Happy Birthday Hrithik Roshan!

Updated On Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST
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2006 - the superhero: He was taking his career very seriously. By now he had already taken a year off to bulk up for his superhero stint in Krrish. While his fans were in the process of aping his long tresses look and hitting the gym, he stunned them all in Dhoom 2. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

2006 - the superhero: He was taking his career very seriously. By now he had already taken a year off to bulk up for his superhero stint in Krrish. While his fans were in the process of aping his long tresses look and hitting the gym, he stunned them all in Dhoom 2.

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2003 - The actor: Almost 70% of his outings had flopped but he was not ready to give up. Having learnt his lesson and grown up both in mind and face, the star took the actor’s path and showcased his skills in Koi...Mil Gaya followed by Lakshya the following year. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

2003 - The actor: Almost 70% of his outings had flopped but he was not ready to give up. Having learnt his lesson and grown up both in mind and face, the star took the actor’s path and showcased his skills in Koi...Mil Gaya followed by Lakshya the following year.

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2000 - The star: He was all of 25 and already had the face of a man, body of a Greek God and the appeal of the biggest heartthrob the country was to witness with his debut film, Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai. He shot above the horizon and became an overnight star. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

2000 - The star: He was all of 25 and already had the face of a man, body of a Greek God and the appeal of the biggest heartthrob the country was to witness with his debut film, Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai. He shot above the horizon and became an overnight star.

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2008 - Mr. International: One more year off and with another big hit Jodhaa Akbar in his kitty, the metrosexual actor this time grew his mane and facial scrub and came out with the I-don’t-care look. Well, it was just a step in going international with his then soon-to-be shot international flick, Kites. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

2008 - Mr. International: One more year off and with another big hit Jodhaa Akbar in his kitty, the metrosexual actor this time grew his mane and facial scrub and came out with the I-don’t-care look. Well, it was just a step in going international with his then soon-to-be shot international flick, Kites.

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2009 - Jesus Alive: He was compared to Jesus Christ for his shaggy look in the international market and was appreciated back home too. His eyes became visibly puffy and he was munching on junk to add tyres to his chiselled body for his character in Guzaarish. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

2009 - Jesus Alive: He was compared to Jesus Christ for his shaggy look in the international market and was appreciated back home too. His eyes became visibly puffy and he was munching on junk to add tyres to his chiselled body for his character in Guzaarish.

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2010 - The phoenix: Both Kites and Guzaarish flopped this year and the frustration started to show on Hrithik’s face. He was already facing a knee problem and planning to hang his boots but rose from doused ashes with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

2010 - The phoenix: Both Kites and Guzaarish flopped this year and the frustration started to show on Hrithik’s face. He was already facing a knee problem and planning to hang his boots but rose from doused ashes with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

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2012 - The adonis look: Having overcome all his demons, Hrithik, 38, is giving the best of looking men a run for their money today. With a personal trainer from London by his side and will to be ‘fit’, as he once told us — the actor is now gearing up to flash some skin again in Krrish 3. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

2012 - The adonis look: Having overcome all his demons, Hrithik, 38, is giving the best of looking men a run for their money today. With a personal trainer from London by his side and will to be ‘fit’, as he once told us — the actor is now gearing up to flash some skin again in Krrish 3.

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From an author-backed debut in his father Rakesh Roshan’s film, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000 to pat-worthy performances in Mission Kashmir, Koi... Mil Gaya, Lakshya, Jodhaa Akbar, Guzaarish, and recently Agneepath — irrespective of their fates at the box office — actor Hrithik Roshan has stopped at nothing to escalate in terms of popularity and fame. Photos: Getty Images, Fotocorp and Men's Health expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 07:13 pm IST

From an author-backed debut in his father Rakesh Roshan’s film, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000 to pat-worthy performances in Mission Kashmir, Koi... Mil Gaya, Lakshya, Jodhaa Akbar, Guzaarish, and recently Agneepath — irrespective of their fates at the box office — actor Hrithik Roshan has stopped at nothing to escalate in terms of popularity and fame. Photos: Getty Images, Fotocorp and Men's Health

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