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India.com
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Hrithik Roshan's friend who helped him build company generating over Rs 1000 crore revenue, his name is...
Meet Hrithik Roshan's friend who helped him build company generating over Rs 1000 crore revenue, his name is… Success Story: Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is one of the finest actors of the Indian film industry. Because of his looks and muscular physic, he is often termed as 'the Greek god'. Most of his movies performed pretty well on the box office and people love to see him on screen. But do you know there's another side of the actor's success story that doesn't get enough limelight. The actor owns a booming Rs 1000 crore business – HRX, India's homegrown fitness brand. Hrithik and his friend Afsar Zaidi are the founders of HRX. Lets know Afsar's success story. Afsar Zaidi is not just the co-founder or CEO of HRX but also the brain behind the success of the brand. We can say that Hrithik Roshan is the face of brand and Afsar is the brain behind it. From Normal Job To Bollywood's Go-To Business Whisperer Earlier, Afsar was just another ambitious professional doing normal 9-5 job. He started his career at Globosport India Private Limited. But he soon realised that he cannot work under anyone. In 2005, he founded Carving Dream which was a talent management company that later transformed into Exceed Entertainment. He later pitched Exceed to Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and the actor signed the deal within a minute. Zaidi is turning celebs into business powerhouse. HRX – The Beginning Afsar and Hrithik founded HRX in 2013, when homegrown fitness brand were a foreign concept in India. He gambled and partnered with E-commerce platform Myntra. Soon te gamble paidoff and HRX churned out Rs 350 crore turnover in its first year itself. Zaidi later joined hands with Saif Ali Khan and launched – The House of Pataudi, the brand that brings royal and Nawabi style to everyone. Hrithik Roshan and Afsar Zaidi's Unmatched Bonding Hrithik and Afsar share more than just a business connection — their bond is rooted in trust, shared goals, and a deeper understanding beyond the glamour. While Hrithik adds star power and inspiration, Zaidi takes care of the behind-the-scenes operations, making sure everything runs smoothly. Meanwhile, Hrithik is working on his next big release – War 2 where he'll again live his role as Major Kabir Dhaliwal. His business HRX is also booming behind the silver screen thanks to his friend Afsar Zaidi. At a time when many celebrity brands feel like just showpieces, HRX stands out as a real success. It's genuine, inspiring, and highly profitable, largely because of Afsar Zaidi's hard work. He's changed the role of a manager in Bollywood—becoming more of a mentor, planner, and true business partner.
India.com
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Hrithik Roshan's business partner, once a salaried employee, built a company worth Rs 1,000 crore, helped actor with..., his name is...
HRX is one of the biggest domestic fitness brands in the country. Its face is Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan. He is not only the brand ambassador of the company but also the co-owner. His partner in this company is Afsar Zaidi. He is the CEO and co-founder of this company. Under the leadership of Zaidi, this company has flourished rapidly. The revenue of this company is more than Rs 1,000 crore. Founder of Exceed Entertainment HRX was started in 2013 by Hrithik Roshan and Exceed Entertainment. It offers shoes and workout clothes. Afsar Zaidi is the CEO and co-founder of the company. His brand competes with global companies like Nike, Puma and Decathlon. Zaidi is also the founder of celebrity management company Exceed Entertainment. It is headquartered in Mumbai. It was started in 2005. Co-founder of The House of Pataudi Exide has served celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Shahid Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Emraan Hashmi, Malaika Arora, Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty, Chitrangada Singh, Mithila Palkar, Dia Mirza, Zarine Khan, and Rahul Khanna. Afsar Zaidi is also the co-founder of Saif Ali Khan's apparel brand The House of Pataudi. Till 2005, he was a salaried employee Afsar Zaidi was a salaried employee until 2005. He worked for Mahesh Bhupathi's Globosport India Pvt Ltd. He started a sports management firm called Carving Dreams. This company later became Accident, one of India's leading celebrity management companies. Actor Ajay Devgan signed a contract with him in less than a minute. This gave him a lot of confidence. Started many new trends Afsar Zaidi started the trend of making contracts for celebrities dancing at weddings. He used to be the manager of both Roshan and Khan. This collaboration turned into a business partnership. Roshan has been associated with HRX for 13 years. When Hrithik Roshan entered the business, e-commerce in India was in its nascent stage. However, he partnered with Myntra. The company's turnover was Rs 350 crore in that financial year itself. The House of Pataudi also followed the same lines.
