18 Facts About Rakesh Roshan

Rakesh Roshan was born on 6 September 1949 and is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor who works in Hindi films.

Rakesh Roshan had appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s until 1989.

Rakesh Roshan won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for directing the films; Kaho Naa.

Rakesh Roshan 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.

Rakesh Roshan got very few solo hero films in his career.

Rakesh Roshan 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.

Rakesh Roshan set up his own production company, Filmkraft, in 1980 and their first production was Aap Ke Deewane, which was a box office flop.

Rakesh Roshan's next solo hero film Shubh Kaamna, directed by K Vishwanath, was a hit.

Rakesh Roshan tried to re-launch himself as a lead hero with Bhagwaan Dada, directed by J Om Prakash and starring Rajinikanth as the main lead and himself in the second lead.

Rakesh Roshan's 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.

Rakesh Roshan made his directorial debut with Khudgarz, and went on to direct box office hits such as Khoon Bhari Maang, Kishen Kanhaiya, Karan Arjun, and the Shahrukh Khan starrer Koyla.

Rakesh Roshan launched his son Hrithik's career as an actor with Kaho Naa.

Rakesh Roshan later revealed that this film was inspired by the storyline of Aradhana, starring Rajesh Khanna.

Rakesh Roshan directed his son again in the 2003 science fiction film Koi.

On 21 January 2000, Rakesh Roshan was shot at by two Budesh gang members near his office on Tilak Road at Santacruz West.

The attack on Rakesh Roshan was not undertaken with the intent to kill, but to signal that the Shiv Sena could no longer protect its clients.

Rakesh Roshan had stonewalled demands from Budesh for a percentage of the profits from the overseas sale of the Hindi all-time blockbuster; Kaho Naa.