#18YearsOfKahoNaaPyaarHai: THIS theatre owner saw the rise of Hrithik Roshan

While we take a look back at the advent of Superstar Hrithik Roshan as his debut film, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai completes 18 years, ticket sellers at Gaiety Galaxy give a testimony of the first and the last millennial superstar, Hrithik Roshan.

Hrithik Roshan’s debut film gave Bollywood an overnight superstar. The release of Kaho Naa …. Pyaar Hai witnessed a never-seen-before mass hysteria for a debutant actor.

18 Years ago, NO ONE knew that a young boy named Hrithik would create such a fan frenzy that made him what he is now. The January 2000’s film gave the audience the FIRST superstar of the millennium.

While Rakesh Roshan gave the audience a masterpiece in the name of Kaho Naa… Pyar Hai, the world received one of the most loved superstars ever. Roshan Jr. turned into a sensation in no time!

Duggu took to Twitter to celebrate his entry into the film world by saying, “It was the first month of the first year of this century. I remember it as my second birthday. 18 today in my career. Thanks for this unconditional love !! #18YearsOfKahoNaaPyaarHai been reading all your wishes”.

The ticket sellers at the iconic single screen Gaiety Galaxy in Mumbai express their thoughts on the storm that occurred with the debut of Bollywood’s Greek God.

A ticket collector, Sharad Parab narrated the tale by saying, “I started working at Gaiety in 2000 itself, after just 2-3 days of my joining ‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’ released. I have never witnessed the amount of craze for any other actor till date that Hrithik garnered. The fan frenzy of the public was immense, people were running, falling to watch the film. The crowd that gathered then was unrealistic. There has been no superstar like him till date, he became a star overnight. “

Another ticket collector, Jagdish Sakpal said, “I have been working here for 40 years now, ‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’ released 18 years back here and had a stupendous run at the theaters. A lot of guys (debutants) came after him but no actor received such stardom and possibly never will.”

Well, how many people really end up having a fate like that?

On the work front, Hrithik is currently prepping for his first ever biopic based on the life of mathematics genius, Anand Kumar, after which the actor will be seen in an action-thriller with Tiger Shroff and also will ring in the fourth franchise of the superhero flick, ‘Krrish’.

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