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Emraan Hashmi's Wife, Dad Had Issues With His Intimate Scenes: 'I Made These Choices For…'
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Emraan Hashmi once opened up about the 'serial kisser' tag, fan reactions, and why kissing scenes became his thing.
For over a decade, Emraan Hashmi owned a space in Bollywood that few dared to claim. From Murder and Zeher to Jannat, Gangster, Aksar, and Raaz: The Mystery Continues, his films weren't just known for chart-topping music and dark storylines – they also came with a now-iconic stamp: the kiss. Whether fans loved it, trolled it, or leaned into it as part of his identity, the 'serial kisser" tag stuck hard and fast. And Emraan knows it.
'I've realised that the serial kisser tag has become synonymous with me, and I'm not going to fight it," he said in a 2014 interview with Rediff, reflecting on a label that followed him from one role to the next, no matter how much his career evolved.
The actor admitted that expectations from his audience have shaped how they react to even the smallest detours from his usual on-screen persona. Sharing a moment from his film Tum Mile, he recalled, 'I was watching Tum Mile and we got to the scene in which Soha (Ali Khan) and I are alone together. Now, in a typical Emraan film, I'm supposed to kiss the girl. Here I don't, and I hear the person next to me go, 'Emraan Hashmi, yeh film main bimaar ho gaya tha kya?'"
That fan reaction may have been light-hearted, but for Emraan, it spoke volumes. 'It's become like Salman Khan not taking his shirt off in a film – the audience feels cheated."
He's well aware that every actor has a certain 'thing" that fans come looking for. And in his case, the kiss is just part of the package. 'Every actor has these 'things' that are symbolic and have to be done to keep the audience happy. Also it's a great thing. It's much better and more fun than taking off your shirt!"
But beyond the 'hot scenes' and sexy thrillers, Emraan has taken hits in other ways – like in Ghanchakkar, which completely subverted his action-hero image. Still, Emraan had no regrets.
As for how his family reacts to all the kissing talk? He said, 'They understand that it puts food on the table. My wife and my father have problems with me getting intimate every time, but they know that these are the choices I made for longevity's sake. They might not like it, but they understand it."
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July 20, 2025, 08:55 IST
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