KNEWS DESK- Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi is one of those artists who is remembered more for his great songs than his films. In his long career, Imran worked in many films, but the songs of his films gave him a different identity. 'Awarapan' is also included in one of his such films, which may not have achieved huge success at the box office at that time, but with time the film became a cult classic.
Emraan Hashmi played the role of Shivam Pandit in 'Awarapan' released in 2007. The story of the film, Imran's acting and especially its songs were greatly appreciated by the audience. Now after almost two decades, when the sequel of this film 'Awarapan 2' reached the theatres, the audience also gave a tremendous response to it.
Collection crossed Rs 50 crore in two days
'Awarapan 2' became the talk of the town with its release. The film collected a net collection of more than Rs 50 crore in just two days. It is clear from the response the film is getting that fans were excited for a long time to see Emraan Hashmi's iconic character Shivam Pandit again on screen.
There is a tremendous craze about the film on social media also. Fans are making reels on the songs and scenes of the film and expressing their love for Emraan Hashmi's character. The actors also looked emotional after seeing this continuous love and support.
Emraan Hashmi's emotional note to fans
Emraan Hashmi thanked his fans by sharing an emotional post on social media. Through this post, he also mentioned the completion of 23 years of his film journey. Imran told that his first film 'Footpath' was released on 15 August 2003. His Bollywood career started with this film and he never thought that this journey would give him such a long and memorable experience.
The actor wrote that after 23 years, when he looks back at his journey, his heart is filled with gratitude towards the fans. He admitted that there were many ups and downs in his career during this period. He got success and also faced failures. On many occasions he received a lot of praise, while there were some periods when there was complete silence.
'You stood with me in every phase'
Emraan Hashmi especially said for his fans that the audience supported him in every phase of his career. He said that fans moved forward with him, supported him and even forgave his mistakes many times.
According to the actor, this love of fans is very special for him and he can never take it lightly. Amidst the response to 'Awarapan 2', his message shows that his relationship with the audience is not limited to films only.
Journey from 'Footpath' to 'Awarapan 2'
Emraan Hashmi entered Bollywood in 2003 with 'Footpath'. After this, he played different types of characters in many films and created his own identity. Especially the romantic and intense characters as well as the songs of his films made him very popular among the youth.
Now after this journey of 23 years, Imran is once again in front of the audience with his old and popular character through 'Awarapan 2'. The response the film is getting is no less than a special gift for the actor. The initial success of the film at the box office and the love of fans on social media show that the magic of Shivam Pandit still persists among the audience.