Emraan Hashmi has been quite expressive about the longstanding Bollywood debate surrounding male insecurity.
The actor, currently garnering praise for his empowering role in Haqspoke at length about the prevailing norms within the film fraternity and how portraying a hyper-masculine character would have given a tough time to established actors in the industry.
In an exclusive interview with News18the Murder 2 star expressed his interest in challenging the male ego in the industry.
Testing conventional heroism, he said, “Men in our industry are very insecure. How many people would’ve done a film like Haq? Every narrative should showcase a man’s victory. I’m not blowing my own trumpet here. But even back then, I did a film like The Dirty Picture. I liked the subject.”
In addition, Hashmi highlighted the need for certain roles in Indian cinema, adding, “We need to get off our insecurities and do more stuff like that. But it’s very clear what’s happening today, cinematically.
As far as things are going theatrically, you need a hyper-masculine man, a villain, the tropes, the clichés. It’s very evident that it’s what the audience wants. This kind of portrayal has always worked. In the 70s and the 80s, the hyper-masculine era of Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna gave us films like Deewar and Trident that worked.”
For the unversed, Haq also stars Yami Gautam, Vartika Singh, and Anang Desai in key roles.
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