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| Born | Syed Emraan Anwar Hashmi (1979-03-24)24 March 1979 (age 46) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Bhatt family |
Syed Emraan Anwar Hashmi (pronounced[ɪmraːnˈɦaːʃmi]; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian film actor, who appears inHindi films.[1] Initially known for performing bold scenes, Hashmi has since portrayed strong roles in films. One of the most unconventional actors of India, Hashmi has received fourFilmfare Award nominations.[2][3]
He worked as an assistant director for the 2002 horror filmRaaz before pursuing a career in acting. By 2004, Hashmi had established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema with roles in several successful thrillers including,Murder (2004),Zeher (2005),Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005),Kalyug (2005),Aksar (2006), andGangster (2006). However, he followed it with roles in films that underperformed at the box office before starring in the acclaimed action dramaAwarapan (2007).
The year 2008 marked a turning point for Hashmi, when he played a conman in the crime dramaJannat. He subsequently gained recognition for portraying a range of unconventional characters in the horror filmRaaz: The Mystery Continues (2009), the biographical dramaThe Dirty Picture (2011), the psychological thrillerMurder 2 (2011), the romantic comedyDil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), the crime thrillerJannat 2 (2012), and the supernatural thrillersRaaz 3 (2012) andEk Thi Daayan (2013), all of which earned him critical appreciation. Hashmi's acclaimed performances in the underworld dramaOnce Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) and the political thrillerShanghai (2012), garnered him twoFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations. After appearing in another series of box office flops, he starred as thetitular character in the biographical sports dramaAzhar and an evil spirit in the horror thrillerRaaz Reboot (both 2016) – and received praise for the dramaHamari Adhuri Kahani (2015), andBaadshaho (2017). This was followed by a hiatus. He returned with the commercially successful action thrillerTiger 3 (2023) and the Telugu filmThey Call Him OG, which marked his Telugu debut, with the former winning him his third Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
In addition to acting in films, Hashmi has launched an auto-biographical book that dealt with his son's illness, and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. He is married to Parveen Shahani, with whom he has a son.[4][5]
Hashmi was born on 24 March 1979, inMumbai, Maharashtra, India.[6] His father, Anwar Hashmi, is a businessman, who also acted in the mystery filmBaharon Ki Manzil (1968), and his mother, Maherrah Hashmi, was a homemaker. His paternal grandfather, Syed Shaukat Hashmi, migrated toPakistan after thepartition of India, where he worked as a journalist and as a film director,[7] while his grandmother,Meherbhano Mohammad Ali (known by her screen name Purnima), was an actress, who stayed in India.[8][9] Meherbano Mohammad Ali later married producer-directorBhagwan Das Varma, making him Hashmi's step-grandfather and Hashmi a part of the Varma family.[10] Hashmi is also a part of theBhatt family as Meherbano was the sister of Shirin Mohammad Ali, the mother of producersMahesh Bhatt andMukesh Bhatt, who are thus Hashmi's uncles.[11] Hashmi is the second cousin of directorMohit Suri, with whom he has collaborated in several films, actressesPooja Bhatt andAlia Bhatt and actorRahul Bhatt.
