Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Hashmi

BornEmraan Anwar Hashmi
24 March 1979 (age 35)
MumbaiMaharashtraIndia
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
ReligionIslam[1]
Spouse(s)Parveen Shahani (m. 2006)
ChildrenAyaan Hashmi
RelativesSee Bhatt family
Emraan Hashmi (pronounced [ɪmraːn ˈɦaːʃmiː]; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian film actor who appears mainly in Hindi language films. He is nephew of producer/director Mahesh Bhatt.[2][3] Most of his successful movies are from Vishesh Films.[4]
Before starting his career as an actor, Hashmi worked with Vishesh Films as an assistant director on Vikram Bhatt's Raaz (2002). In 2003, he made his acting debut with Bhatt's Footpath and followed it with the erotic thriller Murder (2004), which emerged as a box office success. Hashmi subsequently appeared in several hit films, mostly under the Vishesh Films banner. Critics, however, labelled him as a "one note" actor and criticized his repetitive roles.[5] He later garnered praise for his performances in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011) and Shanghai (2012). He has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema.[6] Hashmi has received three Filmfare Award nominations.
He married his long-time girlfriend Parveen Shahani in 2006 and has one son.[7][8]

Contents

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  • 1 Early life and background
  • 2 Career
    • 2.1 Debut and breakthrough (2003–2007)
    • 2.2 Commercial success (2008–2012)
    • 2.3 Recent work (2013–present)
  • 3 Personal life
  • 4 Filmography
  • 5 Awards
  • 6 See also
  • 7 References
  • 8 External links

Early life and background[edit]

Emraan Hashmi was born into a Muslim family on 24 March 1979[9] to Anwar Hashmi and Mahira Hashmi. Anwar Hashmi was also an actor, and is the son of actress Purnima Das Verma (born Meherbhano Mohammad Ali).[10][11] Purnima Das Verma, is the biological sister of Shirin Mohammad Ali, the mother of director and producer Mahesh Bhatt. Emraan Hashmi is the nephew of Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt. He is the cousin of director Mohit Suri, actress and director Pooja Bhatt and actor Rahul Bhatt. Hashmi studied at Sydenham CollegeMumbai and University of Mumbai.

Career[edit]

Debut and breakthrough (2003–2007)[edit]

