Hrithik Roshan turns 47: Rare photos of Bollywood’s ‘Greek God’

Hrithik Roshan is celebrating his 47th birthday today. The actor, who has been around in the film industry since 2000, is the son of actor-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and has established his own name with a number of successful films. He has also received critical acclaim for his performances as a variety of characters. (Photo: Express archive)

Before making his debut as an actor, Hrithik had worked with his father as a child actor and an assistant director on many projects. (Photo: Express archive)

Hrithik is known for his striking good looks and has been referred to as a Greek God of Bollywood by many. (Photo: Express archive)

Hrithik's debut film was Rakesh Roshan's Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000 opposite Ameesha Patel, who was also a debutante. The film was a huge commercial success and Hrithik's performance catapulted him to one of the best young talents in the industry. Hrithik Roshan with singer Lucky Ali. (Photo: Express archive)

In 2003, Hrithik became the cynosure of all eyes after starring as a mentally disabled man in the science-fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya, in which Rakesh Roshan took inspiration from Steve Spielberg's E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Satyajit Ray's unproduced script The Alien. Here, Hrithik can be seen with megastar Amitabh Bachchan. (Photo: Express archive)

Hrithik jumped into the action fray with 2006's Dhoom 2, in which he played the role of a thief. Here, he can be seen with his Dhoom 2 co-star Abhishek Bachchan. (Photo: Express archive)

Other roles that distinguished Hrithik are Mughal emperor Akbar in 2008's historical epic Jodhaa Akbar, a former magician who becomes quadriplegic in Guzaarish, Mathematics wizard Anand Kumar in 2019's Super 30, among others. Here, he can be seen with superstar Shah Rukh Khan. (Photo: Express archive)

Other notable films featuring Hrithik include Agneepath, Bang Bang!, War, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara among more. (Photo: Express archive)

In 2000, Hrithik Roshan married interior and fashion designer Sussanne Khan. They divorced in 2014. They have two children -- Hridhaan and Hrehaan. (Photo: Express archive)