{"id":186467,"date":"2023-12-11T08:41:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=186467"},"modified":"2023-12-11T08:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:41:12","slug":"life-took-a-360-degrees-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/tv-movies\/life-took-a-360-degrees-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Life took a 360-degrees turn&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8216;Acting happened quite by accident. It chose me.&#8217;<br \/>To be cast in the lead in <em>Raaz 2<\/em> and <em>Raaz 3<\/em> felt almost surreal.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After making waves with his latest negative avatar in <em>Tiger 3<\/em>, <strong>Emraan Hashmi<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t mind going back to the kind of movies that made him a star.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn&#8217;t mind giving us another <em>Raaz<\/em> or <em>Jannat<\/em> if it fulfills his main condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been fascinated by horror and if we can crack a story that is novel and unpredictable, I&#8217;ll definitely be open to another <em>Raaz<\/em>,&#8221; Emraan tells <em><strong>Rediff.com<\/strong><\/em> Senior Contributor <strong>Roshmila Bhattacharya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Part 1 of the Emraan Hashmi Interview: &#8216;Jingoism has become fashionable&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You are an actor with perhaps the most hit sequels to your name, from <em>Murder<\/em>, <em>Raaz<\/em>, <em>Jannat<\/em> and now <em>Tiger<\/em>. With franchises growing into universes, how do you feel about this trend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a tricky affair because while sequels guarantee a certain type of audience and create a pre-release buzz, you need to be smart enough to know what attracted them to the prequel so you can bring a new dimension to the next part.<\/p>\n<p>You have to up your game with the second and third part.<\/p>\n<p>That is difficult because unlike a standalone film, expectations rise with every new installment, particularly in the case of a franchise like <em>Tiger<\/em> which has been built over 10-plus years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You started your journey as an assistant director on <em>Raaz<\/em>, going on to play the lead in <em>Raaz 2<\/em> and <em>Raaz 3<\/em>, with a special appearance in <em>Raaz Reboot<\/em>. What memories does the trend-setting horror series bring back?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During <em>Raaz<\/em>, I was freshly exposed to this world, taking baby steps into the film industry.<\/p>\n<p>Learning the ropes was fun, but also nerve-wrecking because I didn&#8217;t know what the hell was going on most of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I lacked focus having no idea what I was going to do with my life.<\/p>\n<p>Acting happened quite by accident.<\/p>\n<p>It chose me and life took a 360-degrees turn.<\/p>\n<p>To be cast in the lead in <em>Raaz 2<\/em> and <em>Raaz 3<\/em> felt almost surreal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2023\/dec\/07emraan2.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>This year, Vikram Bhatt&#8217;s <em>1920: Horrors of the Heart<\/em>, written by Mahesh Bhatt, was a surprise hit. Isn&#8217;t it time for you to return to the <em>Raaz<\/em> franchise?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not something that can be pre-decided based on the genre alone, it has to be driven by the story.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always been fascinated by horror and if we can crack a story that is novel and unpredictable, I&#8217;ll definitely be open to another <em>Raaz<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about <em>Jannat 3<\/em> given the draw of cricket?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, that would depend on whether we can arrive at a unique script and not because sequels are trending now.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jannat 3<\/em> does not have to be about cricket, <em>Jannat 2<\/em> wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Nor for that matter was <em>Jannat<\/em>, which was released during the IPL season.<\/p>\n<p>We were warned that this would dent our collections, but instead, it got the highest opening of 2008 and was one of the year&#8217;s biggest hits.<\/p>\n<p>That wasn&#8217;t only because of the cricket fever, <em>Jannat<\/em> is a quality film and that helped it sustain its box office run.<\/p>\n<p>Given the expectations the franchise has raised, <em>Jannat 3<\/em> would be a challenge, but I never say never.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2023\/dec\/07emraan3.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s talk of a <em>Shootout at Byculla<\/em> too&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, not at the moment. I mean if there is, I haven&#8217;t been approached for it.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I only have three projects in hand.<\/p>\n<p>I have just completed <em>Showtime<\/em>, Dharmatics&#8217; first Web series with Disney+Hotstar.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s em&gt;Ground Zero, produced by Excel Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>And my first Telugu film, <em>OG<\/em>, directed by Sujeeth and co-starring Pawan Kalyan sir.<\/p>\n<p>All three will be released early next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Given all the action, how arduous was the prep for <em>Tiger 3<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The role was extremely draining, both emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n<p>When I signed the film, I was thin, and even though there is no bone-crunching fighting as far as my part is concerned, I decided to buff up for the role since I was pitted against Salman (<em>Khan<\/em>) who has been working out for a large part of his life.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted my character to be someone whose physical form matched Salman&#8217;s Tiger so the training was rigorous.<\/p>\n<p>Also, while Salman&#8217;s Tiger and Katrina&#8217;s Zoya had already been established in the franchise by the time <em>Tiger 3<\/em> came along, Aatish Rehman (<em>Emraan&#8217;s character in Tiger 3<\/em>) was a completely fresh character.<\/p>\n<p>We could have interpreted him in 1,000 different ways.<\/p>\n<p>It was fun to find him along the way with the help of my team.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2023\/dec\/07emraan4.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>And how&#8217;s the superhero in your family? Is Ayaan showing any signs of following in his father&#8217;s footsteps?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s only 13, I&#8217;m not nudging him towards anything.<\/p>\n<p>I would be doing him a great disservice if I made him follow my ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has their own unique path and Ayaan, who is in his formative years, is still discovering life.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly, he will figure out what he wants to do and whatever it is, I will always support him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If Ayaan wants to be an actor, will you set up a production company and launch him?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s too early to say, but I don&#8217;t think I would do that.<\/p>\n<p>I would only box him, make him do what I feel Ayaan is capable of when he could do much more.<\/p>\n<p>I would rather someone else nurture him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/movies\/2023\/dec\/11movie-lead1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rediff.com\/movies\/report\/emraan-hashmi-life-took-a-360-degrees-turn\/20231211.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Acting happened quite by accident. 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