Hashmi studied at the Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School. Later, he attendedSydenham College in Mumbai and earned a bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Mumbai.[citation needed]
Hashmi made his acting debut with inVikram Bhatt's thrillerFootpath (2003), alongsideBipasha Basu andAftab Shivdasani, where he played a Raghu Shrivastav, a gangster. His performance was appreciated by critics with Gaurav Malani describing him as the "scene-stealer" and praised his mannerisms.[12] The film was a critical and commercial failure.[13]
The following year, he made his breakthrough withAnurag Basu's erotic thrillerMurder (2004), co-starringMallika Sherawat andAshmit Patel.[14]Taran Adarsh ofBollywood Hungama wrote about his performance "Hashmi is fantastic in a role that seems tailor-made for him. Potraying an obsessive lover flourish, there's not denying that the narrative gets a major impetus thanks to Hashmi's performance".[15]Murder emerged as a commercial success, grossing a domestic total of₹250 million (US$3.0 million), becoming theeighth highest-grossing film of the year.[16] He also starred in Basu's musical romanceTumsa Nahin Dekha oppositeDia Mirza. The film was a box-office disaster, although Hashmi's performance received mixed-to-positive reviews. A review fromBBC Online noted that he was "becoming fabulous with every film".[17]
In 2005, Hashmi appeared in four films. His first release of the yearZeher, a mystery thriller directed by debutantMohit Suri and produced byMahesh Bhatt, was an adaptation of the 2003 American filmOut Of Time. The film was a moderate success at the box office. The songs 'Agar Tum Mil Jao' & 'Jaane Jaa Jaane Jaa' were chartbusters while other songs were also extremely popular with the song 'Woh Lahme' being a big rage among the youth. His second release of that year was the romantic-thrillerAashiq Banaya Aapne directed byAditya Datt. Inspired by the 2001 American filmTangled, it co-starredSonu Sood and debutantTanushree Dutta, and followed a love triangle between their characters. The film received positive reviews, and was asleeper hit. His third film was the crime-thrillerChocolate, directed byVivek Agnihotri in his directorial debut. Hashmi played a supporting role in an ensemble cast ofAnil Kapoor,Suniel Shetty,Irrfan Khan,Arshad Warsi,Tanushree Dutta, andSushma Reddy. The film was inspired by the 1995 American filmThe Usual Suspects. His final film of the year was a supporting role inMohit Suri's action thrillerKalyug, alongsideKunal Khemu,Smilie Suri,Amrita Singh,Ashutosh Rana, andDeepal Shaw. Based on thesex industry, the film depicted the devastating effect that non-consensualpornographic films have on the subjects. Hashmi featured as Ali Bhai, a man who runs asex shop. His performance, and the film, garnered positive reviews from critics, with Taran Adarsh writing: "Hashmi makes a brief, but solid, appearance and the actor is, like always, highly competent."[18]Kalyug emerged as a moderate commercial success in India.[19][20]
Hashmi's first appearance in 2006 wasAnant Mahadevan's erotic thrillerAksar alongsideUdita Goswami andDino Morea. The film was a commercial success and well received from critics.[21][22] His second release was Anurag Basu's romantic thrillerGangster: A Love Story co-starring debutanteKangana Ranaut andShiney Ahuja in lead roles. The film emerged as a commercial success at the box-office, grossing over₹190 million (US$2.2 million) in India.[23][24] It opened to positive reviews from critics upon release, with Hashmi's portrayal of Akash Kapadia, anundercover detective, receiving particular praise.Rediff.com's Raja Sen wrote, "Hashmi's character is an understated one, and he manages to keep it that way. There is no unnecessary bluster or melodrama, and he does a pretty believable job. There is something lazy about his acting, by which I mean he makes the job look easy."[25] Hashmi's performance in the film earned him a nomination for theFilmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. His next releases, the crime-thrillerThe Killer (adapted from the 2004 filmCollateral)[26] and the romanceDil Diya Hai, both emerged as critical and commercial failures.[27][28]
In 2007, Hashmi appeared in three films. His first release was the comedyGood Boy Bad Boy alongsideTusshar Kapoor,Isha Sharvani andTanushree Dutta. The film received negative reviews from critics upon release and emerged as a commercial failure at the box-office.[29] He next played a gangster in Mohit Suri'sneo-noir action dramaAwarapan (2007) alongsideMrinalini Sharma andShriya Saran.[30] The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, with particular praise directed towards Hashmi's performance. Writing for theHindustan Times, criticKhalid Mohamed described it as "intense and believable".[31] Subhash K Jha wrote: "...Hashmi [is] an actor who conceals more than he reveals on screen. There is an inherent pain in his personality that this film taps better than anything he has done earlier. This film marks the emergence of a major talent."[32] Despite positive critical reception, it emerged as a commercial disaster at the box-office.[33] However over the years,Awarapan gainedcult status, primarily due to Hashmi's performance. His final release of the year was the romantic thrillerThe Train, co-starringGeeta Basra and debutanteSayali Bhagat in lead roles. Narrating the story of a married couple caught in a complex extramarital love triangle, the film received mixed reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box-office.[34][35]
