Emraan Hashmi talks about his 'family film' 'Raja Natwarlal', his Twitter fights with Mahesh Bhatt, his son Ayaan, facing criticism from non-filmy friends, and more in an exclusive interview at mid-day office
What do you mean when you say that Raja Natwarlal is a family film with kisses?
I called it that because we had group screenings for the film in five cities, we got some great feedback. These were groups of women in the 20-50 age group, which means that there was a fair number of college students and working women. After watching the film, they were like, 'Oh, this is first Emraan Hashmi film that we wouldn't mind watching with the family; we wouldn't be ashamed to watch it.' It's a U/A certificate film and importantly, it will change the way you look at con films or thrillers. This film will get another audience because women can also watch it. It has an emotional context, a romantic angle. I call it a rom-con film.
Your Pakistani co-star, Humaima Mallick, recently said that kissing scenes from the film would be edited out in Pakistan...
Yes, those 4-5 scenes will be cut because Pakistan is conservative and it has its own set of rules. The first big release there was my film, Awaarapan, and it opened the doors to Pakistan for a lot of Hindi films. Jannat had released there as well, so Pakistan clearly loves Bollywood films. But yes, our films have to follow certain rules.
What do you mean when you say that Raja Natwarlal is a family film with kisses?
I called it that because we had group screenings for the film in five cities, we got some great feedback. These were groups of women in the 20-50 age group, which means that there was a fair number of college students and working women. After watching the film, they were like, 'Oh, this is first Emraan Hashmi film that we wouldn't mind watching with the family; we wouldn't be ashamed to watch it.' It's a U/A certificate film and importantly, it will change the way you look at con films or thrillers. This film will get another audience because women can also watch it. It has an emotional context, a romantic angle. I call it a rom-con film.
Your Pakistani co-star, Humaima Mallick, recently said that kissing scenes from the film would be edited out in Pakistan...
Yes, those 4-5 scenes will be cut because Pakistan is conservative and it has its own set of rules. The first big release there was my film, Awaarapan, and it opened the doors to Pakistan for a lot of Hindi films. Jannat had released there as well, so Pakistan clearly loves Bollywood films. But yes, our films have to follow certain rules.
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