Rakesh Roshan

Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Hindi films. He had appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s until 1989. As an actor, he was mostly known for his supporting roles in big-budget films. Later, his prominence increased, and he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987.

As a filmmaker, his work includes the action drama (1987), the revenge drama thriller ''Khoon Bhari Maang'' (1988), the action comedy ''Kishen Kanhaiya'' (1990), the melodramatic thriller ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), the musical romantic thriller ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' (2000), the science fiction film ''Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003) and its sequels, the superhero ''Krrish'' film series (2006–13). All of the films he has directed have been commercially successful. He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' and ''Koi... Mil Gaya''.

He is the son of Indian Punjabi music director Roshan and Indian Bengali singer Ira Roshan. In January 2019, Rakesh was diagnosed with early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the throat. Provided by Wikipedia