To Dad, With Love: Hrithik, Sunaina launch book on Rakesh Roshan
The book is a pictorial biography on the filmmaker by his daughter, while the foreword is written by his son.
Rakesh Roshan is ecstatic and proud of his daughter and all the effort that she put in for him. PHOTO: FILE
NEW DELHI:
Rakesh Roshan, his wife Pinkie, and their children Sunaina and Hrithik were seen in a rarely captured picture perfect moment for the launch of To Dad, With Love , a pictorial biography on the filmmaker by his daughter. She says once she worked closely with her dad, she realised that “this man needs to be written about”.
Sunaina, a cancer survivor who constantly exudes a vibrant smile with a sparkle in her eyes, says it was when she worked with her father as an assistant director for Krrish 3 that the idea of a book on the actor-filmmaker struck her.
“I saw a different side of him at work. I felt this man needs to be written about to inspire people,” said Sunaina, the elder of Roshan’s children.
The book’s foreword is written by Hrithik and their mother Pinkie played a key role in putting the whole idea together.
Sunaina says it is his never-say-die spirit which inspires her the most, and it is his philosophy of “tough times don’t last, tough people do”, which kept her going when she was ill.
So, once Sunaina decided to embark on the journey of penning a book, based on a gamut of photographs from Rakesh Roshan’s childhood to teenage days as well as his days as a young handsome actor, his life as a husband, father, director and on his journey till now, she touched base with his extended family and friends secretly to get the project going.
There are about 30 people, including names like Shatrughan Sinha, Jeetendra and Rishi Kapoor who spoke candidly about her father.
Hrithik was the toughest to get a hold of to write the foreword for the book, but when he did, he did it with all his heart, revealed Sunaina.
For Rakesh Roshan, who is known for directing films like Khoon Bhari Maang, Karan Arjun, Kaho Naaa Pyaar Hai and the Koi Mil Gaya franchise, it was a proud and happy moment.
On Monday, after Narendra Modi took oath as the country’s 14th Prime Minister, Rakesh Roshan attended the book launch. The family heaped praise on each other at the event.
“Modi-ji ne kahaa ache din aane waale hain. Mera acha din toh aa gaya (Modi said good days lie ahead, my good day has come) - a daughter is launching a book on her father. What better day to launch it?” said Rakesh.
The proud father said he was surprised yet proud that Sunaina managed to interview his school friends, teachers and co-actors, and has quoted them “so well” in the book.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 28th, 2014.
Rakesh Roshan, his wife Pinkie, and their children Sunaina and Hrithik were seen in a rarely captured picture perfect moment for the launch of To Dad, With Love , a pictorial biography on the filmmaker by his daughter. She says once she worked closely with her dad, she realised that “this man needs to be written about”.
Sunaina, a cancer survivor who constantly exudes a vibrant smile with a sparkle in her eyes, says it was when she worked with her father as an assistant director for Krrish 3 that the idea of a book on the actor-filmmaker struck her.
“I saw a different side of him at work. I felt this man needs to be written about to inspire people,” said Sunaina, the elder of Roshan’s children.
The book’s foreword is written by Hrithik and their mother Pinkie played a key role in putting the whole idea together.
Sunaina says it is his never-say-die spirit which inspires her the most, and it is his philosophy of “tough times don’t last, tough people do”, which kept her going when she was ill.
So, once Sunaina decided to embark on the journey of penning a book, based on a gamut of photographs from Rakesh Roshan’s childhood to teenage days as well as his days as a young handsome actor, his life as a husband, father, director and on his journey till now, she touched base with his extended family and friends secretly to get the project going.
There are about 30 people, including names like Shatrughan Sinha, Jeetendra and Rishi Kapoor who spoke candidly about her father.
Hrithik was the toughest to get a hold of to write the foreword for the book, but when he did, he did it with all his heart, revealed Sunaina.
For Rakesh Roshan, who is known for directing films like Khoon Bhari Maang, Karan Arjun, Kaho Naaa Pyaar Hai and the Koi Mil Gaya franchise, it was a proud and happy moment.
On Monday, after Narendra Modi took oath as the country’s 14th Prime Minister, Rakesh Roshan attended the book launch. The family heaped praise on each other at the event.
“Modi-ji ne kahaa ache din aane waale hain. Mera acha din toh aa gaya (Modi said good days lie ahead, my good day has come) - a daughter is launching a book on her father. What better day to launch it?” said Rakesh.
The proud father said he was surprised yet proud that Sunaina managed to interview his school friends, teachers and co-actors, and has quoted them “so well” in the book.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 28th, 2014.