Rakesh Roshan

In this Indian name, the name Roshan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rakesh.

Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor who works in Hindi films.^[1] He is the son of Indian music director Roshan and Indian Bengali singer Ira Roshan. 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 starring Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Khanna in the lead role. Later, he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987. As a filmmaker, his most notable work includes the drama Khudgarz (1987), the revenge drama Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), the comedy-drama Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), the crime thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the romance Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), the science fiction Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and the superhero Krrish film series (2006—2013). Rakesh won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for directing the films; Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya.

Rakesh Roshan
Roshan in 2011
Born	(1949-09-06) 6 September 1949 (age 73) Bombay, Province of Bombay, India (present day - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Occupations	Film producer director screenwriter actor
Years active	1970–present
Spouse	Pinky Roshan ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	2 (including Hrithik Roshan)
Parents	Roshan Ira Roshan
Relatives	See Roshan family

In January 2019, Rakesh was diagnosed with early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the throat.^[2]

Career

1970-1990

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 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.

1990–present

 

Roshan with his son Hrithik Roshan and Thakur Doultani

He made his directorial debut with Khudgarz (1987), and went on to direct box office hits such as Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), Karan Arjun (1995), and the Shahrukh Khan starrer Koyla (1997). However, his other directorial ventures flopped. During this time, from 1990 to 1999 he only acted occasionally in films, making guest appearances, and focused mostly on directing. He launched his son Hrithik's career as an actor with Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). Rakesh later revealed that this film was inspired by the storyline of Aradhana, starring Rajesh Khanna.^[3] This film, the highest grosser of 2000, entered the Limca Book of Records for the most awards won by a Bollywood film. He directed his son again in the 2003 science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya, (fetching him the Filmfare award 2004 for best director),^[4] and its sequel, the science fiction superhero film Krrish (2006), both of which were also very successful at the box office.^[5] In 2008, he produced the film Krazzy 4. In 2010, he released a Bollywood meets Hollywood crossover film titled Kites. 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 latest film as producer was Kaabil, which released on 25 Jan 2017. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam, and it grossed over Rs. 100 Crores at the box office.

2000 assassination attempt

On 21 January 2000, Roshan was shot at by two Budesh gang members near his office on Tilak Road at Santacruz West.^[6] 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.^[7] 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 sale of the Hindi all-time blockbuster; Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.^[8]

Honors

• Rakesh was honoured on 3 December 2006 during the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji for his contribution to mainstream cinema.^[9]
• 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.^[10]

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	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
2013	Krrish 3		Y	Y
2017	Kaabil		Y
TBA	Krrish 4	Sanjay Mehra (Cameo)	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

Year	Film	Award	Category
2004	Koi Mil Gaya	National Film Awards	Best Film on Social Issues
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	Filmfare Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2004	Koi Mil Gaya		Best Film
			Best Director
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	IIFA Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2004	Koi Mil Gaya
2007	Krrish		Creative Person of the Year
2009	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, Koi Mil Gaya		Golden Decade Honour for Best Director
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	Zee Cine Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2004	Koi Mil Gaya		Best Film
			Best Director
		Apsara Awards	Best Film
			Best Director
2015	all his films		Lifetime Achievement Award
2001	Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai	Bollywood Movie Awards	Best Film
			Best Director

References

1. "Rakesh Roshan: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
2. "Rakesh Roshan diagnosed with early-stage throat cancer". Times of India. from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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6. ^[Usurped!]. Hinduonnet.com (11 November 2000). Retrieved on 2016-07-03.
7. Rakesh Roshan shot at 3 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com (21 January 2000). Retrieved on 2016-07-03.
8. Swami, Praveen (June 2000). . Frontline. 17 (11). Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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10. . ApunKaChoice.Com. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

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