Born:-
March 23, 1979
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation:- Actor
Biography
Early life
Emran Anwar Hashmi was born to a Muslim father and Catholic mother. He was born on March 23 1979. He changed his name to Farhaan Hashmi but recently reverted to his original name, albeit with an extra "a" as per numerology[citation needed] beliefs. He graduated from Sydenham College.[citation needed .
He is the nephew of Mahesh Bhatt and is a cousin of actress and director Pooja Bhatt. He married Parveen Shahani at an elaborate ceremony on Thursday, December 14, 2006. The reception was held at a plush hotel in Bandra, Mumbai and was limited to the family members and close friends of the actor.
Career
Hashmi made his debut in 2003 with the film Footpath however, it did not do well at the box office. He shot to fame with Murder (2004) which was his first hit. His next few films such as Zeher (2005),"Aashiq Banaya Apne"Kalyug (2005) and Gangster (2006) have done well at the box office and the soundtracks in these respective films have helped create a large fan base. Incidentally, all the songs from his movies have become instant hits. The playback singers for most of his film's songs has been Himesh Reshammiya, Kunal Ganjawala and Atif Aslam.
Emraan is also famous for his kissing scenes in most of his movies and has gained the title of 'Serial Kisser' in the bollywood industry. Emraan also described his first on screen kiss during an interview claiming that he was very nervous and almost opted out of the scene before going ahead and shooting it with the female co-star.
Emraan lately decided to try and strip himself of the lover boy or 'Serial Kisser' image, he has said in many interviews that he hopes the release of his new film Awarapan will show him in a different light and after watching it people will stop seeing him as a lover boy and instead start to look at him as a serious and mature actor. Also in his recent film "The Train", his role is more serious than his usual movies, despite a few kissing scenes with his female co-star Geeta Basra.
Filmography
Year Film
2003 Foothpath
2004 Murder
2004 Tumsa Nahin Dekha
2005 Zeher
2005 Aashiq Banaya Aapne
2005 Kalyug
2006 Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
2006 Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride
2006 Aksar
2006 Gangster
2006 The Killer
2006 Dil Diya Hai
2007 Good Boy, Bad Boy
2007 The Train: Some Lines Should Never Be Crossed
2007 Awarapan
2008 Raaz 2
