Hrithik Roshan made his Bollywood debut in the year 2000 with the film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. The director and producer of this film was Hrithik Roshan’s father, Rakesh Roshan. In this, the pairing of Ameesha Patel with Hrithik was done a lot. Even this movie was also successful at the box office. From the story to the songs in the movie, people appreciated it, but very few people know that Rakesh Roshan had to mortgage his house and car to launch his son Hrithik to his.
Hrithik Roshan said during an interview with the BBC that father Rakesh Roshan had put everything on the line to make his debut film. He said that the budget of ‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’ was more than Rs 3 crores and for that amount of money the father had mortgaged the house and car. I was not aware of this. Father had done this last time when he was making the film Khudgarj under his production house and his decision turned out to be successful both times.
Hrithik Roshan played a dual role in the movie Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. He played the role of poor boy Rohit and rich boy Raj, but Hrithik Roshan was not satisfied with the role of him. During this interview, Hrithik said: ‘I asked my father how I could tell people that I can do something. I’m laughing, dancing and wearing nice clothes. I think this movie belongs to a girl. In response to this, the father said: I am making a film and if you want to work on it, do it. Don’t teach me how to make a movie’.
Hrithik Roshan’s film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai turned out to be the second highest grossing film of the year 2000. For this, Rakesh Roshan also received the Filmfare Director-Producer Award. ‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’ made Hrithik Roshan a star overnight. Along with this, he was also awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.