Rakesh Roshan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rakesh Roshan
Roshan in 2011
Born	(1949-09-06) 6 September 1949 (age 74) Bombay, India)
Occupation	Film producer director screenwriter actor
Years active	1970–present
Spouse(s)	Pinky Roshan ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	2, including Hrithik Roshan
Parent(s)	Roshan Ira Roshan
Relatives	See Roshan family

Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Hindi films. He had appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s until 1989. As an actor, he was mostly known for his supporting roles in big-budget films. Later, his prominence increased and achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987.

As a filmmaker, his most notable work includes the action drama Khudgarz (1987), the revenge drama thriller Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), the action comedy Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), the melodramatic thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the musical romantic thriller Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), the science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and its sequels, the superhero Krrish film series (2006–13). All of his directed films have been commercially successful. He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya.

He is the son of Indian music director Roshan and Indian Bengali singer Ira Roshan. In January 2019, Rakesh was diagnosed with early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the throat.

Career

1970-1986

After his father's (Roshan) untimely death, Rakesh started his career as an assistant director to film-maker Mohan Kumar in films like Anjaana 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 Sanjeev 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 Aankhon Aankhon 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 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, 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 Haathkadi, 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 a second lead hero or solo hero films between 1973 and 1990 were box office flops.

Rakesh 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 Jaya Prada. His next solo hero film Shubh Kaamna, directed by K. Vishwanath, was a hit. He tried to re-launch himself as a lead hero with Bhagwaan Dada (1986), directed by J. Om Prakash and starring Rajinikanth as the main lead and himself in the second lead. But Bhagwaan 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.

1987–1999

Roshan with his son Hrithik Roshan and Thakur Doultani

He made his directorial debut with the action drama Khudgarz (1987), starring Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Govinda, Bhanupriya, Amrita Singh and Neelam Kothari. The film emerged as a Huge commercial success and an Huge Hit at the box-office. The film became a Blockbuster Success.

He next directed the revenge drama thriller Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), starring Rekha alongside Kabir Bedi and Sonu Walia. The film received highly positive reviews upon release, and became a major commercial success at the box-office. It was also noted as a path-breaking film, emerging as one of the first successful films with the heroine as the central protagonist. The film also earned Rekha her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress, in addition to Roshan's first nominations for Best Film and Best Director. He followed it up with the action comedy Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), starring Anil Kapoor in a double role, alongside Madhuri Dixit and Shilpa Shirodkar.

His next directorial venture was the melodramatic thriller Karan Arjun (1995), starring an ensemble cast of Raakhee Gulzar, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Mamta Kulkarni and Amrish Puri in lead roles. The film received positive reviews from critics, and emerged as a blockbuster at the box-office, ranking as the second-highest-grossing Indian film of the year. It also earned Roshan his second nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director.

He next directed the action thriller Koyla (1997), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Dixit. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and emerged as an average grosser at the box-office, ranking as the ninth highest-grossing Indian film of the year.

2000-present

He launched his son Hrithik's career as an actor with the musical romantic thriller Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), alongside debutante Ameesha Patel. Rakesh later revealed that this film was inspired by Shakti Samanta's Aradhana (1969), starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as the second highest-grossing Indian film of the year. It won Rakesh his first Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director, in addition to entering the Limca Book of Records for the most awards won by a Bollywood film.

2000 assassination attempt

On 21 January 2000, Roshan was shot at by two Budesh gang members near his office on Tilak Road at Santacruz, Mumbai. 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 Rakesh was not undertaken with the intent to kill, but to signal that the Shiv Sena could no longer protect its clients. Rakesh had stonewalled demands from Budesh for a percentage of the profits from the overseas earnings of Rakesh's hit film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.

He directed his son again, alongside Rekha and Preity Zinta, in the 2003 science-fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya. The first instalment of the Krrish franchise, the film opened to positive reviews, with particular praise for its novel concept, and emerged as the second highest-grossing Indian film of the year. It earned Rakesh his second consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director.

He directed his son for the third time in its sequel, the science-fiction superhero film Krrish (2006), alongside Priyanka Chopra, Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah. The film received positive reviews upon release, and emerged as a trend-setter, bringing in Hindi cinema's first superhero. It emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, ranking as the second highest-grossing Indian film of the year. Krrish earned Rakesh his fifth nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director.

In 2008, he produced the comedy thriller Krazzy 4. which marked his first production-only venture. Directed by Jaideep Sen and starring Juhi Chawla, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav and Suresh Menon, the film received negative reviews and emerged as a commercial failure at the box-office.

In 2010, he produced the Bollywood-meets-Hollywood crossover film titled Kites, directed by Anurag Basu and starring Hrithik alongside Mexican actress Bárbara Mori. Despite hype prior to release, the film received mixed-to-negative reviews upon release, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box-office. 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 next directorial was Krrish 3 (2013), the third film of the Krrish franchise. With Hrithik and Chopra reprising their roles from the previous film, it also starred Vivek Oberoi and Kangana Ranaut. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, ranking as the third highest-grossing Indian film of the year.

