After attack on Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan recalls when father Rakesh Roshan was shot: 'Seeing blood-red sheets...'

In 2000, Rakesh Roshan was attacked in Mumbai in broad daylight, just days after the success of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, the film that marked Hrithik Roshan’s debut.

Despite suffering two gunshot wounds, Rakesh managed to drive himself to the hospital. The incident was suspected to be connected to underworld activities. Hrithik Roshan shared his memories of that traumatic event in the new docu-series, The Roshans.

The actor mentioned, “God, it was a hard time, of course. But I still can’t remember feeling afraid for my dad. He was Superman. Even when he was in the hospital, I remember seeing a glimpse of blood-red sheets, and it made me scared for a second. But just the next moment, my dad was conversing, and laughing, and it seemed like he could handle this."

“It was only a month after that, my mom narrated what had happened the previous night, that my dad had woken up screaming for help, thinking that he’d been shot at. That was when I realised the vulnerability behind Superman. He had such a strong facade, he just never let his soft side out," The actor revealed.

The docu-series also included footage of Hrithik Roshan discussing the incident shortly after it occurred in 2000. 

“As you all know, in the past few weeks, my family has been through a lot. My father, who has always believed in doing good work, was recently attacked by unknown assailants. I was losing faith in people, in goodness, in the world."

“I saw no point in all the hard work that we people put in. Basically, nothing made sense. I just wanted to quit before things had even begun for me… I’m up here this evening to let people know that no matter how much some people might want to put us down, we will rise. We believe in one thought, that the show must go on," Hrithik concluded.

 It was a deeply unsettling time for the Roshan family, with Hrithik Roshan rising to superstardom on one hand, while on the other, Rakesh Roshan was the victim of a violent shooting.