01/11Emraan Hashmi's ten best portrayals
Emraan Hashmi has had quite an interesting journey in the Indian film industry. The once labelled flop actor is now amongst one of most talented and skilled actors in Bollywood. As Emraan turns a year older today, here are ten of the actor's best and unforgettable on-screen portrayals.
02/11Murder
Post Emraan Hashmi's debut in 'Footpath', the actor was labelled flop as the film failed to perform well at the Box Office. However, it is his second film - 'Murder', that shot the actor to fame. Emraan played a jilted lover in 'Murder', and the film turned out to be a huge breakthrough for him.
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Based vividly on real life gangster Abu Salem and Monica Bedi's love story, Emraan Hashmi played an undercover Indian detective in the film 'Gangster'. Alongside Emraan, Kangana Ranaut made her big Bollywood debut in the film.
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Emraan Hashmi, post his portrayals in many films, was labelled the lover boy of the industry. His films were known to be raunchy as intimacy was a never rare. Before the release of 'Awarapan', the actor refused to kiss on screen in all his next releases. 'Awarapan' didn't have any intimate scene in the film, and thus is said to have marked his downfall. However, the film was the first ever joint production between India and Pakistan.
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Emraan Hashmi starrer 'The Train' was a thriller that kept the audience on the edge of their seats throughout the film. Also starring Sayali Bhagat and Geeta Basra, 'The Train' is a story of the complexed extra-marital affair between layered characters.
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Emraan Hashmi starrer 'Jannat' was a huge success at the Box Office as the film was critically and commercially acclaimed. A story about a conman with a six sense who wanted to make quick-bugs, 'Jannat' is about a man stuck between the good and bad choices in his life.
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Emraan Hashmi played a notorious gangster, whose description and traits that closely resembled that of real-life gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Also starring Ajay Devgn in the lead, the film was a great success at the Box Office.
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'The Dirty Picture' though focused on the female protagonist, Emraan Hashmi still managed to win over the audience with his honest portrayal of the character.
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Emraan Hashmi starrer 'Shanghai' was a political thriller that dealt with the infrastructure of the state. The film saw itself in legal trouble and released only in around 1200 films. Yet the film turned out to be critically acclaimed, though commercially it failed to perform as well.
10/11Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Based on the love story of Mahesh Bhatt's parents, Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin Mohammad Ali and his stepmother, the film takes one on an emotional journey of turmoils. Emraan played hotelier Aarav Ruparel in the film.