Emraan Hashmi Admits To Getting Annoyed By Serial Kisser Tag, Says, “I’m Not Blaming Anyone But…”

Emraan Hashmi, who is known for his bold performances, got his big break with Anurag Basu’s thriller, Murder, where he played an obsessive lover with several kissing scene. After the movie, the actor got the tag of ‘serial kisser’ of Bollywood. In a recent interview, Emraan Hashmi revealed how he used to get annoyed with serial kisser tag and how it restricted him as an actor.

Emraan Hashmi on dealing with serial kisser tag

During a chat with Ranveer Allahbadia, he admitted getting annoyed with serial kisser tag. He said, “There was a time when I got a little bit annoyed when I wanted people to take me slightly seriously. See, a large part of my career 2003 to 2012, is chhavi ko is tarah nichoda gaya tha ki wo ek label ban gaya tha, wo marketing main istemaal kiya jata tha. Har film main bina wajah cheezein daali jati thi. Aur media mein bhi jab aata tha ek tag line, toh mere naam se pehle wo tag aata tha – Serial Kisser (This image was utilised in such a manner that it became a label. It was also used as markeing tool. Things were added to films without rhyme or reason. And in media, my name would come with the tag)”.

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The Showtime actor added, “And this is my own gift to myself. So, I am not blaming anyone else.But what happens – just when you cross that phase where those films go on and everything happens. Then you want to go to your next phase. You want to be taken seriously as an actor. You try to do those films where your range is visible to people. But after seeing that, they again come back to the same tag (serial kisser) and say, there was no such scene in this.”

He concluded saying, “I am presenting something new. I am an actor. It is my job to play different characters. Why do you want to see the same again? Because of this, I used to get a little annoyed. But otherwise, I am chill about it. I do not have many issues with it.”

On the work front, Emraan will next appear in war-drama Ground Zero.

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Aakruti Bagla

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