Hashmi's only film appearance in 2008 wasKunal Deshmukh's crime romanceJannat. Depicting a love story set against the backdrop ofmatch fixing, the film also starredSonal Chauhan,Javed Sheikh andSameer Kochhar. The film, and Hashmi's performance in the film as Arjun Dixit, abookmaker, received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics; Taran Adarsh commented that "[t]he actor displays the gamut of emotions with aplomb, he changes expressions like a chameleon changes colors.Jannat is yet another turning point in his career."[36] The film emerged as a commercial success in India, with revenues of over₹420 million (US$5.0 million).[37]
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In 2009, Hashmi appeared in Suri'ssupernatural horror filmRaaz: The Mystery Continues, alongside Ranaut andAdhyayan Suman. Hashmi's portrayal of a painter, and the film, received mixed-to-positive reviews;The Times of India'sNikhat Kazmi wrote: "Hashmi is fast emerging as theColin Farrell of Indian cinema: completely mercurial, eclectic and unpredictable. As the brooding, prescient painter, who paints death on his canvas and falls in love with one of subjects, he is suitably aggrieved, desperate and afraid."[38] Its domestic collection exceeded₹340 million (US$4.0 million), emerging as a commercial success at the box-office.[39][40] He then starred oppositeSoha Ali Khan in Kunal Deshmukh'sromantic dramadisasterTum Mile, which narrated a love story set against the backdrop of the2005 Maharashtra floods. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release; however, it emerged as a commercial failure at the box-office.[39]
The following year, Hashmi featured inMilan Luthria's period action dramaOnce Upon a Time in Mumbaai with anensemble cast includingAjay Devgan,Kangana Ranaut,Prachi Desai andRandeep Hooda. The film, which depicted the rise oforganised crime in Mumbai, saw Hashmi play Shoaib Khan, a character inspired by real-life gangsterDawood Ibrahim.[41] With a domestic revenue of over₹780 million (US$9.2 million),Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai emerged as a commercial success at the box-office, ranking as theseventh highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. The film received positive reviews from critics upon release, with particular praise for Hashmi's performance.[42][43] Blessy Chettiar ofDaily News and Analysis described him as "top class", whileKomal Nahta remarked: "This is easily Hashmi's best performance so far. If he is cute in the romantic scenes, he is believably tough in the action and dramatic scenes."[44][45][46] For his performance, Hashmi received his first nomination for theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.[47] His next release that year was Suri's action thrillerCrook, based on theviolence against Indians in Australia controversy.[48] However, the film was panned by critics and emerged as a commercial disaster at the box-office.[49][50]
Hashmi began 2011 withMadhur Bhandarkar'sromantic comedyDil Toh Baccha Hai Ji alongside Devgn,Omi Vaidya,Shazahn Padamsee,Tisca Chopra andShruti Hassan. The film, and Hashmi's performance, received mixed reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box-office.[51][52][53][54] He next featured in Suri's psychological action thrillerMurder 2, alongsideJacqueline Fernandez. The film, and Hashmi's performance, received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.[55] Shubhra Gupta ofThe Indian Express wrote: "Hashmi gets to do what he does best, glowering at the men, bedding the ladies, and towards the end, going head to head with the bad guy [...] he goes through the film with his usual smart one-liners containing equal amounts of bluster and fluster."[56]Murder 2 emerged as a commercial success at the box-office, with a domestic revenue of over₹476 million (US$5.6 million).[57][58] His final film appearance that year was Luthria's biographical musical dramaThe Dirty Picture, featuringVidya Balan as the controversial Indian actressSilk Smitha, alongsideNaseeruddin Shah andTusshar Kapoor. He portrayed Abraham, the narrator, who proclaims himself to be the protagonist's biggest enemy. The film opened to widespread critical acclaim, with praise for Hashmi's performance;[59]CNN-IBN'sRajeev Masand wrote: "Hashmi is highly restrained as Abraham, a director who believes in film as art, and who abhors the idea of inserting steamy numbers in his movie to lure in the crowds."[60] However, several critics were sceptical about his role in the film;[60] Soumyadipta Banerjee fromDaily News and Analysis considered it "out of place".[61] It emerged as a major commercial success with a worldwide revenue of over₹1.14 billion (US$13 million).Murder 2 andThe Dirty Picture ranked as theninth and seventh highest-grossing Hindi films of the year.[62]
In 2012, Hashmi appeared in Deshmukh's crime thrillerJannat 2 alongside Hooda andEsha Gupta. It was initially titledInformer, but was later changed to the current title, making it a follow-up film toJannat (2008).[63] The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release, but emerged as a commercial success at the box-office.[64][65] He next starred alongsideAbhay Deol,Prosenjit Chatterjee andKalki Koechlin inDibakar Banerjee's political thrillerShanghai, an adaptation of writerVassilis Vassilikos's novelZ and the 1969French film of the same name.[66] Set in a fictional town called Bharat Nagar, it traced corruption in India. The film opened to critical acclaim upon release, and Hashmi received widespread praise for his portrayal of Joginder Parmar, avideographer who sometimes shoots porn films.[67][68] Madhureeta Mukherjee ofThe Times of India wrote that Hashmi "looks the part and pulls off an act he should be proud of."[69] Raja Sen described it as one of his best performances and wrote: "Hashmi delivers a knockout punch as he masters a complicated role"[70] and called it as "the year's finest, bravest and most consistent performance."[71][72] Hashmi's next appearance that year was for Vikram Bhatt's supernatural horror filmRaaz 3: The Third Dimension, collaborating again with Bipasha Basu and Esha Gupta. The third film in theRaaz film series, it emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office,[73][74][75] and opened to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics; however, Hashmi's performance received mixed reviews. critic Kunal Guha commented: "[Hashmi] takes his role as seriously as he could but his efforts couldn't exorcise the devilishly terrible plot from spelling doom for this film."[76] Lisa Tsering ofThe Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The swarthy Hashmi [...] does a forgettable job.[77] His final film of the year was Shamin Desai's delayed thrillerRush, which emerged as a critical and commercial disaster at the box-office.[78]
In 2013, Hashmi's first film appearance was inEkta Kapoor andVishal Bhardwaj's supernatural thrillerEk Thi Daayan, alongsideKonkona Sen Sharma,Huma Qureshi and Koechlin in lead roles.[79] The film, and Hashmi's performance, opened to positive reviews from critics upon release.[80] Saibal Chatterjee ofNDTV mentioned that Hashmi "gives the character of the haunted magician just that – a haunted feel that is just apt", whilst Shubhra Gupta called his performance "consistent", adding that he "is a performer who keeps getting better".[81][82] Hashmi's second appearance that year was forRaj Kumar Gupta's comedy thrillerGhanchakkar opposite Balan. The film, and Hashmi's performance, opened to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics upon release.[83] Sneha May Francis ofEmirates 24/7 wrote that "Hashmi spins one of his acting career's most understated, yet imposing performances. He crafts [his character's] predicaments – his anger, frustration and suspicions – with effortless charm."[84] Rajeev Masand was more critical of his performance, reflecting that he "struggles to shine under the limited scope of his role."[85] On the commercial front,Ek Thi Daayan emerged as a below-average grosser, whileGhanchakkar emerged as a commercial disaster.[86][87][88][89]
In 2014, Hashmi starred in Deshmukh's crime thrillerRaja Natwarlal andRensil D'Silva's crime drama thrillerUngli, both of which emerged as critical and commercial failures at the box-office, with the latter being Hashmi's fifth consecutive commercial failure.[90] He then played the leading role inAcademy Award-winning directorDanis Tanović's dramaTigers, which premiered at2014 Toronto International Film Festival and was later released digitally on the on-demand platformZEE5 in November 2018.[91][92][93]
In 2015, Hashmi appeared in two films, the first being the science fiction action filmMr. X alongsideAmyra Dastur, which emerged as a critical and commercial disaster at the box-office.[94][95] His second film that year was the long-awaited musical romantic dramaHamari Adhuri Kahani, opposite Balan for the third time, alongsideRajkummar Rao. The film was based on the love story of Bhatt's parents,Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin Mohammad Ali and his stepmother Hemlata Bhatt. It opened to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, but emerged as a moderate commercial success at the box-office.[96][97] The same year, he appeared alongside Gupta in the music video of the romantic song "Main Rahoon Ya Naa Rahoon" composed byArmaan Malik andAmaal Malik, and presented byT-Series.
