Hrithik Roshan debuted in Bollywood with the 2000 film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai which was directed by his father and former actor Rakesh Roshan. Hrithik became a star overnight with the film’s success. However, a week after its release in January, Rakesh was shot with two bullets in broad daylight while leaving his office. He somehow drove himself to the hospital and recovered. The incident was linked to the underworld that held its influence in Mumbai, especially the entertainment industry. 

Rakesh Roshan didn’t let Hrithik work with the underworld 

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Rakesh Roshan recalled that criminals from the underworld wanted to produce a film with Hrithik as the lead. However, the filmmaker was against it. He shared “I never gave any indication that Hrithik could do a film for them. I kept putting them off saying Hrithik had no dates, which in any case, was the truth. They then asked me to take dates away from other producers and give it to them. This again, I refused to do.”