Hrithik Looks so Much Like a Younger Me: Math Wizard Anand Kumar

Hrithik Roshan plays Anand Kumar, the mathematician in the biopic ‘Super 30’.

Hrithik Roshan will play mathematician Anand Kumar in Super 30.

(Photo Courtesy: Subhash K Jha/Altered by The Quint)

Mathematician Anand Kumar feels immensely privileged that Hrithik Roshan is essaying his character in Super 30, the biopic being directed by Vikas Bahl.

Anand Kumar in his younger years. (Photo Courtesy: Subhash K Jha)

“I saw the picture of Hrithik Roshan playing me. The resemblance to what I looked like in my younger days, is uncanny. There is a hunger in Hrithik’s eyes that I felt when I was starting out on my mission to tutor promising maths students and to give them an atmosphere conducive to learning. I think Hrithik understands that hunger. As an actor he has felt the same hunger.”

Anand Kumar

Anand deeply appreciates Hrithik’s efforts to get into character.

Anand Kumar rose to fame as the founder of the ‘Super 30’ program that grooms economically backward IIT aspirants.(Photo Courtesy: Subhash K Jha)

“I have neither the body nor the face of Hrithikji. He understood the need to transform himself both physically and emotionally. He has actually put on a lot of weight to look like me. That’s commendable considering he is a superstar known for his six-pack physique. I hope his efforts pay off and that my message of <i>gyan</i> for underprivileged students reaches far and wide after this film.”

Anand Kumar

Bihar-based mathematician Anand Kumar.(Photo Courtesy: Subhash K Jha)

It is interesting that Bollywood now seeks out unsung heroes like Arunachalam Muruganantham (in R Balki’s PadMan) and Anand Kumar. “There are so many like us who try to make a difference to society. Bollywood should make films about them instead of gangsters and underworld dons,” says Anand Kumar.