A different side to him

Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi, who will be soon seen for the first time in a romcom, says he was taken aback when director Madhur Bhandarkar offered him Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji as he felt he did not fit the bill of romantic movies.

Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi, who will be soon seen for the first time in a romcom, says he was taken aback when director Madhur Bhandarkar offered him Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji as he felt he did not fit the bill of romantic movies.

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"I was offered couple of romantic comedies earlier but I thought I don’t fit the bill of fairy tale stories...the romance space that Bollywood generally tries to show. But in this film because of Madhur’s sense of realism in it I wanted to be part of it," Emraan told PTI.

"When I met Madhur I thought he would offer me films like Page 3 or so. I was surprised and at the same time taken aback...thrown off when he told me about his new project, a romcom," the 31-year-old actor said.

When asked if he was taking risk as this genre was not Madhur’s forte, Emraan said, “I like to take risks. I want to taste different waters and do something new. I am comfortable doing risky subjects as with that you bring something new as an actor. The industry will want you to do those things that you are good or best at, but the audience wants to see different things."

With inputs from PTI