Flashback Friday: Hrithik Roshan celebrates 'immortal legacy' of his daduji with the song 'O Re Taal Mile'

Hrithik Roshan and Roshan Lal Nagrath

On Friday, actor Hrithik Roshan took to his social media to remember his daduji Roshan Lal Nagrath. Marking his 106th birth anniversary, Roshan penned a long note in memory of his grandfather whom he never got to meet. Roshan was a renowned music director and composed many songs in the 1950s and 60s.

Taking to Instagram, Hrithik shared a throwback picture of his daduji and wrote, "Today marks the 106th birth anniversary of my Daduji - Roshan, whose name I inherit . Although I never had the honor of meeting him, learning from him or physically experiencing his love, I am blessed with a priceless treasure: his work... his music. Legends have a way of transcending time through their art. His songs are the foundation of the Roshan family, a journey and I am immensely proud to be a part of his extraordinary lineage."

"Celebrating my Daduji's immortal legacy through one of my favourite songs by him. I celebrate this song even more because my Daduji never got to celebrate its success...he passed away soon after he recorded this brilliant track. He was 40 years old," the caption concluded.

Soon after he dropped the post, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons.

"Roshan Legacy," a fan commented.

Another fan wrote, "He was so great composer that generations can learn the pure music by his outstanding work."

"My mom was and still is a fan of his work," a fan wrote.

Roshan, father of music director Rajesh Roshan and filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, passed away in 1967. He was suffering from chronic heart disease The song shared by Hrithik 'O Re Taal Mile' was released in 1968 with the release of the film 'Anokhi Raat' starring Sanjeev Kumar. Roshan was known for his songs like 'Khayalon mein Kisike', 'Main Dil Hoon Ek Armaan Bharaa', 'Na toh karvaan ki talaash hai', 'Aapne Yaad Dilaya', 'Laaga Chunari Mein Daag' and many more.

Meanwhile, Hrithik Roshan, will next be seen in the film 'Fighter' opposite Deepika Padukone. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film marks Roshan's second collaboration with the director. They had earlier worked together in the film 'War'. Also starring Anil Kapoor, 'Fighter' will be released in January next year. The actor also has 'War 2' in the pipeline with Jr NTR.