Almost six years ago, on January 14, 2000, a young man walked quietly, completely unnoticed, into a darkened theatre for the premiere of his first film, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. After the lights came on at the end, there was a stampede. He got mobbed. It was the first day of Hrithik mania in India....

On November 24, 2006… Dhoom:2, his newest flick, opened. And the Hrithik frenzy gained new heights....

Today, he is the hottest 'thing' on wheels….Aryan is the perfect thief - a real connoisseur of all things good and expensive…an embodiment of cool, hot, smooth and tough characteristics. He performs the most daring and impossible heists.

With Dhoom:2 wowing the audiences on its roller coaster release last month, it is the all brawn 'n' brain Hrithik Roshan who has swept away the masses and the classes - never mind the presence of all the hot bods in the slick action flick. After a stupendous opening - tickets were sold out at prime locations all over the city making it impossible for first day-first show viewers to get a toe into any of the prime theatres - Dhoom:2 has raised the bar as far as entertainment goes…. It is obvious to one and all that the film's continued draw is due in great measure to the hot moves - that Hrithik shows on the road, on the screen....

The 32-year-old actor, who turned father earlier this year, had hit a rough patch professionally a while ago. Though some of his films didn't do well, Hrithik himself seldom received a bad review on his performance. The star has now rediscovered his Midas touch with a vengeance. Krrish not only had the Roshans laughing all the way to the bank, it also got the movie into B-schools where students made case studies on its successful marketing strategy!