctors opened his chest they found clogged coronary vessels which they cleaned. Without the incident they might have gone undetected before causing a deadly heart attack.
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