In a throwback interview, Hrithik Roshan recalled the tough financial crisis his family faced after Rakesh Roshan’s Koyla flopped, leaving his father in tears.
Back in 1997, Shah Rukh Khan took a huge risk by playing a completely mute character in Koyla. Directed by Rakesh Roshan and co-starring Madhuri Dixit, the action movie had created a lot of buzz before its release. Fans were really curious to see SRK in such an unusual role. However, despite the massive excitement, Koyla failed to pull in audiences and ended up becoming a major box-office disappointment.
The unexpected failure of Koyla created serious financial trouble for Rakesh Roshan, who had put everything he had into producing it. Years later, his son Hrithik Roshan opened up about that tough phase in an interview with Zee ETC Bollywood.
Recalling the emotional time, the actor shared how seeing his father break down left a deep impact on him as a young boy. After the film flopped, problems started coming from every direction, leaving the family in a very stressful situation.
“There was a time, I think after one of his films, I think after Koyla, when there were some problems at home. He had lost all his money. Whatever he had earned, everything that he had earned, so there were problems coming from all sides,” Hrithik revealed.
He also remembered one specific morning when his father broke down after losing all his hard-earned savings. Seeing his strong father cry for the first time made Hrithik realize the huge financial loss the family was facing. His father told him that everything he had built over the years was gone in an instant.
Despite the painful set-back of Koyla, Rakesh Roshan did not lose hope and chose to bounce back with even greater determination. Just three years later, in the year 2000, he launched Hrithik in the romantic drama Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai. The movie became a massive blockbuster, launching Hrithik as an overnight superstar and completely turning around the family’s financial fortunes.
