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- Emraan Hashmi (born 24 March 1979) is an Indian film actor who appears in Hindi language films. Through his successful career, Hashmi has received three Filmfare Award nominations and has established himself as one of the most popular and highest-paid actor of Hindi cinema.
Hashmi was born and raised in Mumbai. After graduating from the University of Mumbai, he worked as an assistant director for the 2002 horror film Raaz (2002) before pursuing a career in acting. The following year, he made his acting debut with a leading role in the crime thriller Footpath (2003), a moderate box-office success. By 2004, Hashmi had established him as one of the leading actor of Hindi cinema with roles in the successful like Zeher (2005), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), Aksar (2006) and Gangster (2006), His other critically and commercially successful films. However, he followed these by starring in a series of films that under-performed at the box office, although his performance in the romantic drama Awarapan (2007) was praised.
The year 2008 marked a turning point for Hashmi when he played conman in the crime drama Jannat: In Search of Heaven... (2008). He subsequently received wide critical recognition for portraying unconventional characters in several commercially successful films, including the horror thriller Raaz: The Mystery Continues (2009), the biographical drama The Dirty Picture (2011), the psychological thriller Murder 2 (2011), the romantic comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), the crime thriller Jannat 2 (2012), the horror thriller Raaz 3 (2012) , and the supernatural thriller Ek Thi Daayan (2013). Hashmi's acclaimed performances in the action thriller Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) and the political thriller Shanghai (2012) garnered him two Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards. He also received praise for his role in the 2015 drama Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015).
Hashmi is a part of the Bhatt family, which includes members that have had careers in the Bollywood industry as producers, actors, film directors, and writers. The Bhatt family began working in the film industry in the 1930s and continues into the 2020s. Hashmi joined the Bhatt family when his grandmother Purnima's sister Shirin Banu became the partner of Nanabhai Bhatt, the patriarch of the Bhatt family. Shirin Banu was the mother of director Mahesh Bhatt and producer Mukesh Bhatt, making both of them Hashmi's uncles. Shirin Banu was also the grandmother of actresses Pooja Bhatt and her step sister Alia Bhatt, making both of them Hashmi's cousins.
In addition to being a part of the Bhatt family, Hashmi is also a part of the Varma family, which includes members that have had careers in the Bollywood industry as producers, distributors, actors, film directors, writers and film editors. The Varma family began working in the film industry in the late 1940s and continues into the 2020s. Hashmi joined the Varma Family when his grandmother Purnima married Bhagwan Das Varma, a founder of Varma Films and a patriarch of the Varma family.
- IMDb mini biography by: Khalid
- SpouseParveen Shahani(December 14, 2006 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenAyaan Hashmi
- ParentsMaherahh HashmiAnwar Hashmi
- RelativesCalvin Hashmi ( Step brother)(Sibling)Purnima(Grandparent)Alia Bhatt(Cousin)Mohit Suri(Cousin)
- Often works in films produced by Vishesh Films, the company owned by his uncle producer-director Mahesh Bhatt.
- Has a kissing or sex scene with the film's female lead in the midst of a romantic song.
- Brother-in-law of Bollywood actress Udita Goswami.
- The 1988 film Kabzaa , Starring Sanjay Dutt was shot inside his apartment. As a child he would watch the shooting daily in his living room.
- Did several Television ads as a child.
- Cousin of Bollywood actresses, Smiley Suri, Alia Bhatt and Onjalee Nair, and Bollywood directors, Mohit Suri, Vishesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt.
- Married long time girlfriend, Parveen Shahani, on December 2006.
- I joined acting classes, but midway got an offer to act in Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2001). But I messed up so badly that I was thrown out. It became a sort of ego issue for me and I continued going on the set to see what I needed to do to become an actor.
- I remember that I refused to dub for my first film Footpath (2003). This assistant told me, 'Bachchan ki tarah dub karo.' I showed him the middle finger, as I didn't want to be like anyone else. Finally, Vikram Bhatt had to dub in my place as the film had to be released.
- I was never really interested in studies and was hot-headed and rebellious in college, as I was totally confused and insecure, but was not coming to terms with it.
- My grandfather (whose surname was Hashmi) was a journalist, who separated from [my grandmother Purnima] and went away to Pakistan during partition. Though my grandmother re-married, my step- grandfather [Bhagwan Das Varma] died and she never had kids from that marriage.
- [When] I started assisting Vikram Bhatt, I was a lazy assistant and hated going and calling actors from vans and had a big ego. Mohit Suri would do that, I wouldn't.
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