People would point at me and laugh… I couldn’t talk straight and wanted to be an actor! But, I’m a dreamer. I believe in dreams. I believe in miracles. I believe in magic.

An instant superstar with his stupendous debut in Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai, Hrithik Roshan wooed an elusive commercial success in films, till Koi…Mil Gaya reinforced his charismatic presence at the box office. In a conversation with JAYASHREE MENON, Bollywood’s reigning hero unveils the private anguish and hard work that has gone into the making of an actor and a gentleman. The cute, little boy with clear hazel eyes would cry himself to sleep, every night. He came from a known film family. He was his father’s pride, the apple of his mother’s eyes, his teachers’ pet – everybody loved their ‘Duggu’. Yet, the child cried himself to sleep every night….