Source: Hindustan Times
Date: September 7, 2014
Hrithik Roshan says he doesn’t waste time thinking about speculation on his personal life Being a star isn’t child’s play, and we aren’t just talking about the pressure of delivering hits. Often, an actor’s personal life attracts more spotlight than his career — as has been with Hrithik Roshan (right). This, however, doesn’t perturb the actor much, who says, “If people want to talk, that’s okay... they are e doing their job. I don’t waste my time thinking about that, so it doesn’t disturb me.”
Being a star isn’t a child’s play, and we aren’t just talking about the pressure of delivering hits. Often, an actor’s personal life attracts more spotlight than his career — as has been with Hrithik Roshan. This, however, doesn’t perturb the actor much. Fit at 40 and sounding more confident than ever before, he says, “The true path to a blissful life is to do your own job well. Our entire life is contribution of a lot of things, and the focus should be on mastering something with utmost passion and honesty. If people want to talk, that’s okay... they are doing their job. I don’t waste my time thinking about that, so it doesn’t disturb me.”
Last year, while on the one hand Hrithik delivered the blockbuster Krrish 3, on the other, he had a much-publicised breakup with his wife of 13 years, Sussanne. The latter led to a lot of speculation around his life. We ask if he regrets being in a profession that draws so much unwarranted attention? “No, I don’t regret,” he keeps his reply short.
Clearly, the ups and downs might have changed his life a tad bit, but haven’t made him less humble or bitter. So, when we asked him, if, like his industry colleague Priyanka Chopra, he, too believes that heroines should not take credit for 100cr films that mostly ride on the power of the hero, he says he differs. “I don’t agree with that. I don’t think even a hero can take the credit entirely. A film is a team effort, and everybody shares the credit,” he insists.
He is coming up with a big budget release almost after a year. And that too with Katrina Kaif, with whom his chemistry already garnered rave appreciation in Zoya Akhtar’s 2011 hit Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. However, these are not the only reasons Hrithik Roshan (right) is excited about. That the apple of his eye, his two sons — Hrehaan, 8, and Hridaan, 6, — are looking forward to watching his film, is what is keeping him excited of late. “Hrehaan and Hridaan are now getting to that age when they can actually give me feedback, so I’m really excited about what they tell me after watching this film,” says Hrithik, who was recently in Delhi to launch Rado’s new watch collection as a brand ambassador.
The actor always makes it a point to spend as much time with them as possible. He recently took the two to music composers Vishal-Shekhar’s studio to make them understand the process of composing music, and has also planned for a special screening of the film. Talking more about his kids, the doting daddy said, “They loved the teaser... all that action and stunts, and they even loved the music, so now I’m really waiting for them to watch it.”