Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS): Veteran actor-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan's 64th birthday celebrations, organised by his actor son Hrithik Roshan, turned out to be a star-studded event, attended by the likes of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Rekha.

Apart from the entire Roshan family, many Bollywood celebrities marked their attendance - Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Shobha Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Vivek Oberoi, Shilpa Shetty, Prem Chopra, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Honey Irani and Zoya Akhtar...and the list went on. The party was held at Blue Sea in Worli here Friday night.

Hrithik, who underwent a brain surgery in July, is said to have delivered a touching speech for his father, who gave the actor a perfect launchpad in filmdom with "Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai" in 2000.

The father-son duo are now awaiting the release of their ambitious project "Krrish 3", the third film of their franchise which began with “Koi Mil Gaya” in 2003, followed by “Krrish” in 2006.

“Krrish 3", which will see Hrithik play a superhero once again, is slated for release Nov 4. The film also stars Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.