Rakesh Roshan Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio
Full Name	Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath
Nickname	Guddu
Profession	Actor, Filmmaker
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Hazel Green
Hair Colour	N/A (Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 September 1949 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	75 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Sainik School, Satara
College	Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune
Debut	Film Debut: Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970) Directorial Debut: Khudgarz (1987) Production Debut: Aap Ke Deewane (1980)
Family	Father- Roshan Lal Nagrath (Music Director) Mother- Ira Roshan (Music Director) Brother- Rajesh Roshan (Music Director)
Religion	Hinduism
Address	8, 9, 10 floor of El Palazzo, 12th Road, JVPD Scheme, Mumbai
Hobbies	cooking
Controversies	• In 2000, 2 unidentified assailants fired 2 bullets at him, one in the arm and other in his chest, near his office on Tilak Road at Santacruz West in Mumbai on a Friday evening. Luckily, Rakesh recovered quickly, got into his car and drove to the Santacruz police station, after which he was taken to the Nanavati Hospital, where Dr. Sharad Pandey, father of actor Chunky Pandey, successfully operated him. • Before the release of the film Kaabil (2017), Rakesh Roshan (Producer) and Sanjay Gupta (Director), faced an allegation from Sudhanshu Pandey (Actor) that his original script Farmayish was stolen by the duo and later re-titled it with the name 'Kaabil.'
Favourites
Actor	Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan
Actress	Rekha
Film	Bollywood: Queen, Lagaan, 3 Idiots, Koi Mil Gaya
Directors	Raj Kapoor, Ramesh Sippy, K Vishwanath
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Pinky Roshan
Wife/Spouse	Pinky Roshan (m.1971 - present)
Marriage Date	Year 1971
Children	Son- Hrithik Roshan (Actor) Daughter- Sunaina Roshan
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Maybach S-Class (worth Rs. 3 crore)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rakesh Roshan

• Rakesh was born to a Punjabi father from Bareilly (in Uttar Pradesh) and a Bengali mother from Delhi.

• His parents came to Mumbai in search of work and stayed in a garage.

• He was born in a stable next to the garage in Versova, where he parents used to stay.

• He lost his father at the age of 16, after which he dropped out his filmmaking course in Pune, went back to Mumbai to stay with his family, and later started working as an assistant director.

• He started his career by assisting film director Harnam Singh Rawail in Sunghursh (1968) starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala and Sanjeev Kumar.

• Initially, he used to earn around 200 (INR) per month.

• Though he wanted to be an actor and even got decent acting opportunities, his acting career didn’t take off.

• In 1980, he set up a production company called FilmKraft, under which his first production, Aap Ke Deewane (1980), was a box office flop, but his next film under it, Kaamchor (1982), was a hit.

• His debut directorial film Khudgarz (1987), was a big hit.

• His son Hrithik wasn’t the first choice for his film  Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000), instead, he wanted to sign Shah Rukh Khan for the film. 

• His film title always begins with “K”, as he considers it as lucky for him.

• His best friends in Bollywood are Jeetendra and Rishi Kapoor.

• On 8 January 2019, Hrithik Roshan reached social media to share the news about his father, Rakesh Roshan, being diagnosed with an early stage of “throat cancer.”

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Asked my dad for a picture this morning. Knew he wouldnt miss gym on surgery day. He is probably the strongest man I know. Got diagnosed with early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the throat a few weeks ago, but he is in full spirits today as he proceeds to battle it. As a family we are fortunate and blessed to have a leader like him. . Love you Dad.

A post shared by Hrithik Roshan (@hrithikroshan) on Jan 7, 2019 at 7:46pm PST