About Emraan Hashmi

Birth Name: Emraan Anwar Hashmi

He is known as the serial kisser in Bollywood. Emraan is the favorite boy for the Bhatt camps.

Date Of Birth: 24 March, 1979

Height: 5' 8" (1.74 m)

Biography:

Emraan Anwar Hashmi was born on 23 March 1979 to a Muslim father Anwar and a catholic mother Maherahh.

Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt is his uncle and actress turned director Pooja Bhatt is his cousin. He studied graphics and animation from Sydenham College in Mumbai.

Emraan made his debut in Bollywood with Footpath in 2003 but the film didn't do well. The following year he acted in Anurag Basu's Murder, a thriller, with Mallika Sherawat. The film became a hit and drew the audience's eyes on him. He is known as a serial kisser in Bollywood.

The three films released in 2005-Zeher, Aashiq Banaaya Aapne, and Kalyug-got lucky at the box office, while the soundtracks of all his films became popular by their own right.

In 2010, he appeared in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, which opened to positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office.

His latest film Murder 2 opposite Jacqline Fernandis did fantastic business at the box office.

Personal Details:

Emraan Hashmi married his long time girl friend, Parveen Shahani on 14 December 2006. He became father to a baby boy on 4 February 2010 and named him Ayaan.

Emraan married his sweetheart Parveen Shahani on 14 December 2006.

Controversy:

In July 2009, Hashmi claimed that a housing society in Mumbai's upmarket Pali Hill locality refused to grant him permission to buy an apartment because he is a Muslim. The housing society rejected the allegations and in turn accused Hashmi and his family of intimidatory behavior. Hashmi's allegations were condemned by other Muslim actors in Bollywood, especially Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan while the Indian-Islamic Cultural Center accused Hashmi of spurring communal tensions in India.

On 10 August 2009, Hashmi backtracked from his accusation and said that the housing society has not discriminated against him and termed the incident as a "miscommunication".

Box Office Collection:

Murder 2: Rs 43.50 Crores (Two weeks)

Filmography: