On August 25 2001, Hrithik Roshan was awarded the National Citizen's Award in Delhi, an award given in recognition for excelling in different activities that affect national life.
Hrithik Roshan has the habit of documenting his daily life by taking pictures and adding them in scrapbooks, which he has been doing for many years.
Hrithik Roshan was diagnosed with scoliosis, a spine issue, when he was 21 years old, and was told that he would never be able to everything a Bollywood hero needs. He also had a stammering issue but he did everything it took for him to overcome these issues and emerge as a huge star.
Hrithik Roshan underwent speech therapy for many years to overcome stammering. In 2009, he inaugurated Audiology & Speech Therapy department at the same hospital which had treated him and also made a huge donation.
Hrithik Roshan's movie Bang Bang was the first Indian film to bring in the sport of flyboarding as a stunt. He got injured while performing the stunt and had to undergo a brain surgery.
When Hrithik Roshan was 10 years old, he worked with Superstar Rajnikanth in the film Bhagwan Dad.
Facebook released a video to celebrate its milestone of 1 billion active users, and Hrithik Roshan was the only Indian who featured in the video.
The lead role in Swades was first offered to Hrithik Roshan but he declined saying his image didn't go with the character.
Hrithik Roshan was the first choice to play the title role but Farhan Akhtar was looking for a much experienced actor to play Don.
Preity Zinta's co-star Hrithik Roshan thought her hairstyle in the second half of 'Lakshya' was awful.
Hrithik Roshan was approached for Sid's role but he turned down the offer, and so the role was later offered to Abhishek Bachchan, who also refused to take it up.
Akshaye Khanna was initially roped in for the role of Akash. However, when Hrithik and Abhishek both refused to play the role of Sid, Farhan Akhtar asked Akshaye to play the part.
Preity Zinta was supposed to make her debut in a Shekhar Kapur film, Tara Rum Pum Pum, opposite Hrithik Roshan. However, the film got shelved.
Ranveer is also known for his impromptu acts and the videos and dubsmash that he shares on his social pages. For instance, he performed on a busy street in Bandra dressed up as Krrish as a part of a dare given to him by superstar Hrithik Roshan.
Yo Yo Honey Singh is known for composing and singing upbeat tracks but his rendition of the popular 90s song Dheere Dheere Se, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor, was a refreshing change. While it is known fact that Honey Singh penned the lyrics of the song, which is slightly tweaked from the original one, a certain part of the song was written by his mother Bhupinder Kaur.
Hrithik Roshan has two thumbs on his right hand. Although it is hidden in most movies, it was not only shown but also used as a plot point in the movie Koi.... Mil Gaya.
Hrithik Roshan's official surname is, in fact, Nagrath.
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan gave up smoking by reading the book Easyway to Stop Smoking, by Allen Carr.
On Valentine's Day in the year 2000, Hrithik Roshan claims to have got around 30,000 marriage proposals from his fans.
Hrithik Roshan used to stutter as a child. He often skipped classes where he had to speak. Hrithik later saw a speech therapist who helped him get rid of this impediment. The actor has now started an organization to help children with speech problems.
Hrithik Roshan is a certified diver.
With the first 100 INR he earned from his grandfather J. Om Prakash for appearing as a child actor in Aasha in 1980, the young Hrithik Roshan purchased 10 Hotwheels cars.
Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan donated 25 lakh INR each, to the Uttarakhand flood victims. Roshan said "We must set examples so that others may follow. Among all the negatives in the world, the positives must not go unnoticed."
In one of the scenes, Hrithik Roshan receives a letter from his friends, while he's in Kargil, and puts it in his right pocket to read it later. However, when he remembers about the letter, he pulls it out of his pant's left pocket.
Hrithik Roshan's movie Guzaarish and Salman Khan's Yuvvraaj released at the same time. Salman Khan infamously commented on the film saying, “Koi kutta bhi nai gaya hoga”(not even a dog would have watched this film), to which Roshan responded, “it’s not heroic to laugh or make fun of a filmmaker just because his BO collections are not up there with yours. Guzaarish is a super success in its own way”.
Hrithik Roshan and Kites co-star Barbari Mohan's proximity while shooting for the film strained his relationship with his wife Sussanne. The two split in 2013 and got divorced in 2014, without, however, stating the exact reason for it.
Hrithik Roshan's family apparently forced him to stop working with Kareena Kapoor after the two appeared to be getting too close for the family's liking.
When factions of the Bollywood mafia were denied the rights to sell Kaho Na... Pyaar Hai abroad, they shot Hrithik Roshan's father Rakesh Roshan, injuring him severely. Although the director wasn't critically injured, Hrithik Roshan was understandably angered and even considered quitting the Bollywood industry. The mafia supposedly even spread a rumor that Roshan hates Nepal and their people, which lead to widespread protests and riots across Nepal. Theatres were attacked, Hrithik Roshan's movie posters were burned, all Hindi movies were banned in some areas, and the police even shot several rioters dead. Eventually, with the help of Nepali-born actress Manisha Koirala, the citizens of Nepal were convinced that these accusations against Hrithik Roshan were unfound.
Hrithik Roshan's steamy kiss with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Dhoom 2, months before she was to get married to Abhishek Bachchan, wasn't too well received by the Bachchans and the scene was cut out from some versions of the movie.
After Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut indirectly referred to Hrithik Roshan as a “silly ex”, the latter filed a legal notice against her, denying being romantically involved with her in any way. Kangana responded by filing a counter-suit. Roshan claimed that the actress sent her around 50 emails a day and even suggested that she might suffer from Asperger's syndrome. Kangana Ranaut then actually accused the actor of hacking into her email account and deleting several emails. The battle between the two became one of Bollywood's most talked about controversies, with several other parties weighing in on the issue.
In January 2016, Hrithik Roshan tweeted saying that there are more chances of him having had an affair with the Pope than any actress the media was linking him up with, probably referring to Kangana Ranaut. He was handed a legal notice by a former Maharashtra Minority Commission Vice-Chairman, who asked the actor to apologize or face further action. Hrithik promptly did so on twitter, claiming that he never meant to hurt religious sentiments.
Hrithik Roshan's movie Guzaarish and Salman Khan's Yuvvraaj released at the same time. Salman Khan infamously commented on the film saying, “Koi kutta bhi nai gaya hoga”(not even a dog would have watched this film), to which Roshan responded, “it’s not heroic to laugh or make fun of a filmmaker just because his BO collections are not up there with yours. Guzaarish is a super success in its own way”.
Hrithik Roshan and Kites co-star Barbari Mohan's proximity while shooting for the film strained his relationship with his wife Sussanne. The two split in 2013 and got divorced in 2014, without, however, stating the exact reason for it.
When factions of the Bollywood mafia were denied the rights to sell Kaho Na... Pyaar Hai abroad, they shot Hrithik Roshan's father Rakesh Roshan, injuring him severely. Although the director wasn't critically injured, Hrithik Roshan was understandably angered and even considered quitting the Bollywood industry. The mafia supposedly even spread a rumor that Roshan hates Nepal and their people, which lead to widespread protests and riots across Nepal. Theatres were attacked, Hrithik Roshan's movie posters were burned, all Hindi movies were banned in some areas, and the police even shot several rioters dead. Eventually, with the help of Nepali-born actress Manisha Koirala, the citizens of Nepal were convinced that these accusations against Hrithik Roshan were unfound.
Hrithik Roshan's steamy kiss with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Dhoom 2, months before she was to get married to Abhishek Bachchan, wasn't too well received by the Bachchans and the scene was cut out from some versions of the movie.