Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi (Hindi: इमरान हशमी, Urdu : عمران ھاشمی born March 24, 1979 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India), is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor.

He has delivered musical, critically acclaimed and commercially hits. The reason for most of his success is due to connections in Bollywood such his uncles Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt.

Early life

Born as Emraan Anwar Hashmi to a Muslim father and a Christian convert mother (Mahesh Bhatts’s Sister). He later changed his name to Farhan Hashmi and then reverted to his original name with an extra

Personal life

He graduated from Sydenham College in Mumbai,India.

Film career

Hashmi made his debut with Footpath. The film was critical and commercial failure, but the music was appreciated. In 2004 He had two releases. The first was Murder which catapulted him to stardom and the other was Tumsa Nahin Dekha which has flopped. 2005 was a good year for Emraan for all his films were successful. 2006 was a disappointing year as most of films had flopped except for Gangster oppsite Kangana Ranaut, and Aksar opposite Udita Goswami, which was known because of the song Jhalak Dikhlaja sung by Himesh Reshammiya. Emraan’s first release of 2007 Good Boy Bad Boy was a failure as well as The Train: Some Lines Should Never Be Crossed. Awarapan, his last release was a moderate success. His only release of 2008 was Jannat which became a huge hit. Raaz – The Mystery Continues opposite Kangana Ranaut, Not only was the horror flick biggest hit ever for Emraan Hashmi and Vishesh Films, Raaz – The Mystery Continues is the first hit of 2009. Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming films in 2009 are Tum Mile, Raftaar 24×7, and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai.

Apart from the music that his career sparkle, it is also his kissing scenes. Though uncommon, that is the reason other films have done kisses. Nicknamed the ’serial kisser’ of Bollywood, he has expressed his desire to discontinue kissing and to be known as a mature actor. Throughout his film career, he has kissed his heroines except in Footpath, Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets, Kalyug, Awarapan, The Killer, Dil Diya Hai, Good Boy Bad Boy and Raaz- The Mystery Continues.