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Did you know? Aditya Chopra was a better dancer than Hrithik Roshan

Updated on: 21 May,2025 09:12 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Not much is known about filmmaker Aditya Chopra as he fiercely safeguards his life and only lets his work talk. However, there is one surprising and interesting quality about the filmmaker you may find amusing

Did you know? Aditya Chopra was a better dancer than Hrithik Roshan

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Aditya Chopra is one of the finest Indian filmmaker and also heads the production house, Yash Raj Films. The filmmaker is known for staying away from the limelight, steers clear of public appearances and interviews, and has also successfully managed to evade the popular paparazzi spotting in the city. The way Chopra has guarded the privacy of his life is truly something, especially in today's times where celebs are over exposed in the public arena. While not much is known about birthday boy Aditya Chopra, there is one detail that may come across as surprising and interesting.

Aditya Chopra and his lesser known dancing skills


A couple years back, Aditya Chopra broke his no-interview rule and opened up for the Netflix docu-series, 'The Romantics', which is a tribute to the legacy of Yash Chopra, YRF, and their cultural impact on India in the past 50 years.


Through the four-episode series, actors, directors and talents associated with YRF spoke about the movies of Yash Raj and what went behind them. In the process, celebrities also spoke about the unknown side of the media-shy filmmaker Aditya Chopra. One of the biggest reveal was Aditya Chopra and Hrithik Roshan having dance face-off as kids. 

Abhishek Bachchan backs Aditya's dance skills

In the second episode of the series, while talking about Aditya Chopra and their childhood, Abhishek Bachchan said, "When we had birthday parties, there was the inevitable dance competition and the dance competition was the domain of two people. Two rivals. Two opposite sides of style."

"Adi won every dance competition year after year after year. And who was number two to him- Hrithik Roshan," added Karan Johar who also moved in the same circle as a kid. 

Adding to it, Abhishek said, "So the minute they'd walk into the party, they'd just be looking at each other. It was almost like Western showdown."

Sharing his thoughts on the same, Hrithik Roshan is heard saying, "I don't know what happened. He was supposed to be the one who grows up and does those moves." Hrithik also called his dance moves "pretty amazing" and added, "they sometimes did not even look much like dancing  but it was still very amazing to watch."

Abhishek calls Aditya a tyrant

Abhishek Bachchan further revealed that as kids they had a game called Cheeni. The purpose of the game was that the minute one sees Aditya Chopra, they scream 'cheeni' and run away. "I hope that summarises what Adi was for us. He was a tyrant," says Abhishek Bachchan. 

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