Emraan Hashmi on ‘serial kisser’ tag: Producers were selling that image
In a recent podcast, Emraan Hashmi spoke about his ‘serial kisser’ image that defined his early Bollywood career. He shared insights about how such labels stick with actors and shape their public persona.
Emraan Hashmi recently spoke during a podcast about his ‘serial kisser’ image in Bollywood, which dominated a significant part of his career in the early 2000s.
In a recent podcast with Shubhankar Mishra, Emraan opened up about his infamous ‘serial kisser’ image. The actor said, “I don’t blame the audience. A major part of my career till 2009, For 7-8 years, that was the image that my producers were selling. I was selling myself (A major part of my career till 2009, for 7-8 years, was my image as a ‘serial kisser’ that the producers were selling. I was selling it myself).
Known for his bold on-screen performances, the actor has been known as the ‘serial kisser’ for many years. The actor got his big break with Anurag Basu’s thriller ‘Murder’, in which he played an obsessive lover and gave several kissing scenes in the film.
Emraan Hashmi said in the podcast that actors often have a distinct label that serves as an “easy identification” for them. He gave his own example, saying he is commonly known as a “serial kisser” because many of his films feature intimate scenes.
He also said that this tag has been a defining aspect of his Bollywood career.I think a lot of artists have a patent thing going on; an image gets set with the logo “I think for a lot of actors it becomes a patent thing. An image gets established and they don’t budge from it,” the “Showtime” actor said.
Emraan also said, “I don’t know what it is. I think it’s a label, or an identification with an actor, and it becomes an easy identity for them.”
During the conversation, Emraan Hashmi discussed how certain dialogues or actions have become synonymous with iconic Bollywood stars. He cited examples such as Shah Rukh Khan’s signature open-arm pose, Anil Kapoor’s catchphrase ‘jhakaas’ and Salman Khan’s habit of taking off his shirt in films. These traits have become an integral part of their identities apart from their illustrious careers.
Emraan Hashmi says filming intimate kissing scenes in “Murder” was a challenging aspect in Hindi cinema at that time as the audience was not used to seeing such bold and outspoken rebellious characters on screen.
On the professional front, Emraan Hashmi was recently seen in Sara Ali Khan-starrer ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’.
Apart from this, he has two upcoming Telugu films ‘OG’ and ‘G2’. Apart from this, Imran will also be seen in the second part of the first season of ‘Showtime’.