Emraan Hashmi: I benefited a lot from the ‘serial kisser’ tag

Actor Emraan Hashmi reveals that he was never bothered by the serial kisser tag he was given in his initial days in Bollywood

Emraan Hashmi is one of those Bollywood celebrities who are never afraid of speaking their mind. He may have been tagged as a ‘serial-kisser’ in the beginning of his career, but the actor has no reason to shy away from talking about it.

Actor Emraan Hashmi was tagged as a serial-kisser for kissing scenes in his films when he started his career (Rajesh Kashyap/HTCity)

“A number of my films in which I was shown kissing did very well in the beginning of my career. So that tag naturally became a part of me. People like to label and box things up, and you just can’t hold that against them. And frankly, this was not something I was running away from. I will be honest. I have benefited a lot from it,” says the actor.

After all these years, Emraan feels that now it’s time to do away with the tag, as in the long run, it can restrict his growth as an actor. “When you evolve as an actor and try to explore new and varied avenues, the tag becomes sort of a deterrent for you. People tend to like you more in a particular kind of role. But for every actor, there is a saturation point. I think I have reached it now, and need to find new kind of roles,” says the 38-year old, who will be seen in the thriller Baadshaho, which releases on September 1.

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