Hashmi made his acting debut in 2003, with Vikram Bhatt's thriller Footpath. Co-starring alongside Aftab Shivdasani and Bipasha Basu, he portrayed the role of Raghu Shrivastav, a gangster. His performance in the film was appreciated by critics; Gaurav Malani described him as the "scene-stealer" and praised his mannerisms.[12] The following year he featured in Anurag Basu's erotic thriller Murder with Mallika Sherawat and Ashmit PatelTaran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama said about his performance, "Emraan Hashmi is fantastic in a role that seems tailormade for him. Enacting the role of an obsessive lover with flourish, there's no denying that the narrative gets a major impetus thanks to Emraan's performance."[13] Murder emerged as a financial success, with a domestic total of INR250 million (US$4.1 million), becoming the ninth-highest grossing film of the year in India.[14]
Hashmi next starred in Anurag Basu's romance Tumsa Nahin Dekha opposite Dia Mirza. While shooting the film Basu was diagnosed with blood cancer, hence producer-directorMahesh Bhatt completed it.[15] Although the film did not succeed at the box office,[16] his portrayal of Daksh Mittal (a young millionaire who falls in love with a bargirl) was generally well received. A review of his performance in BBC Online noted that he was "becoming fabulous with every film."[17]
In 2005, Hashmi appeared in Mohit Suri's romantic thriller Zeher, co-starring Shamita Shetty and Udita Goswami. His portrayal of Siddharth Mehra (a chief of police who is jealous of his wife's professional success) met with positive reviews from critics. Patchy N of Rediff.com wrote, "Emraan Hashmi has done a passable job, except for the scenes where his character gets angry. The young man yells so loudly that he could well compete with a Sunny Deol!".[18] The film emerged as a moderate success, earning over INR100 million (US$1.6 million) in India.[19] He then starred in Aditya Datt's romance Aashiq Banaya Aapne and Vivek Agnihotri's crime thriller Chocolate; both films performed poorly at the box office.[20][21]
Emraan Hashmi is looking away from the camera
Hashmi at a success party for Aksar, 2006
Hashmi then took a supporting role in Mohit Suri's thriller Kalyug, alongside Kunal Khemu, Smilie Suri, Amrita SinghAshutosh Rana and Deepal Shaw. Based on the sex industry, the film depicted the devastating effect that non-consensual pornographic films have on the subjects. Hashmi featured as Ali Bhai, a man who runs a sex shop. His performance garnered positive reviews from critics, with Taran Adarsh writing, "Emraan Hashmi makes a brief appearance and the actor is, like always, highly competent."[22] Kalyug was a moderate success in India.[23]
Hashmi's first film in 2006 was Anant Mahadevan's thriller Aksar with Udita Goswani and Dino Morea. The film was a profitable production,[24] but met with negative reviews from critics. He next appeared in Anurag Basu's romantic thriller Gangster, co-starring Kangna Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja. The film emerged as an economic success, grossing over INR190 million (US$3.1 million) in India.[25] Hashmi positive reviews for his portrayal of anundercover detective called Aakash; Rediff.com's Raja Sen wrote, "His character is an understated one, and Hashmi manages to keep it that way. There is no unnecessary bluster or melodrama, and he does a pretty believable job. There is something lazy about his acting, by which I mean he makes the job look easy."[26] For the film, Hashmi received his first Filmfare nomination for Best Performance in a Negative Role. He then acted in the crime thriller The Killer (adapted from the 2004 film Collateral)[27] and the romance Dil Diya Hai. Both these films failed critically and commercially.[28][29]
In 2007, Hashmi appeared in three films. He first starred in the comedy Good Boy Bad Boy alongside Tusshar KapoorIsha Sharvani andTanushree Dutta. The film flopped at the box office and received poor reviews.[30] He then featured opposite Mrinalini Sharma and Shriya Saran in Mohit Suri's romantic thriller Awarapan. Hashmi was cast as the protagonist Shivam, a gangster with a tragic past. Although the film underperformed a the box office, it opened to positive reviews and Hashmi's performance was well received by critics.[31] Writing for The Hindustan Times, critic Khalid Mohameddescribed it as "intense and believable".[32] Subhash K Jha wrote, "... Emraan Hashmi [is] an actor who conceals more than he reveals on screen. There is an inherent pain in his personality that this film taps better than anything he has done earlier. This film marks the emergence of a major talent."[33] His final release of the year was the thriller The Train, which also underperformed.[34][35] Only Awarapan was a both commercial and critical success becoming the best film of his career.

Commercial success (2008–2012)[edit]