In 2017, he directed the romantic action thriller Kaabil, starring Hrithik alongside Yami Gautam. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as an average grosser at the box-office,

He is next set to direct Krrish 4, with Hrithik and Chopra reprising their roles. However, the film has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honors

• Rakesh 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, Rakesh 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
	Man Mandir	Ramu			Y
	Paraya Dhan	Shankar			Y
1972	Aankh Micholi	Ravi			Y
	Aankhon Aankhon Mein	Rakesh Rai			Y
	Buniyaad	Ajit Kumar			Y
1973	Nafrat	Prakash			Y
	Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara	Harish Bhatia			Y
1974	Madhosh	Goldie			Y
	Trimurti	Nandu			Y
	Goonj	Rakesh Kumar			Y
1975	Zakhmee	Amar			Y
	Khel Khel Mein	Vikram "Vicky"			Y
	Aakraman	Lieutenant Sunil Mehra			Y
1976	Bullet	Inspector Rajesh			Y
	Ginny Aur Johnny	Special Appearance			Y
	Raeeszada	Special Appearance			Y
1977	Anand Ashram	Dr. Prakash			Y
	Chalta Purza	Inspector Sunil Verma			Y
	Priyatama	Rakesh			Y
	Hatyara	Inspector Prakash			Y
	Haiwan	Friendly Appearance			Y
1978	Dil Aur Deewaar	Chandu			Y
	Devata	George			Y
	Aahuti	Bharat Prasad			Y
1979	Ganga Aur Geeta	Friendly Appearance			Y
	Jhoota Kahin Ka	Vijay Rai / Vikram			Y
	Dhongee	Police Inspector Thapa			Y
	Khandaan	Rakesh Dinanath			Y
	Prem Jaal	Mahender			Y
	Iqraar	Hero			Y
	Aangan Ki Kali	Anmol			Y
1980	Aap Ke Deewane	Rahim	Y		Y
	Unees-Bees	Dev			Y
	Neeyat	Ajay			Y
	Pyaara Dushman	Raja			Y
	Khoobsurat	Inder Gupta			Y
1981	Bhula Na Dena	Arun			Y
	Naari				Y
	Khatta Meetha	Firoze Sethna			Y
	Daasi	Anoop			Y
	Dhanwaan	Anil			Y
	Hotel	Vijay			Y
	Haqdaar	Rakesh			Y
	Jeene Ki Arzoo	Ravi			Y
1982	Hamari Bahu Alka	Pratapchand			Y
	Haathkadi	Baldev Mittal			Y
	Begunaah Qaidi	Guest Role			Y
	Jeevan Dhaara	Kanwal Pal Singh			Y
	Shriman Shrimati	Rajesh Kumar			Y
	Vakil Babu	Prem Oberoi			Y
	Teesri Aankh (1982 film)	Anand Nath			Y
	Karwat	Ashok			Y
	Kaamchor	Suraj	Y		Y
	Waqt Waqt Ki Baat	Inspector Shankar			Y
	Baawri	Shyam Bhardwaj			Y
1983	Shubh Kaamna	Ratan			Y
	Jeet Hamaari	Anand			Y
1984	Main Qatil Hoon	Guest Role			Y
	Hanste Khelte	Rakesh			Y
	Awaaz	Inspector Vijay Gupta			Y
	Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye	Ashok			Y
	Jaag Utha Insan	Brahmanand Chaturvedi (Nandu)	Y		Y
1985	Pyaase Honth	Guest Role			Y
	Bahu Ki Awaaz	Vimal Srivastav			Y
	Mahaguru	Subhash			Y
	Aakhir Kyon?	Kabir Suri			Y
	Zulm Ka Badla	Inspector Anil Verma			Y
	Patthar Dil	Chander			Y
	Kala Suraj	Police Officer Pratap Singh			Y
	Haveli	Kumar Saxena			Y
1986	Maqaar	Special Appearance			Y
	Khamosh Nigahen	Special Appearance			Y
	Bhagwaan Dada	Swaroop	Y		Y
	Ek Aur Sikander	Police Inspector, Amar Verma			Y
	Anubhav	Amit Kumar			Y
1987	Mera Yaar Mera Dushman	Ashok			Y
	Daku Hasina	S.P. Ranjit Saxena			Y
	Khudgarz		Y	Y
1988	Ramkudi Jhamkudi	Special Appearance (Rajasthani Film)			Y
	Be Lagaam	Special Appearance			Y
	Paigham	Naasir Khaan			Y
	Khoon Bhari Maang	Vikram Saxena	Y	Y	Y
1989	Bahurani	Amit Chaudhary			Y
	Kala Bazaar			Y
1990	Shararat	Guest Role			Y
	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
	Karan Arjun		Y	Y
	Akele Hum Akele Tum	Paresh Kapoor			Y
1996	Aurat Aurat Aurat	Rakesh "Guddu"			Y
1997	Koyla		Y	Y
1997	Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha		Y
1999	Mother	Amar Khanna			Y
2000	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai		Y	Y
	Karobaar: The Business of Love			Y
2003	Koi... Mil Gaya	Sanjay Mehra (cameo)	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	Sanjay Mehra (Cameo Appearance)	Y	Y	Y
2017	Kaabil		Y
2024	Shahenshah	Judge	Y	N	Y
2024	Krrish 4	Sanjay Mehra (Cameo Appearance)	Y	Y	Y

Frequent collaborations

As a director, Rakesh is known for making films with his son Hrithik Roshan and having music directed by his brother Rajesh Roshan. Other actors he has frequently collaborated with include Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, and Amrish Puri. As a director, all his film name's start with a 'K'.

Awards