Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi says it is paramount for him to keep reinventing and breaking out of an established image even at the risk of failure.
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The 40-year-old actor, who started with a series of commercial movies, has shown his versatility with out-of-the-box choices such as ‘Shanghai’, ‘Tigers’ and the Netflix Original series ‘Bard of Blood’.
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“It’s important to be just completely dedicated and zoned in on what you’re doing. I always try to have a novel experience with each film I do. But it hasn’t been easy because when you are known for a particular cinema, and you want to venture out and try something new, in our industry, it is like swimming against the tide,” Hashmi in an interview.
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“There is a risk of things not working out and I’m okay with that because I know I’m excelling at a point where I am trying different subjects and characters. I think that’s what’s important,” he added.
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The actor believes more than living up to the expectations of others, it is important to be confident about the choice one makes.
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“If as an actor or a creative person you’re convinced and you’re enjoying what you’re doing, it’s ultimately going to pay off. There is going to be a phase where things might not work. But eventually, people acknowledge that someone is doing good stuff. And that belief keeps me going.”
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Hashmi will be returning to the mainstream space after a gap of almost three years with Sanjay Gupta’s gangster drama ‘Mumbai Saga’.
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The actor said he wanted to do a commercial film and the multistarrer seemed like the perfect choice.
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“I’m looking forward to doing a commercial film again. ‘Mumbai Saga’ is a ‘massy’ film and I’ve not done such movies for the longest time.”
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The film also features John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Amol Gupte, Prateik Babbar, Gulshan Grover and Rohit Roy.
###Mumbai: Actor Emraan Hashmi at film producer Anand Pandit’s Diwali party in Mumbai on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
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