Rakesh Roshan refused to cast son Hrithik Roshan against father-in-law’s advice: ‘Bolta nahi hai, kaam kya karega’

The album had another picture from the sets of the 1997 film Koyla. Hrithik Roshan was assisting his father Rakesh Roshan. Looking at the picture, Hrithik Roshan said, “My assistant days and this was Koyla.” Rakesh Roshan added, “My father-in-law Om Prakash ji wanted me to take him in the film. I said, ‘Daddy, yeh kaha kaam karega, bolta hi nahi hai kuch (How will he work? He barely speaks).’ He said, ‘Le le, tere sath chup chap rehta hai mere se baat karta hai (Take him, he doesn’t speak to you but me).'”

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The filmmaker added, “When he gave his first shot, I was stunned absolutely.” Rajesh adds, “Tab tak aagaya tha uske andar… (He had it in him by then).” Hrithik Roshan marked his acting debut with the 2000 film Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai.

Koyla, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles was an average grosser. This pushed Rakesh Roshan into a financial crisis. In an interview with ETC Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan recalled, “There was a time when we faced a problem in our house after Koyla flopped. He had lost all his money, whatever he had earned. He lost all the money he had invested and someone who had borrowed money from him also ran off.” The incident had left Rakesh Roshan in tears.

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