Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi may be out of sight in his latest sci-fi thriller, MrX , but he hopes his film won’t be ignored. “While the spine of MrX is a complex love story, it’s a also a film about a person whose life changes dramatically after a terrible incident ... He becomes an outlaw overnight,” said Hashmi in an interview with tabloid!.
MrX chronicles the tale of an antiterrorist squad member who turns into an avenging assassin after he accidentally acquires the power of invisibility.
Directed by Vikram Bhatt of the supernatural thriller series Raaz, Hashmi returns to familiar territory here. MrX is produced by Vishesh Films, which belongs to his uncles, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt. Hashmi owes a large part of his success to his relatives since they assisted him in making that elusive Bollywood break with a string of non-traditional, racy films such as Murder, Zeher and Gangster. So did he say yes to MrX as a familial obligation?
“It doesn’t work like that for me. I have said ‘no’ and rejected their scripts before. But having said that, I feel a connect to the way they make their films,” said Hashmi, adding that they are masters at spinning unconventional stories.
tabloid! speaks to Hashmi to get to the bottom of MrX . Excerpts from our interview: Why should we watch
The story of MrX is rooted in our culture. It’s something that is close to the Indian ethos and a story of an invisible man has not been explored in great detail before. The film also has a love story that’s tumultuous in the sense that it’s interesting to see a man and a woman whose love for each other turns to loathing. Not many films deal with that change in ideologies between a couple. Also, the visual and the 3D effects in this film are top-notch. We don’t have many 3D films being made in Bollywood, so all of that makes MrX interesting. [The film releases in both 2D and 3D in UAE cinemas tomorrow.] What’s your role in Mr X?
Mr X, who attains the power of invisibility when an ailment strikes him, is on a personal quest to bring down people who have wronged him. He sets out to kill all those who wronged him. So in short, Mr X channels his newlyacquired superpower to hunt down bad guys. My character used to work for an anti-terrorist squad. All’s well in his life. His colleague and he are in love. They are about to get married. But something goes terribly wrong when my character gets burnt in a chemical refinery. The combination of radiation and the medicines that are prescribed to him makes him transform
“People often look at me with a question mark or with a certain degree of apprehension, wondering if an Emraan Hashmi film can be a family-friendly film.”
into an invisible man. His ideologies take a 360 degree turn. He becomes an outlaw overnight. That terrible incident changes his life dramatically and the lovers become sworn enemies. He feels he’s above the law. Are you happy with the trailer? In my opinion, it doesn’t capture all of what you just said. Will it pull the people into theatres?
I feel the trailers that we have put out have a certain element of intrigue to it. Remember, you cannot give the experience that you gather from a two-and-ahalf-hour film — which promises to be roller-coaster ride — in a one-and-a-halfminute trailer. So the promos don’t do justice to the film. I agree with that. But that’s not to say it reflects badly on those who worked on the promo. It’s difficult to come up with a promo for a film that has a narrative such as . You just have to watch the full film and judge for yourself. Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut in Raaz 2.
MrX chronicles the tale of an antiterrorist squad member who turns into an avenging assassin after he accidentally acquires the power of invisibility.
Directed by Vikram Bhatt of the supernatural thriller series Raaz, Hashmi returns to familiar territory here. MrX is produced by Vishesh Films, which belongs to his uncles, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt. Hashmi owes a large part of his success to his relatives since they assisted him in making that elusive Bollywood break with a string of non-traditional, racy films such as Murder, Zeher and Gangster. So did he say yes to MrX as a familial obligation?
“It doesn’t work like that for me. I have said ‘no’ and rejected their scripts before. But having said that, I feel a connect to the way they make their films,” said Hashmi, adding that they are masters at spinning unconventional stories.
tabloid! speaks to Hashmi to get to the bottom of MrX . Excerpts from our interview: Why should we watch
The story of MrX is rooted in our culture. It’s something that is close to the Indian ethos and a story of an invisible man has not been explored in great detail before. The film also has a love story that’s tumultuous in the sense that it’s interesting to see a man and a woman whose love for each other turns to loathing. Not many films deal with that change in ideologies between a couple. Also, the visual and the 3D effects in this film are top-notch. We don’t have many 3D films being made in Bollywood, so all of that makes MrX interesting. [The film releases in both 2D and 3D in UAE cinemas tomorrow.] What’s your role in Mr X?
Mr X, who attains the power of invisibility when an ailment strikes him, is on a personal quest to bring down people who have wronged him. He sets out to kill all those who wronged him. So in short, Mr X channels his newlyacquired superpower to hunt down bad guys. My character used to work for an anti-terrorist squad. All’s well in his life. His colleague and he are in love. They are about to get married. But something goes terribly wrong when my character gets burnt in a chemical refinery. The combination of radiation and the medicines that are prescribed to him makes him transform
“People often look at me with a question mark or with a certain degree of apprehension, wondering if an Emraan Hashmi film can be a family-friendly film.”
into an invisible man. His ideologies take a 360 degree turn. He becomes an outlaw overnight. That terrible incident changes his life dramatically and the lovers become sworn enemies. He feels he’s above the law. Are you happy with the trailer? In my opinion, it doesn’t capture all of what you just said. Will it pull the people into theatres?
I feel the trailers that we have put out have a certain element of intrigue to it. Remember, you cannot give the experience that you gather from a two-and-ahalf-hour film — which promises to be roller-coaster ride — in a one-and-a-halfminute trailer. So the promos don’t do justice to the film. I agree with that. But that’s not to say it reflects badly on those who worked on the promo. It’s difficult to come up with a promo for a film that has a narrative such as . You just have to watch the full film and judge for yourself. Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut in Raaz 2.
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