Hrithik Roshan

Hritik Rakesh Nagrath, known professionally as Hrithik Roshan, is an Indian actor and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to as the millennial superstar, he has portrayed a variety of characters and is known for his dancing skills. One of the highest-paid actors in India, he has won many awards, including six Filmfare Awards, of which four were for Best Actor. Starting from 2012, he has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 several times based on his income and popularity.

Roshan was born as Hritik Rakesh Nagrath on 10 January 1974 in Bombay , in Maharashtra , India into the Roshan family , prominent in Hindi cinema . Roshan is of Punjabi and Bengali descent. Hrithik's paternal grandmother, Ira Nagrath (née Moitra) was a Bengali Brahmin from Kolkata and a singer by profession, while his paternal grandfather, Roshanlal Nagrath was from Gujranwala and a music director by profession.

Hritik's father is a film director, Rakesh Roshan ; while his mother, Pinkie, is the daughter of producer and director, J. Om Prakash . His maternal grandmother was the sister-in-law of director, Mohan Kumar , himself the uncle of model-turned-actor, Deepak Parashar . His uncle, Rajesh Roshan , is a music composer whose daughter, Pashmina Roshan, is an actress. Roshan is informally referred to as Duggu, a nickname given by his grandmother Ira, who reversed his father Rakesh's nickname Guddu.