His only film in 2008 was Kunal Deshmukh's Jannat, a love story set against the backdrop of match fixing. Co-starring alongside Sonal ChauhanJaved Sheikh and Sameer Kochhar, Hashmi was cast as Arjun Dixit, a bookmaker. His performance was appreciated by critics; Taran Adarash commented that "[t]he actor displays the gamut of emotions with aplomb, he changes expressions like a chameleon changes colors. Jannat is yet another turning point in his career."[36] The film emerged as a commercial success in India, with revenues of over INR420 million (US$6.8 million).[37]
Emraan Hashmi is posing with Mahesh Bhatt
Hashmi with Mahesh Bhatt at a success party for Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, 2010
In 2009, Hashmi appeared in Mohit Suri's supernatural horror Raaz – The Mystery Continues, alongside Kangna Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman. The film's domestic collection exceeded INR340 million (US$5.5 million), and emerged as a success.[38][39] Hashmi's portrayal of a painter attracted favourable reviews; The Times of India'Nikhat Kazmi wrote, "Emraan Hashmi is fast emerging as the Colin Farrell of Indian cinema: completely mercurial, eclectic and unpredictable. As the brooding, prescient painter, who paints death on his canvas and falls in love with one of subjects, he is suitably aggrieved, desperate and afraid."[40] He then starred opposite Soha Ali Khan in Kunal Deshmukh's Tum Mile, a love story set against the backdrop of the 2005 Maharashtra floods. The film performed poorly at the box office.[38]
The following year, Hashmi featured in Milan Luthria's period action-drama Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai with an ensemble cast including Ajay DevganRandeep Hooda, Kangna Ranaut and Prachi Desai. The picture, which depicted the rise of organised crime in Mumbai, saw Hashmi play Shoaib Khan, a character inspired by real-life gangster Dawood Ibrahim.[41] With a domestic revenue of over INR780 million (US$13 million), Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai emerged as a hit, and received a positive critical reception.[42] For his performance, Hashmi earned positive reviews from critics and received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 56th Filmfare Awards.[43] Blessy Chettiar of Daily News and Analysis described him as "top class".[44] Komal Nahta remarked, "This is easily Emraan's best performance so far. If he is cute in the romantic scenes, he is believably tough in the action and dramatic scenes."[45] His next release was Mohit Suri's thriller Crook, based on the violence against Indians in Australia controversy.[46] However the film performed poorly and was panned by critics.[47][48]
In 2011, Hashmi first appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's romantic comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, alongside Ajay Devgan, Omi VaidyaShazahn PadamseeTisca Chopra andShruti Hassan. The film underperformed and received mixed reviews from critics, as did Hashmi's performance.[49][50][51][52] He next featured in Mohit Suri's slasher thriller Murder 2, alongside Jacqueline FernandezPrashant Narayanan and Sulagna Panigrahi. The film, as well as his performance generated mixed reviews from critics.[53] Shubhra Gupta ofThe Indian Express wrote, "Hashmi gets to do what he does best, glowering at the men, bedding the ladies, and towards the end, going head to head with the bad guy [...] he goes through the film with his usual smart one-liners containing equal amounts of bluster and fluster."[54] Despite this, Murder 2 was a major success; with a domestic revenue of over INR476 million (US$7.7 million), the film emerged as a blockbuster.[55]
Emraan Hashmi is posing with co-stars
Hashmi with co-stars Tusshar Kapoor (left) and Vidya Balan at the audio release of The Dirty Picture, 2011
Hashmi's final film in 2011 was Milan Luthria's biopic The Dirty Picture, featuring Vidya Balan as the controversial Indian actress Silk Smitha, alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Tusshar Kapoor. He was cast as Abraham, the narrator, who proclaims himself to be the protagonist's biggest enemy. The film opened to critical acclaim and Hashmi's performance was appreciated;[56] CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand wrote, "Emraan Hashmi is appropriately restrained as Abraham, a director who believes in film as art, and who abhors the idea of inserting steamy numbers in his movie to lure in the crowds."[57] However, several critics were sceptical about his role in the film;[57] Soumyadipta Banerjee from Daily News and Analysis considered it "out of place".[58] The Dirty Picture emerged as a commercial success with a worldwide revenue of over INR1.14 billion (US$18 million).[59]
In 2012, Hashmi appeared in Kunal Deshmukh's crime thriller Jannat 2 with Randeep Hooda and Esha Gupta. It was initially titled "Informer" but was later changed to the current title, making it a follow-up film to Jannat (2008).[60] The film generated mixed reviews from critics,[61] though was a success at the box office.[62] He then starred alongside Abhay DeolProsenjit Chatterjee andKalki Koechlin in Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai, an adaptation of writer Vassilis Vassilikos's novel Z and the 1969 French film of the same name.[63] Set in a fictional town called Bharat Nagar, the political thriller traced corruption in India. The film opened to critical acclaim, and Hashmi received unanimous praise for his portrayal of Joginder Parmar, a videographer who sometimes shoots porn films.[64][65] Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India wrote that Hashmi "looks the part and pulls off an act he should be proud of."[66] Raja Sen described it as one of his best performances and wrote, "Emraan Hashmi, delivers a knockout punch as he masters a complicated role."[67] He received his second Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 58th Filmfare Awards for his performance.[68]
Hashmi's next appearance was for Vikram Bhatt's supernatural horror Raaz 3D, alongside Bipasha Basu and Esha Gupta. Though a commercial success,[69][70] the film and his performance received mostly negative reviews; critic Kunal Guha commented, "[Hashmi] takes his role as seriously as he could but his efforts couldn't exorcise the devilishly terrible plot from spelling doom for this film."[71] Lisa Tsering of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "The swarthy Hashmi [...] does a forgettable job.[72] His final film of the year was Shamin Desai's delayed thriller Rush, which failed at the box office.[73]

Recent work (2013–present)[edit]

