Films like Mohenjo Daro need to be made: Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan finally reacts to the flak the trailer has got, talks about his interaction with his director and more.

In a room full of people, it’s rather difficult to spot Hrithik Roshan. Contrary to his popular image of being a star with a coterie around him, Hrithik is humble, has no starry tantrums and has absolutely no qualms to be the first one to share greetings and get a conversation started.

The actor is currently awaiting the release of Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjo Daro and he reveals that he pushed the director to try and complete the movie as quickly as he could. “I told Ashutosh that he should try and make Mohenjo Daro in 80 days and he said he will make it in 95 days. And the shooting took 200 days to complete. How much do I push him Sometimes the vision is so big that you have to leave it to the filmmaker’s satisfaction,” says Hrithik.

So what made him say yes to Mohenjo Daro “I said yes because somebody was trying to do something different. It is not a run-of-the mill contemporary love story or an action film. It takes people back to the ancient civilisation. Who makes films like these, on a huge scale! We are all running around the same subjects and music — be it Dhoom or Krrish; those are also great films, but films like Mohenjo Daro also need to be made. Our cinema should have a representation of different stories from our culture and history. Our ancestors intrigue me. I want to see how people from this age look at those from that era, who were very simple and had no technology or fast-paced romance,” he says.

The actor also begs to differ from historians who say Ashutosh has not portrayed facts in the movie. “Fans don’t react. These are a set of historians who have pointed out that this could not have been or that could not have been true, but even that could not be proved, because there is not much evidence. All we have is a variety of theories different historians have put forward. So the director’s job is to pick one theory to suit his story and make a film based on it. He can’t satisfy all of them. When I did Jodhaa Akbar, a section of historians said Akbar was only 4 feet 10 inches tall and Hrithik is six-foot tall. Hrithik has light eyes but Akbar didn’t have those. This cannot be tolerated. Films are made to entertain and Mohenjo Daro is completely in tune with factual history.”

The doting dad also makes sure that his kids watch his movies and he eagerly awaits their feedback. “So far, they have reacted best to Bang Bang. I hope they love Mohenjo Daro too,” he says.

Hrithik has a huge presence on social media and generally interacts with his fans on Twitter. He’s also seen praising his contemporaries and their work on his account. Does competition not bother him

“I consider someone a competitor if that’s going to help me push myself further. I will look at something that could give me an impulse to be better. At other times, it doesn’t matter. I have to do the best I can. There is enough space in Bollywood for every single person who is doing his best,” he signs off.