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Hrithik was only 12 when he shared the screen with Rajinikanth in the 1986 film Bhagwaan Dada. Jailer 2 marked their reunion after 40 long years, with a now-older Hrithik, seemingly referencing everything Rajinikanth had done for him. In January 2025, even before Jailer 2 went on floors, Hrithik expressed interest in working with Rajinikanth again. In August 2025, before Coolie clashed at the box office with his War 2, Hrithik congratulated Rajinikanth on completing 50 years in cinema, writing, “Took my first steps as an actor at your side. Congratulations on completing 50 years of on-screen magic!”
The film, which also starred his dad, Rakesh Roshan , saw him play a young boy named Govind, who is adopted by Rajinikanth’s titular character. For me, he was Rajni uncle. I used to talk to him like, yeah, no… I had my way with him. He also added, “I will realise the burden and the weight of the moment that I am sharing screen space with him… He was so gentle and so giving. Whenever I messed up a shot, my grandfather used to cut the shot. And Rajni sir used to take the blame, saying, sorry, sorry, sorry. My fault. You were one of my first teachers, @rajinikanth sir, and continue to be an inspiration and a standard.
At the trailer launch of The Roshans, he said, “I had no idea that I was standing with the greatest legend of all time.
