Hrithik Roshan is popularly known as the 'Greek God of Bollywood'. Courtesy of his physique and acting skills, Hrithik Roshan was once the national crush of India. Even today, Hrithik Roshan's fan following is such that after the Khans of Bollywood, he is considered the best actor by many. However, not everything was well in Hrithik Roshan's Childhood. The Roshans was released on Netflix on January 17, 2025, and it revealed almost all the untold story of the entire three generations of The Roshans- Roshan Lal Nagrath, Rakesh & Rajesh Roshan, and finally Hrithik Roshan.
Hrithik Roshan in the documentary revealed that he was too shy in his childhood, even 'a debilitating stutter'. Below is all you need to know about Hrithik Roshan's childhood medical health condition-
Hrithik Roshan born with double thumb & curved spine
In episode 4 of The Roshans, Hrithik said, "When I see the pictures from my childhood, I can see that there is some posturing. So I said, there is something that I can see something in myself. I was clearly not vain. I was extremely shy, extremely afraid of everything.
I had a debilitating stutter. I could not talk. Somehow, even having two thumbs, put me further in to the bracket of, you know I am not okay, not normal. But, I remember that moment when I knew there was something in me. From then on, I knew that I had to do this, I had to try and be an actor. But, I could not because all my tools were broken. I was born with a curved spine which led to a lot of pain."
Rakesh Roshan said, "The doctors said that alignment is not correct so you will not able to make a physique, you will not be able to carry heavy weights. But, Hrithik started exercising with the help of books, and within a year, his physique was such that he defied all the doctors in the world."
Did you know Rakesh Roshan mortgaged his house and car for Hrithik's debut movie?
Hrithik Roshan made his Bollywood debut as a lead actor in Kaho Na Pyar Hai along with Amisha Patel. Talking about behind the scenes and his verbal fight with his father Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik said, "My father was, is and I think will always be someone who loves deeply. But his expression of love is the kind that was taught to him when he was growing up. I don't think he was granted the kind of compassion from the world, and the kind of love. So, the only way he learnt was to be hard on himself and this is how he expressed his love now and its often misunderstood."
"I always saw the glass half full. So, I complained a lot, I remember I had not color-corrected Raj, the second character in the second half. I had not corrected his skin for two or three scenes because I was handling that. The overseas print went. So, I came to my dad really upset that 'how could you let that go?'.
"That's the first time, when my dad, he gave it back to me in my face. He turned to my mom and he said, 'I am doing everything for him and he is sitting here and complaining.' That's the night I found out that..my mom told me that the house was mortgaged, the cars were mortgaged."