Emraan Hashmi ruled hearts in the 2000s for his bold roles and daring film choices. Over the years, he has explored different genres and worked on a variety of projects, including his latest Netflix series
Taskaree.
And fans can’t get enough of his cameo in Aryan Khan’s The Bads of Bollywood, which left many impressed, especially because of a famous line from Raghav Juyal’s character, who says, “Aakha Bollywood ek taraf, aur Emraan Hashmi ek taraf.”
Emraan says he was surprised by how much attention the line received. Despite working in the industry for many years, he finds it unpredictable which moments will go viral. He adds that in acting, some projects succeed, some don’t, and sometimes something unexpected “suddenly blows up.” The actor shared that people even messaged him saying the dialogue’s popularity felt like a blockbuster film, which he found exciting and sweet.
Emraan Hashmi Reacts To His Sudden Popularity
Sharing his views about the viral dialogue with Free Press Journal, Emraan Hashmi said, “I’ve been hearing it since the show launched last year and it feels great. I’m very stumped with the whole virality of it. It just goes to show that after so many years of working in the industry, you don’t know what suddenly blows up. Aap usi shiddat ke saath har cheez karte ho, some things hit the bullseye, some things don’t and some things just blow up. Someone actually sent me a very interesting message when the show was released, saying that this thing has blown up like a blockbuster film. So, it’s just very heartening.”
Revealing what made him switch to OTT, the actor adds, “I don’t think there’s anything to switch. I used to watch a lot of Netflix and different content. I don’t have too many people in the industry hawking over me. I don’t take advice; I do what I feel like. Anything new that happens, our industry inculcates or accepts it very late. So when OTT started, it became this thing that ‘you’re a cinema star, theatrical star, you shouldn’t be doing OTT’. But when I heard that, it was my reason to do it. I feel it’s always nice to take a risk and try something new, that’s why I did Bard of Blood in 2019.
In Neeraj Pandey’s Taskaree, Emraan Hashmi shares screen with Sharad Kelkar, Amruta Khanvilkar, Zoya Afroz, Nandish Sandhu and Anurag Sinha.
