Emraan Hashmi on Taskaree's Global Netflix No 1 Run: Didn't expect it | Exclusive
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In an exclusive conversation with India Today, Emraan Hashmi spoke about his recent career graph with his latest releases like 'Haq', 'Ba***ds of Bollywood' and 'Taskaree' creating waves in the industry.
Actor Emraan Hashmi is riding one of the most interesting phases of his career with Haq finding resonance, his surprise cameo in Ba***ds of Bollywood becoming a talking point, and Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web now clocking an unexpected global achievement.
In an exclusive chat with India Today, the actor was asked if he feels like this is his time. “I don’t know about that. It’s an exciting time to play different characters on screen.”
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For Hashmi, the shift is less about personal resurgence and more about an industry-wide evolution. Over the last decade, he shared that storytelling has expanded dramatically, aided by platforms like Netflix and a parallel rise in ambitious theatrical content. “I think we’re going in the right direction. It’s a great time for any actor or creative person with the kind of material that’s out there,” he said.
Taskaree, in particular, ticked every box for him. “When the script was offered to me, it was an actor’s dream,” he said, calling the show’s world “novel, unheard of, unseen on screen.”
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