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Known for portraying dark and intense roles, actor Emraan Hashmi is hopeful that audience is waiting for a thriller and that his upcoming Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai would meet their expectations.
The actor himself has acted in only a couple of films that have boasted of elements of comedy - Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Ride (with Celina Jaitley) and Good Boy Bad Boy(with Isha Sharwani) which were box office disappointments.
No wonder, the actor man has stayed in his 'zone'and done gritty films with Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai being the newest inclusion.
"I agree when you say that I have been playing a lot of grey characters. I think I have that kind of face that people approach me with such roles (with negative shades).Till I don't get clean shaved, film makers are bound to exploit the grey side of my personality," Hashmi told PTI.
"Well, there is something always so interesting about playing a guy who is living on the edge and is involved in something which is unethical or illegal but is still not totally black," he said.
"Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai is about an era that has gone by where gangsters and criminals ruled from underworld. The way we perceive them right now is not the way we did then. It was a different world then."
Meanwhile, he acknowledges the fact that after a strong of comedies that have dominated Bollywood for last so many months, there is a an edgy thriller like this which is being keenly anticipated.
"That's how Bollywood functions. Whenever there is a trend, everyone jumps and tries to capitalise on it," said Hashmi.
"If one comedy works everyone starts doing it. This has been a trend for last couple of years. But then think about a viewer who has been bombarded with slapstick comedies month after month. After some time, due to all the overdose he is bound to get bored," Hashmi added.
Known for portraying dark and intense roles, actor Emraan Hashmi is hopeful that audience is waiting for a thriller and that his upcoming Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai would meet their expectations.
The actor himself has acted in only a couple of films that have boasted of elements of comedy - Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Ride (with Celina Jaitley) and Good Boy Bad Boy(with Isha Sharwani) which were box office disappointments.
No wonder, the actor man has stayed in his 'zone'and done gritty films with Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai being the newest inclusion.
"I agree when you say that I have been playing a lot of grey characters. I think I have that kind of face that people approach me with such roles (with negative shades).Till I don't get clean shaved, film makers are bound to exploit the grey side of my personality," Hashmi told PTI.
"Well, there is something always so interesting about playing a guy who is living on the edge and is involved in something which is unethical or illegal but is still not totally black," he said.
"Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai is about an era that has gone by where gangsters and criminals ruled from underworld. The way we perceive them right now is not the way we did then. It was a different world then."
Meanwhile, he acknowledges the fact that after a strong of comedies that have dominated Bollywood for last so many months, there is a an edgy thriller like this which is being keenly anticipated.
"That's how Bollywood functions. Whenever there is a trend, everyone jumps and tries to capitalise on it," said Hashmi.
"If one comedy works everyone starts doing it. This has been a trend for last couple of years. But then think about a viewer who has been bombarded with slapstick comedies month after month. After some time, due to all the overdose he is bound to get bored," Hashmi added.