The following year, he starred in the biographical dramaAzhar (2016), based on the life of Indian cricketer and former national team captainMohammad Azharuddin. The film opened to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a commercial failure at the box-office.[98] He next appeared in Vikram Bhatt'sRaaz: Reboot (2016), the fourth film in theRaaz film series. It emerged as a critical and commercial disaster at the box-office.[99][100]
Hashmi's run of commercial failures continued in 2017 with Luthria's action adventureBaadshaho co-starring alongside Devgan,Ileana D'Cruz, Gupta andVidyut Jammwal, another critical and commercial disaster.[101][102] The same year, he also began shooting forCaptain Nawab, but the film was later shelved.[103][104]
Hashmi made hisOTT debut with the spy thriller web seriesBard of Blood, which was based on thenovel of the same name by Bilal Siddiqui. Produced byShah Rukh Khan and released onNetflix, it opened to mixed reviews from critics.
In 2019, he starred in the crime dramaWhy Cheat India and the mystery thrillerThe Body, the latter co-starringRishi Kapoor in his final film appearance, with both films again emerging as critical and commercial disasters. The same was the fate of his 2021 releases – the crime action filmMumbai Saga, the mystery thrillerChehre (co-starringAmitabh Bachchan) and the supernatural horror filmDybbuk.[105][106][107][108] The same year, Hashmi also featured in the music video of the romantic song "Lut Gaye", presented byT-Series, directed byRadhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, and sung byJubin Nautiyal.[109]
In 2022, Hashmi again featured in the music video "Ishq Nahi Karte" sung byB Praak andJaani.[citation needed] After no film releases in 2022, he returned to screen in 2023 with the action comedy-dramaSelfiee, co-starringAkshay Kumar.[110] A remake of the 2019 Malayalam-language filmDriving Licence, the film emerged as a critical and commercial disaster.[111]
Hashmi had a career resurgence when he starred as Aatish Rehman, the antagonist inManeesh Sharma's action thrillerTiger 3, co-starringSalman Khan andKatrina Kaif. The film is a part of theYRF Spy Universe.[112][113] The film opened to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, with particular praise for Hashmi's performance. It emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, grossing₹466.63 crore (US$55 million) worldwide,[114] ranking as thesixth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year, theninth highest-grossing Indian film of the year and the26th highest-grossing Indian film of all time. His performance in the film earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was last seen in Ground Zero, the story of BSF officer Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey's operation against terrorist mastermind Ghazi Baba.[115]
Hashmi made his debut inTelugu cinema withSujeeth's action thrillerThey Call Him OG, co-starringPawan Kalyan andPriyanka Arul Mohan. Hashmi was seen recently in Neeraj Pandey starrer Netflix series, Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web opposite Sharad Kelkar and Zoya Afroz.
Hashmi married Parveen Shahani in anIslamic wedding ceremony in December 2006 after a six and a half-year relationship. The couple have a son, Ayaan Hashmi, who was born on 3 February 2010.[116][117][118][119] On 15 January 2014, Ayaan was diagnosed with first-stage cancer.[120] In January 2019, Ayaan was declared cancer free.[121]
While Hashmi's father is Muslim and his mother was Christian, Hashmi was brought up as a Muslim and says he is a "firm believer in God".[116][117][122] His mother, Maherrah Hashmi, died on 11 March 2016, Hashmi cancelled one day shoot of his filmAzhar, when he got to know about his mother's demise.[123] He did not want to delay the shoot ofAzhar any further and also wanted to occupy his mind with work. So, he returned to the sets the soonest he could.[122] In 2016, Hashmi launched the auto-biographical book called "The Kiss of Life", which was based on his son's journey against cancer. Its foreword was written byAkshay Kumar, with whom he would star seven years later inSelfiee.[citation needed]
InRediff.com's "Top Bollywood Actors" list, Hashmi was placed 9th in 2005.[124] In theTimes' 50 Most Desirable Men list, he ranked 41st in 2011 and 26th in 2013.[125][126] Hashmi appeared in theEastern Eye's "Sexiest Asian Men" of 2012 at 16th position.[127]
Hashmi, Emraan; Siddiqi, Bilal (2016).The Kiss of Life: How a Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer. Penguin.ISBN 9789385890925.
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