Remember Jr. Krrish From Hrithik Roshan's 2006 Superhero Film? He's An Eye Surgeon Now
Mickey Dhamijani played the role of a young Hrithik Roshan in Rakesh Roshan's 2006 film ‘Krrish’.
Remember ‘Koi...Mil Gaya’? The movie, starring Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta, had released 21 years back in 2003. Directed by Rakesh Roshan, the Hindi movie is viewed as a path-breaking project for its story and dedication towards sci-fi genre. Over two decades have passed, still the movie continues to receive a lot of love. The film was a critical and commercial success. Following the first movie, the second installment titled ‘Krrish’ was released in 2006, and then ‘Krrish 3’ was released in the theatres in 2013.
‘Krrish’, the 2006 superhero film, starred Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and more. The film followed Krishna Mehra, a young man with superhuman abilities, who discovers his legacy as the son of Rohit Mehra. Krishna Mehra takes on the alter ego ‘Krrish’ to save the world from the evil scientist Dr Siddhant Arya.
If you remember the movie vividly, then you would certainly remember Mickey Dhamijani, who played the role of a young Hrithik Roshan in ‘Krrish’. Wondering what is he doing nowadays? Well, he’s no longer an actor.
Mickey Dhamijani shared a video on Instagram recently, talking about his journey from being a child actor to becoming an eye surgeon. Yes, the actor is now a doctor!
Check out his Instagram video below:
The video began with Mickey on a chair with eyedrops in his hand. The text on the clip read, “Patients: I have seen you before.” A few seconds into the video, it showed clips from ‘Krrish’ featuring Mickey.
Several old pictures also showed him posing with Hrithik Roshan and Rakesh Roshan as they smiled for the camera.
Sharing the video, Mickey penned a note, “Guess you've seen me before? Oh, definitely, you have! I had the incredible opportunity to play Jr. Krrish and work alongside a super-talented cast in a film that was truly a joy to be part of. My journey from being a child actor to becoming an eye surgeon has been nothing short of amazing.”
Soon after he shared the video on Instagram, several social media users flocked to the post’s comment section and reacted to the post.
One user wrote, “Finally I've seen someone who was a child actor but later chose some other profession.”
Another one added, “He was in a movie with hrithik rosan and he still had to become doctor to impress his parents.”
A third user commented, “Jaadu came and removed his father's specs in koi mil gaya, and Junior Hritik became an eye doctor.”
“Shaktiyon ka sahi istemaal,” another comment on the post read.
For the unversed, ‘Krrish’ starred Hrithik Roshan in a dual role as father and son. It also featured Sharat Saxena and Manini Mishra.
After the massive success of ‘Koi...Mil Gaya’, ‘Krrish’ and ‘Krrish 3’, the fourth installment ‘Krrish 4’ is in the works with Hrithik Roshan expected to reprise his role.
Meanwhile, Hrithik Roshan is currently gearing up for ‘War 2’, being directed by Ayan Mukerji. It will also star NTR Jr. The actors recently wrapped the first schedule for the film in Mumbai.
The film is a sequel to the 2019 hit film ‘War’, which starred Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor.
Reportedly, ‘War 2’ will also feature Kiara Advani and is slated to release next year. However, an official announcement regarding the film's entire cast and release date is awaited.
