Emraan Hashmi On Being Tagged As The ‘Serial Kisser’: “I Was Just Doing My Job, People Were Fascinated By It”

Bollywod actor Emraan Hashmi is currently busy soaring high on the success of his latest release, Mumbai Saga. Also featuring John Abraham, Suniel Shetty and Kajal Aggarwal, the action crime film is set in the 80s and 90s. While John has portrayed the role of a gangster, Emraan is seen as a cop. The actor has also begun gearing up for the release of his next project, Chehre co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. In this mystery thriller, the actor portrays the character of a business tycoon.

While both his projects and characters are on the ‘serious’ side, a few years ago Emraan was best known for his romantic roles. In fact, he had also earned the tag of Bollywood’s ‘Serial Kisser’. In a recent chat with ETimes, when the actor was asked if this was a curse or boon, he shared, “I think it was a bit of both. It helped in a way because it’s like you are associated with something; I was getting the kind of bold stories that were unheard of. It was a different track; I had my own journey and roadmap. If there were any negatives to it, I guess it was the constant boxing up, the ‘tag’ was uncalled for. Why go down that road constantly when I am doing different stories and playing different characters.”

He further stated, “But, back then, the times were different, here was a country that was waking up to something and they found it to be very intriguing. They were amazed by it. I was just doing my job, but, apparently, millions of people were watching it and were fascinated by it. Good luck to them (laughs).”