I was told I can't be an actor: Hrithik Roshan

NEW DELHI: Though Hrithik Roshan is a 'name' today, life has not been a piece of cake for him. Apparently his success, stardom and fan following might look very appealing but the actor experienced a roller coaster ride of life, where he was almost on the verge of giving up but kept going. But according to him, every time he overcame that feeling of defeat with a new learning. The 'Kaabil' star, whose has come up with a video to motivate people to 'Keep Going' in life, says he credits "all the adverse moments" in his life, including his separation from Sussanne Khan for where he is today. Adding, "I was 21 years old and presumably the best doctor of the country was sitting in front of me, telling me that I did not have the genetics that would allow me to do the kind of things an actor needed to do in a Hindi film, things like dancing, jumping, falling, twisting, break dance and all of that".

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The second life-changing moment, he says was when father Rakesh Roshan was shot at in 2000. "It was so disempowering to see him in the hospital with blood on the white sheets. It took away all meaning from what I was doing... From being an actor, doing a dance, doing a comedy scene," the 43-year-old said. The 'Jodhaa Akbar' actor, who even dealt with a brain surgery in 2013 for the removal of a clot, said it had "had a devastating effect" on his future. Drawing a conclusion to his introspection, the actor shared, "I see my entire journey as a very positive one. Even in something like my separation, which is emotionally the most disempowering situation to be in, I could survive."