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Emraan Hashmi: Have always gravitated towards edgy, gritty characters
Updated On: 19 March, 2021 09:18 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
In an interview with PTI, Emraan Hashmi said the definition of a hero has changed over the years and for him anti-hero roles are more fascinating.
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Emraan Hashmi. Pic/Anurag Ahire
The era of glorifying heroes in cinema is over, believes actor Emraan Hashmi, who says audiences today relate more to flawed and imperfect characters on the screen. In his close to two decade-long career, Hashmi started out in the industry with movies such as "Footpath", "Murder", "Jannat", "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai" and "Shanghai", and in the process, stood apart from the conventional Bollywood stars. He has often played the roles that were neither black nor white and tapped into the grittier side of his characters. In an interview with PTI, the 41-year-old actor said the definition of a hero has changed over the years and for him anti-hero roles are more fascinating. "I have always gravitated towards characters that have certain edge, that break status quo and are gritty. Heroes that have left an impact in cinema are characters that are closer to home and relatable.
"The only way you can make characters more relatable are if they are flawed or have more shades. None of our lives are that easy, especially in today`s time. We all in our lives have a moral compass and that doesn`t necessarily make us bad people," Hashmi said. What the actor is striving for in his professional life, he said, is to break the status quo and play characters that have a "certain edge". At the same time, Hashmi said he can`t be a part of a film where characters are presented as dark just for the sake of it. "There are some filmmakers who make films like that but I won`t be part of them. I want to bring something aspirational to the characters I play so that even though it is a little dark or grey, there is a reason behind their actions.
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