Hrithik Roshan
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End of a love story
Vickey Lalwani & Mehul S Thakkar,Mumbai Mirror | Dec 14, 2013
Personal details
Official name: Hrithik Rakesh Nagrath
Born on January 10, 1974 in Mumbai
Height 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Family
Grandfather: Roshan, an A-list music director
Maternal grandfather - J. Om Prakash, director-producer: made a string of successful films, with titles mostly starting with ‘Aa.’
Father: Rakesh Roshan: moderately successful lead actor, produced hugely successful films, with titles mostly starting with ‘K.’
Uncle: Rajesh Roshan: had a long spell of success as an A-list music director
Wife (estranged; divorce proceedings are pending): Sussanne Khan, daughter of Sanjay Khan, and from another extensive, A-list Filmistan family.
The love story
Hrithik (born 1974) once told The Times of India that he had known since he was twelve that Sussanne was the girl for him. They moved among the same circle of friends while they were growing up in Juhu , but at the time Hrithik was too shy to confess his feelings for her and was simply content to adore her from a distance.
Eventually Sussanne went abroad and Hrithik stayed back to chase his celluloid dreams. Then one day, while waiting at a traffic signal, he turned and locked eyes with a pretty girl at the wheel of the car next to him. It was Sussane. So thunderstruck was the young man by this momentous development in his life that he insisted it be recreated on screen in his debut film, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.
Older and more confident, especially after the film's humongous success, he now started pursuing Sussane in earnest. On Valentine's Day, he told her of his love and exactly a year later he went down on his knees on Juhu beach and proposed to Sussane in true schmaltzy Valentine Day spirit.
First signs of trouble
The couple had two sons and seemed well on their way to being that rarity in Bollywood: a happy couple. In 2011 even as newspapers were buzzing about a certain Mexican seductress, Sussane Roshan publicly declared her love for Hrithik on stage at an awards ceremony in Singapore leaving Hrithik look misty-eyed.
He was again overwhelmed when he stepped into her interiors shop one month later, on February 27, tears visible. "For 15 years, she has supported me in my career. Now I want to be her pillar and punching board," he was quoted as saying in an interview then.
In Dec 2013 Bollywood's golden couple Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan have decided to end their 17-year-long relationship. Hrithik announced the split from his wife in a terse statement released from Los Angeles where the star was vacationing solo. It left no ambiguity about who had left whom.
"Sussanne has decided to separate from me and end our 17-year-long relationship," he wrote about the end of his fairytale marriage before assuring his fans that he still had "faith in the institution of marriage."
While the announcement came as a shock to his legions of fans, Bollywood insiders were not exactly unaware of the trouble brewing in the relationship. Sussanne had moved out of the family home in Juhu with their two sons about four months ago but the separation was kept a secret as the Roshans did not want anything to divert attention from Krissh 3, the child-friendly family franchise.
Sources cite several reasons why a reconciliation does not seem possible, one of which is Sussanne's terminal boredom with her husband who, she felt, had become obsessed with his career and his undeniable good looks. The wife felt neglected.
While rumours of an open marriage has been dodging the couple for some time with names of other equally beautiful people like Barbara Mori and Arjun Rampal adding to a sizzling narrative of a marriage unraveling, the final nail comes in the form of a rather mundane familial trouble: saas-bahu friction.
Friends of the couple close to the development told this newspaper that Sussanne wanted Hrithik to move out of the family home Palazzio in Juhu but the star was not keen to leave his parents and his divorced sister. Not that Sussanne had to share a small flat with caviling in-laws. The couple had their own independent floor but the escalating tensions between the bahu and the in-laws would not be contained in that building, and culminated with a blazing row between Sussane and Pinky Mum-in-law Roshan some days ago leading to this denouncement.
The Times of India's source says, "The marriage has had it's share of ups and downs in the past when Hrithik was linked to his Kites costar Barbara Mori. Sussanne had moved into a plush five-star hotel in the vicinity saying that their home was infested with termites. But she went back home that time after Barbara returned to Mexico. But this time the cracks went deeper, particularly after their friendship with another star couple turned sour."
Why did Hrithik-Sussanne split?
Reasons that might have led to Hrithik-Sussanne divorce
Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne have been childhood friends, who later got married. A few days before their 13th wedding anniversary, Hrithik announced that Sussanne had decided to end their 17 years long relationship. The first reason to emerge for the separation was about Hrithik. Reports were rife that the relationship was on the rocks because of Duggu's alleged affairs. Hrithik was romantically linked to his co-star from Kites - Barbara Mori. At that time too Sussanne has moved to her parent's home, but was back with Duggu after some time. Before that Hrithik Roshan was said to be in love with his co-star Kareena Kapoor.
The most shocking alleged reason for the divorce was when reports stated that Sussanne Roshan was into substance abuse. According to a report on Sahara Samay, drug abuse played the major reason in the couple filing a divorce. Close family friends made efforts to bring the couple back. Reports also states that Sussanne was feeling bored with Hrithik Roshan who concentrated only on his career. The wife reportedly felt neglected and used to party alone. For those close to the couple, the news of the divorce has not come as a surprise. Reportedly the duo was already toying with the idea of getting separated. They have two children, Hridhaan Roshan and Hrehaan, who are with Hrithik.
While Hrithik was said to have many affairs, Sussanne was also reported to be getting close to another male pal. Reports state that the apparent split was because Sussanne Roshan was getting close to another Bollywood hero, Arjun Rampal. However, Arjun and his wife issued a statement saying, “Mehr and I wish them only peace and love through these times, and support them as friends should and we wish them and their families well, always. It is very sad when friends close to you take a decision to separate. These are the hardest times for them and we must be sensitive towards this decision, rather than creating speculation and rumours.” Arjun has been a good friend of the couple and even after the apparent split, Sussanne-Arjun and his wife Mehr were spotted at a late night party.
Hrithik and Sussanne were both reported to have affairs, but there was another reason probed in this split. Rumour mills were abuzz with news that Sussanne's mother in law, Pinky Roshan was the reason for the couple heading for a divorce. Reportedly Pinky Roshan was not on good terms with Sussane, and the two were tired of each other. Because of the friction between the saas-bahu, Sussanne had reportedly insisted on living separately, However this was not an option for Duggu and hence the divorce was into process
Rs400 crore alimony?
According to July 2014 reports (The Times of India), Sussanne Roshan demanded around Rs 400 crores from Hrithik Roshan as alimony after filing for divorce.
Filmography
As an actor
1980 Aap Ke Deewane
1980 Aasha
1981 Aas Paas
1983 Aasra Pyaar Da
1986 Bhagwaan Dada
2000 Fiza
2000 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2000 Mission Kashmir
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
2001 Yaadein...
2002 Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage
2002 Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
2002 Na Tum Jaano Na Hum
2003 Koi... Mil Gaya
2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
2004 Lakshya
2006 Dhoom:2
2006 I See You
2006 Krrish
2008 Jodhaa Akbar
2009 Luck by Chance
2010 Guzaarish
2010 Kites
2011 Don2
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2012 Agneepath
2013 Krrish 3
As a singer
2010 Guzaarish
2010 Kites
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
As an associate director
1987 Khudgarz
1995 Karan Arjun
1997 Koyla
