It’s hard to listen to Hrithik Roshan talks. Sure, he’s nice to look at, but his interviews sound like he’s trying to justify why his life is the way it is. Maybe that’s the way he has become, philosophical. Maybe it’s a way for him to get through life by justifying whatever he has gone through. In an interview with HT Brunch, freshly-faced Hrithik talks about a lot of things.

The thing that surprised us is the fact that he acknowledged how his bond with his sons only grew when they turned 2, which is strange because it’s what we thought all along. Anyways, check out Hrithik in his own spiritual and philosophical words. It’s like he memorised lines and just speak it out. Who know, he could since he’s an actor! But what’s important though, does he practice what he preach? Or is it just for show?

Back to Hrithik, things have not been so good for him this year. The Kangana Ranaut scandal pretty much took his name down. Then came the box office dud ‘Mohenjo Daro’, a film that he had a lot of hopes on. Not one to take anything lying down, Hrithik is going to come back on the big screen in ‘Kabali’, his own home production film. Though now, the film is being pitted against Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’, as the two will release on the same day in January 2017.

No one wants to back down, which is why we will end up having 2 big films releasing on the same day. Speaking of ‘Kaabil’, rumour has that American cable TV network, Netflix, is suing the makers of this film for stealing the plot of their ‘Daredevil’ TV series. Rakesh Roshan’s people has denied the rumour is true.

Hrithik Roshan Interview

 

Hrithik Roshan on his kids’ reaction to the ‘Kaabil’ trailer

For me, a high is my kids Hrehaan and Hridhaan showering me with love. They saw the trailer of Kaabil. ‘It’s nice,’ Hrehaan said. I was happy they didn’t feel forced to please me and say ‘it’s mindblowing!’ just because they want to make me happy. It shows that they know their daddy’s happiness is not dependent on compliments.

 

Hrithik accepts that he was a perfectionist

I was a perfectionist, a stickler for wanting to get things right, but also humble to the extent of being called naive.

 

Hrithik on why he decided to change himself

Things occurred that made me think all that was wrong. I thought I must change, so I did for a bit. But, after having journeyed this far, I realised those were just situations. And they had nothing to do with the person I was. That realisation brought me back to the real me. Back to the person I was. Now I know exactly what I want. I have faith in my likes and dislikes. I’m feeling gratitude and love for everyone.

 

Hrithik on whether he’s spiritual

I don’t know what spiritual means. It’s just a word. I guess when you detach yourself from issues that you thought were humongous and put yourself in perspective, like when you see that even the solar system can be just a dot and insignificant in the universe, it kind of gives you a spiritual edge, and so the only thing that becomes important in life is feeling good about yourself. So whether you’re searching for things that you’re passionate about on the ground floor or 100th of the evolution ladder, your soul will only be stimulated if your eventual goal is happiness, not fame and riches.

 

What he teaches his sons, Hrehaan and Hridhaan

My lessons in life for Hrehaan and Hridhaan started early. One boy came crying to me because a friend had called him ‘stupid’. I asked him, ‘What’s the truth? Are you stupid?’ He said, ‘No!’ I told him, ‘Then there’s no need for you to react at all!’ He realised I was right in a second.

 

Hrithik on whether it’s difficult being a divorced father

All I can say is that I can’t see my life with my work and my kids being any other way but the way it is now. Three years ago I would have been convinced of the opposite.

 

Hrithik on Indians thinking kissing is taboo

When I was growing up, society said a lot of things were taboo for children. I remember watching Superman with my father. He asked me to shut my eyes when Superman kisses Lois Lane! Being told kissing is bad, intimacy is a no-no, creates a negative emotion in growing kids. They become determined to see more of it or do it themselves secretly. This causes fear and anxiety in their relationships. They believe they’re doing something bad or wrong when they’re with a girl.

 

Hrithik on telling his kids that kissing is beautiful

I tell my kids kissing is a most beautiful thing and they should not be hidden from it. There’s no need to protect them from visions of love. Yes, I would not allow them to see any depiction of love in a crude way. Or if it was vulgar and abusive. But Spiderman kissing his girlfriend upside down is beautiful, it’s meant to be enjoyed, not be restricted.

 

Hrithik on what he has taught his sons

I taught them what it means so we say “don’t stop trying, the brain is synapsing!”.’ When they are running a race at sports day in school, I say, ‘My condition is not that you come first. It doesn’t matter what you come. But do your best and run to enjoy yourself. And if your effort is truly even one millimeter more than last time, you’re a winner. But for that you’ve got to put in a lot of effort. Not effort out of fear, but out of love – because you want to be the best you can be. Your actions will flow and you’ll be in alignment with the universe’.

 

Hrithik on what he values most

My character. Everything you do in life is with the sole purpose of building a character. If you have grown from every situation positive or negative, then your character is built. But if you’re still blaming God and complaining about your circumstances still, then your character is not even defined.

 

Hrithik on whether he changed his sons’ nappies

They say magic happens when you lay eyes on your newborn. Nothing of that sort happened with me. Our relationship began when they turned two. I started understanding their character was in sync with mine. I saw us in a relationship of choice. We like each other as persons. Not because we’re father and sons. I like my sons and don’t just love them. I like them for the people they are. I appreciate and admire their characters.

 

Hrithik on the downside of fame

The world makes you out to be better or worse than you actually are, causing you to rejoice or despair. I’m detached from these two reactions. If you don’t let overexaggerated adulation change who you know you are, then it’s easy to be comfortable when the world says you’re worse than you are!