Ameesha Patel pens birthday post for Rakesh Roshan, shares unseen moments from Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai days: 'Your Sonia forever'

Ameesha Patel took to Instagram to wish director Rakesh Roshan a heartfelt happy birthday, sharing unseen memories from her debut film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. She reminisced about the early days that kickstarted her Bollywood journey and the inspiration she drew from him.

Photos from the celebration

Ameesha shared two photos from that memorable celebration on Instagram. In one, she can be seen holding two glasses as Hrithik Roshan pours champagne, while in the other, she is playfully feeding cake to director Rakesh Roshan.Check out the post here:

A heartfelt birthday message

She captioned the post, '@rakesh_roshan9 —these are pictures from my home in South Mumbai the day after I signed “KAHO NAA PYAAR HAIN “ n we opened champagne to celebrate before starting our shoot schedule!! From then to now u have been a beacon of inspiration with ur hardwork, discipline, professionalism, organisation n ur true resilience in the face of all adversity n challenges! U have been the best I cud learn from n was a privelege to be ur discovery !!! Wishing u the happpppiest bday n many many bumper years to follow !! Your SONIA forever(sic).

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Hrithik Roshan’s birthday tribute

Earlier, Hrithik too penned a long and heartwarming post for his daddy dearest. His post read, 'Happy birthday to you papa. Thank you for building this resilience inside me. When life gets hard, it feels like home. Nothing can and nothing will shake the soldier in me. Over the years I have learnt to see the opposite as well, and I know you have too. The discovery of worthiness within, the simplicity of just being, the collapse of external validation.

'He added, 'Never complete, but no longer empty. I would have never reached this place of equanimity, this place of wisdom, without first traversing the hard path. Thank you for building that soldier in me. For being the best teacher one could ask for. I stand proud ( and strong), cause I am your son. I love you.'On the work front, Ameesha was last seen in 'Gadar 2' with Sunny Deol. The film made a record-breaking collection at the box office. She will reportedly be seen next in the third instalment of the popular franchise. Hrithik Roshan was last seen in Ayan Mukerji’s War 2 alongside Kiara Advani and Jr NTR, a film that failed to make a mark at the box office. Next, he is reportedly set to take over the director’s chair from his father, Rakesh Roshan, to helm Krrish 4.