Rakesh Roshan

Biography

Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor who works in Hindi films. He had appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s until 1989.

As an actor, he was mostly known for his supporting roles in big-budget films. Later, his prominence increased, and achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" in 1987.

As a filmmaker, his most notable work includes the drama Khudgarz (1987), the revenge drama Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), the comedy-drama Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), the crime thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the romance Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), the science fiction Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and its sequels, the superhero Krrish film series (2006—2013).

All of his directed films have been commercially successful. He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya.

He is the son of Indian music director Roshan and Indian Bengali singer Ira Roshan. In January 2019, Rakesh was diagnosed with early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the throat.