Hrithik Roshan's 'superman' father Rakesh Roshan left vulnerable after 2000 assassination attempt | Star recalls ill-fated incident

While Saif Ali Khan is being treated after an assassination attempt, Hrithik Roshan remembers the minute his 'superman' father Rakesh Roshan was left vulnerable after assassination attempt in 2000.

Hrithik Roshan and Rakesh Roshan

While Bollywood is currently left shocked at how one of their own from the fraternity, Saif Ali Khan, was a target of an assassination attempt Hrithik Roshan recalled how his own father Rakesh Roshan went through an assassination attempt back in 2000. In the docu-series, The Roshans, Hrithik recalled in detail the moment when his 'Superman' father turned vulnerable after the attack. Co-incidentally, it happened the same year as Hrithik's debut film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai released in theatres.

Hrithik Roshan felt unafraid for his 'superman' father despite the assassination attempt

Hrithik Roshan saw red blood on the sheets when he visited his father in the hospital but was not afraid because, to him, his father was Superman. After one second of fear, he saw his father talking and laughing almost as if nothing happened. That gave him confidence that things would be alright.

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When Hrithik Roshan realized his 'superman' father Rakesh Roshan had a vulnerable side

Months after the incident, Hrithik's mother Pinky Roshan told him about the moment when his 'superman' father Rakesh Roshan was left vulnerable. He had a nightmare of the same ill-fated incident and woke up screaming, "Help help help" thinking he was being shot. "He had such a strong facade. He never let his soft side out. He never expressed it," Hrithik recalled.

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Rakesh Roshan's assassination attempt and the events in January 2000 for The Roshans

Two men, linked to Mumbai's underworld, shot Rakesh Roshan in 2000. This had left him gravely injured.

January 2000 was supposed to be extra special for Hrithik, who celebrates his birthday on January 7 and his debut Bollywood film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai released a week later, on January 14. The film, starring Ameesha Patel in the lead role with Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Mohnish Bahl, Ashish Vidyarthi, Satish Shah, Farida Jalal, and Tannaz Irani in pivotal roles, re-released in theatres 25 years later, on January 7, 2025.

Hrithik and Rakesh Roshan have collaborated on the Krrish franchise since Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai and Krrish 4 is in the works. However, Hrithik's War 2, helmed by Ayan Mukerji, co-starring Kiara Advani, Jr. NTR, and Anil Kapoor, will be his next theatrical release. The movie is a part of YRF Spy Universe, which boasts Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan and Salman Khan's Tiger franchise films too.

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