“Hrithik Looks So Much  Like Me When I Was  Younger,” Maths Wizard Anand Kumar Commends The Actor

Mathematician Anand  Kumar  feels immensely privileged that Hrithik Roshan is playing Anand  in Super 30 , the bio-pic being directed  by Vikas Bahl.

Says  Anand  appreciatively,  “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  deeply appreciates  Hrithik’s efforts to  get into character. “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 gyan for underprivileged students reaches far and wide after this film.”

 It is  interesting that Bollywood now seeks out unsung heroes like Arunachalam Muruganantham(in R Balki’s PadMan) and Anand Kumar.

Says 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.”