Celebrating Rakesh Roshan’s Journey in Bollywood
At the IIFA Awards 2025, the legendary Rakesh Roshan was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema award!
This recognition comes over five decades after he entered the industry, making his mark not only as an actor but also as a visionary filmmaker and producer.
As we celebrate this icon’s journey alongside IIFA’s Silver Jubilee, let’s take a look back at his illustrious journey in Bollywood!
After working as an assistant director, Rakesh Roshan stepped into Bollywood as an actor with a supporting role in Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970)!
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Ten years later, in 1980, he started his own production company called Filmkraft which included films like Kaamchor (1980)!
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In 1987, he made his directorial debut with the successful multi-starrer Khudgarz, featuring stars like Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Govinda, Bhanupriya, Amrita Singh, and Neelam Kothari!
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A major milestone in his directorial journey came with the Rekha-starrer Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), which turned out to be a massive success!
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As a director, he then went on to Bollywood, some of its biggest masterpieces in the form of movies like Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla (1997)!
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Among his many achievements, he was honoured with the Director of the Decade award at IIFA 2009 in Macau, China!
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