Emraan Hashmi REACTS To Pakistani Actor Javed Sheikh’s Claims Of Him Being Rude On Jannat Set; Says, “It’s Bizarre, I Was In My 20s”

Emraan Hashmi – who celebrates his 46th birthday today, is one of the most loved stars in India. Emraan amassed himself millions of fans thanks to his films such as Zeher, Gangster, Raaz, Jannat, Murder 2, The Dirty Picture, Tiger 3, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai and more. Now, during a recent interview, the actor has commented on his Jannat co-star, Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh’s claims of him being rude to him on the sets of their 2008 crime film.

Emraan Hashmi Reacts To Javed Sheikh’s Claims

During a recent interaction with Indian Express, Emraan revealed that while he didn’t recall their first meeting – as it happened ages ago, he does remember that they were always on cordial terms. The ‘Tiger 3’ actor said, “It’s bizarre! I was in my 20s then, and he is not my age, so we were never friends. I didn’t hang out with him, but I don’t remember anything like what he is saying happening.”

Emraan Hashmi further added, “I don’t know what Javed sahab took back with him, but it is definitely something he has held on to for 16-17 years. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a giant comedy of errors that has snowballed into something I know nothing about.”

What Javed Said

During an appearance on a Ramadan Transmission with Omer Shahzad and Arsala on Aaj Entertainment’s YouTube channel, Javed Sheikh got speaking about Emraan’s rude behaviour towards him on Jannat set. He said, “Mahesh Bhatt was the producer and got a new director on board, Kunal, to direct the project. He explained the entire plot and everything to me when I signed the project, but I had not had an opportunity to meet Emraan Hashmi until then.”

After meeting Emraan for the first time at South Africa’s Newlands Cricket Stadium, Javed stated he was taken aback by Emraan’s cold behaviour. The Pakistani actor said, “I tried to shake hands with him but noticed a very cold response from his side. He shook hands dismissively and even turned his face away, which really irked me. I thought, ‘Big stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Salman Khan respect me so much, call me Javed Ji, and this young guy has this attitude. What does he think of himself?’ When he (Emraan) arrived, I did the rehearsal but didn’t bother to even look at him. In the days that followed, as we completed filming, I did not talk to him at all.”

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