Says Kishore Namit Kapoor, "He had never told his parents about his training, and that he wanted to become an actor. He came very quietly. We did a scene from a play, it was a solo scene, so we recorded that and he took the cassette home and he showed it to Rakesh Roshan. Late night, I received a phone from Rakesh Roshan and Mr. Roshan said, ‘ Kishorji I never believed in training but today I have to say with lots of pride a son was born to me, today a star is born."
"Kaho Na Pyar Hai became a super blockbuster and Hrithik became a huge name in this country. So much so, that he won the Filmfare award directly in challenge with Shah Rukh Khan who was and is known as the king of Bollywood," says Sanjay Khan.