In 2013, Hashmi was first seen in Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj's supernatural thriller Ek Thi Daayan, alongside Konkona Sen SharmaHuma Qureshi and Kalki Koechlin.[74]Critical opinion on the film was mostly positive, and Hashmi's performance also drew appreciation.[75] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV mentioned that Hashmi "gives the character of the haunted magician just that – a haunted feel that is just apt," whilst Shubhra Gupta called his performance "consistent", adding that he "is a performer who keeps getting better".[76][77] Hashmi's second appearance was for Raj Kumar Gupta's comic-thriller Ghanchakkar opposite Vidya Balan. Critics were divided in their judgment of the film, as well as Hashmi's performance.[78] Sneha May Francis of Emirates 24/7 wrote that "Emraan Hashmi spins one of his acting career’s most understated, yet imposing performances. He crafts [his character's] predicaments – his anger, frustration and suspicions – with effortless charm."[79] Rajeev Masand was more critical of his performance, reflecting that he "struggles to shine under the limited scope of his role."[80] At the box office, both Ek Thi Daayan and Ghanchakkar underperformed.[81][82] In 2014, Hashmi appeared alongsideHumaima Malick in Kunal Deshmukh's box office flop Raja Natwarlal.[83]
He has finished work on Karan Johar's Ungli and Academy Award winning director Danis Tanovic's White Lies,.[84][85] He is working on Mohit Suri's Hamari Adhuri Kahaani with Vidya Balan and Vikram Bhatt's Mr. X opposite Amyra Dastur and Remo D'Souza's tentatively titled Badtameez.[86][87]

Personal life[edit]

Hashmi is married to Parveen Shahani, in an Islamic wedding ceremony on December 2006 after six and a half years courtship and the couple has a son Ayaan Hashmi who was born in 3 February 2010.[88][89][90][91] On January 15, 2014 Emraan's four-year-old son Ayaan was diagnosed with first-stage cancer.[92]

Filmography[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been releasedDenotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003FootpathRaghu Shrivastav
2004MurderSunny
2004Tumsa Nahin DekhaDaksh Mittal
2005ZeherSiddharth Mehra
2005Aashiq Banaya ApneVikram Mathur
2005ChocolateDeva
2005KalyugAli Bhai
2006Jawani DiwaniMann Kapoor
2006AksarRicky Sharma
2006GangsterAkash
2006The KillerNikhil Joshi
2006Dil Diya HaiSahil Khanna
2007Good Boy Bad BoyRaju Malhotra
2007AwarapanShivam
2007The TrainVishal Dixit
2008JannatArjun Dixit
2009Raaz - The Mystery ContinuesPrithvi Singh
2009Tum MileAkshay
2010Once Upon a Time in MumbaaiShoaib Khan
2010CrookJai Dixit / Suraj Bhardwaj
2011Dil Toh Baccha Hai JiAbhay Suri
2011Murder 2Arjun Bhaagwat
2011The Dirty PictureAbraham
2012Jannat 2Sonu Dilli "KKC"
2012ShanghaiJoginder Parmar
2012Raaz 3DAditya
2012RushSamar Grover
2013Ek Thi DaayanBobo
2013GhanchakkarSanjay Atre
2014Raja NatwarlalMithilesh "Raja" Kumar
2014Ungli Film has yet to be releasedNikhilPost-production
2015Tigers Film has yet to be releasedAyaanPost-production
2015Mr. X Film has yet to be releasedDr. Vikram Singhal / Mr. XFilming
2015Hamari Adhuri Kahani Film has yet to be releasedFilming

Awards[edit]

FilmAwardCategoryResult
2005MurderScreen AwardsBest VillainNominated[93]
2007GangsterFilmfare AwardsBest Performance in a Negative RoleNominated[94]
IIFA AwardsBest Performance in a Negative RoleNominated[95]
2011Once Upon a Time in MumbaaiFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated[96]
Screen AwardsBest VillainNominated[96]
Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role – MaleNominated[97]
Stardust AwardsBest Actor in an Ensemble CastNominated[98]
IIFA AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated[99]
Best Performance in a Negative RoleNominated[100]
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated[96]
Best Actor in a Negative RoleNominated[96]
2012Murder 2Stardust AwardsBest Actor - Thriller/ActionNominated[96]
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleNominated[96]
The Dirty PictureIIFA AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated[96]
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated[96]
2013Jannat 2Stardust AwardsBest Actor - Thriller/ActionNominated[96]
ShanghaiFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated[96]
Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated[96]
Stardust AwardsBest Actor - Thriller/ActionNominated[96]

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