Salman Khan gave Hrithik Roshan bodybuilding tips before Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai: ‘I was training for a year but was not seeing the results’
Hrithik Roshan became a huge star after making his Bollywood debut with Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai in 2000. The film was helmed by his father Rakesh Roshan.
Actor Hrithik Roshan made his Bollywood debut at the age of 26 with father Rakesh Roshan’s romantic drama Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. Hrithik was so ‘nervous’ before his debut that he did everything in his capacity to make himself look good on the 70 mm screen. Among the many things he did was calling Salman Khan for tips on bodybuilding.
Hrithik, in an interview with BBC, had shared that he meditated, and took singing and acting classes to ace his dual role of Rohit and Raj in Kaho Na Pyaar Hai. He also wanted Rohit and Raj to look different from each other, and for that, he called Salman.
“I knew the physicality was very important, especially for this film where I was doing a double role, Rohit in the first part and Raj in the second half. I thought it would be nice if I could, even physically show the difference between the two characters. So, I was training myself for a year but I was not seeing the kind of results I wanted to see,” recalled Hrithik.
Then, the actor decided to call Salman. “I did everything that I could, including calling the biggest star Salman Khan, who did not know me at all. I just asked myself who is the best in the business, it is Salman and I said, ‘I have to try this. I have to try asking him what you do.'”
After training well for his character, Hrithik Roshan started shooting for the romantic drama with his leading lady Ameesha Patel. But, midway through the shoot, he felt the movie is more focused on its female lead and leaves little scope for him to showcase what he is capable of. So, he complained to the film’s director and his father, Rakesh Roshan.
“On the script level, I thought it was a girl film and kept complaining to dad, ‘You know papa, I have got nothing to do. All I am doing is laughing or looking good, or dancing. How do I show people that I can do things,'” shared Hrithik.
Revealing how his father reacted to his constant complaints, the actor added, “He said, ‘I am making a movie, you want to act in it, do. But don’t tell me how to make the movie. I am not making the movie to launch you, I am making it because I have an idea, you are acting in it since you suit the part. You are a newcomer who just happens to be my son.'”
Hrithik Roshan’s inhibitions about his role in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai proved wrong as the film became a huge hit upon release. It also consolidated Hrithik’s position in the Hindi film industry as an actor who can act and dance well.
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