Hrithik Roshan was born on January 10, 1974 (age 33) in Maharashtra, India. He is nicknamed Duggu and is a prominent Bollywood actor.

Hrithik Roshan was born in Mumbai, India, to Pinky and actor/director Rakesh Roshan and nephew of well-known music director Rajesh Roshan. Hrithik's entry into acting extended the Roshan family role in Bollywood to the third generation.

Hrithik's first movie role was as a child artist when he was six years old in the 1980 movie Aasha, when he appeared in a dance sequence as an extra. He then appeared as a child artist in Aap Ki Deewane (1980) and Bhagwan Dada (1986).

Hrithik debuted as a leading man in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai opposite first-time actress Amisha Patel in 2000. The film was directed by his father and proved to be very successful at the box office: It was the highest grossing film of 2000 and winner of the Filmfare Best Movie Award. Hrithik's performance earned him the Filmfare Best Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award. That same year, Hrithik also starred in Fiza and Mission Kashmir. They were moderately successful at the box office and were highly acclaimed by critics. Hrithik was nominated for Best Actor in Fiza and Mission Kashmir was nominated for Best Film at Filmfare.

In 2001, Hrithik starred in Yaadein which was a flop and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham opposite Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan which did extremely well at the box office becoming the highest grossing film of 2001.

Hrithik had a bad year in 2002 when all three of his releases were box office flops, including the much-hyped Na Tum Jaano Na Hum and Mujhse Dosti Karoge!

In 2003, his career was back on track with Koi Mil Gaya, Hrithik's first film directed by his father since his debut.Hrithik took a two-year break from acting before resurfacing with the superhero film Krrish which released in June 2006.Krrish has been a major box office success.

Roshan is married to Suzanne Khan (who is now Suzanne Roshan), his high-school sweetheart. Suzanne is the daughter of actor/director Sanjay Khan and sister of actor Zayed Khan. Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan/Roshan welcomed their first child, a baby boy, into the world on March 28, 2006, at 3:08pm at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, India. The child was named Hrehaan.