Hrithik Roshan (born 10 January 1974) is an Indian Bollywood actor. His first leading role was in his father Rakesh's Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), a box-office success that earned him several awards. After a series of unsuccessful films, he starred in the 2003 science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya, which proved a turning point in his career; he also appeared in its highly successful sequels: Krrish (2006) and Krrish 3 (2013). Roshan earned widespread praise for his roles in Dhoom 2 (2006), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Guzaarish (2010). Further success came with the 2011 drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, the 2012 revenge film Agneepath, and Bang Bang!, a 2014 action comedy. One of the highest-paid actors in India, he has won many awards, including six Filmfares. He has also performed on stage, launched his own clothing line and debuted on television with Just Dance (2011). As a judge on the show, he became the highest-paid film star on Indian television. Roshan was married for fourteen years to Sussanne Khan, with whom he has two children.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1475:

Moldavian–Ottoman Wars: Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeated an Ottoman attack led by Hadân Suleiman Pasha, the Beylerbeyi of Rumelia, near Vaslui in present-day Romania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vaslui

1812:

New Orleans, the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived in its namesake city, to complete its maiden voyage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_(steamboat)

1929:

The Adventures of Tintin, a series of popular comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé, first appeared in a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin

1966:

India and Pakistan signed the Tashkent Declaration to end the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent_Declaration

1993:

The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached its peak intensity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braer_Storm_of_January_1993

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

spendthrift: 1. Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. 2. Extravagant or lavish. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spendthrift

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.   --John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Dalberg-Acton,_1st_Baron_Acton