Rakesh Roshan can be rightly classified as a risk taker. Over the years, the actor-filmmaker never failed to impress his audience with his unconventional, brave and experimental cinema. Be it in his younger days when he was an actor or exploring uncharted territories as a director and producer, he has done it all confidently. Rakesh, who will be celebrating his 75th birthday, tried his hand at various genres and put his incredible vision and skills to display. 

The beginning of Rakesh Roshan's career

Rakesh started his career as an actor after the death of his father, Roshan. He was first signed for Man Mandir starring Sanjeev Kumar and Waheeda Rehman. However, his major break came with Ghar Ghar Ki Kahaani in 1970. He played the supporting role. While Rakesh did quite a few supporting characters in his career, the actor's solo hero successful films included Khubsoorat with Rekha, Aankhon Aankhon Mein with Rakhee, Nafrat with Yogita Bali, Shubh Kaamna with Rati Agnihotri and several others.