Sussane floors Hrithik again

By Subhash K Jha

"I pretend it's not a special day. But it never turns out that way," laughed Hrithik Roshan on his 34th birthday on 10 January.

Quietly, or so he would like to believe, Hrithik turned a year older on Thursday.

The email and the sms began to go broadly ballistic from midnight on D Day…or shall we say 'H' day? Apparently Hrithik gets the maximum birthday greetings in Bollywood.

"I wouldn't know. But yes the quantity of love that I receive on this day is overwhelming," laughs Hrithik shyly.

The Jodhaa-Akbar star, just recovered from a serious knee injury, was up and about from early in the morning. "I wanted to make sure I answered each one of the greetings personally before Hrehaan gets up."

Alas, Hrithik proposes, Hrehaan disposes. The scion of the Roshan family is up and about claiming Papa's attentions.

Hrithik is happy to give it all. "The last year I've really had no time for the family. The injury has given me a chance to be at home and spend time with my wife and son."

The star has recovered almost completely. "But I need to be very careful for a while. No serious stunts and action scenes for while.

My body has served its warning rather effectively.I had no choice but to obey the warning signals.It would be some time before I get back into full-on action scenes."

And how was the birthday celebrated this year?

"Every year I like to do something associated with my work on my birthday. As luck would have it on the evening before my birthday it was the launch of my Jodhaa-Akbar music.

I loved that. It was one of the most well-organized music functions of my career. After that it was a friend Ambika Hinduja's engagement party. So we went for that.Then we were home for the rest of the evening."

So where was was the cake and the rest of the birthday trappings? 'Oh, all that happened. Sussanne always makes sure my birthdays are special."