ACTOR Emraan Hashmi says taking big risks has brought him success as a leading star.
The 34-year-old actor has moved on from the repetitive roles in the initial years of his decade-long career to garnering critical acclaim for his performances in films such as Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, The Dirty Picture and Shanghai.
“After you have few successful films, there is a fear of losing what you have got. It is very easy in the beginning as you are a risk taker, have nothing to lose and there is no perception about you.
“Things slowly build up and then you have this fear that what if tomorrow I don’t have this. But I have realised that what has given me successful films is risk itself. So if I stop taking risks, I will eventually crumble. I will continue to take risks,” Hashmi said.
The actor is playing a suave thief in the recently released film Ghanchakkar directed by Rajkumar Gupta.
“I was convinced about the role after I read the script. It is a suspense thriller and not just a comedy. The story is great, has interesting characters and it will change the way we see comedies. It is one of those films where there is an edge-of-the-seat moment and suddenly a funny moment,” Hashmi said.
Ghanchakkar also stars Vidya Balan, who is playing Hashmi’s loud, over-the-top wife. This is their second film. They have previously worked together in hit 2011 film The Dirty Picture.
“Dirty Picture had a different kind of kinkiness; here we have upped the quotient. The equation between me and Vidya has been built as an unconventional, odd couple. In the film, we have been married for five years and ours is a very dysfunctional household. I hope that people will like this zone in the film,” he said.
Hashmi has very interesting films lined up this year. He will be seen in Rensil D’Silva’s Ungli, which releases in September. He is also part of Oscar-winning filmmaker Danis Tanovic’s White Lies.
The actor has also signed Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor’s co-production Badtameez Dil, Kunal Deshmukh’s Shatir and Vikram Bhatt’s supernatural 3D film Invisible.
