Emran Hashmi Biography

Friday, April 3, 2009

Emran Hashmi Biography

Name:Emran Hashmi
Nick name: Emmi
Born: March 23, 1979
Birth Place: Mumbai
Nationality: Indian
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 72 kgs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Black
Occupation: Actor
Religion: Muslim
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Parveen Sahani
Language Known: Hindi & English
Education: Graduated from Sydenham college, Mumbai, India Studied Graphics and Animations
Biggest fear: Ghosts
Superstitious about: Black Cats
Debut film: Footpath

Early life
Emran Anwar Hashmi was born to a Muslim father and Catholic mother. He changed his name to Farhaan Hashmi but recently reverted to his original name, albeit with an extra "a" as per numerology beliefs. He graduated from Sydenham in Mumbai where he studies graphics and animations.

He is the nephew of Mahesh Bhatt and is a cousin of actress and director Pooja Bhatt. He married Parveen Shahani at an elaborate ceremony on Thursday, December 14th, 2006. The reception was held at a plush hotel in Bandra, Mumbai and was limited to the family members and close friends of the actor.

Career:
Hashmi made his debut in 2003 with the film Footpath however, it did not do well at the box office. He shot to fame with Murder (2004) which was his first hit. His next few films such as "Zeher" (2005),"Aashiq Banaya Apne","Kalyug"(2005) and "Gangster" (2006) have done well at the box office and the soundtracks in these respective films have helped create a large fan base. Amusingly, all the songs from his movies have become instant hits. The playback singers for most of his film's songs has been Himesh Reshammiya, Kunal Ganjawala and Atif Aslam.

Emraan is also famous for his kissing scenes in most of his movies. He has been nicknamed the 'serial kisser'. Emraan also described his first on screen kiss during an interview claiming that he was very nervous and almost opted out of the scene before going ahead and shooting it with the female co-star.

Emraan Hashmi Filmography:

As an actor:
* Awarapan (2007)
* The Train (2007)
* Good Boy Bad Boy (2007)
* Dil Diya Hai (2006)
* The Killer (2006)
* Gangster (2006)
* Aksar (2006)
* Jawani Diwani (2006)
* Tandoori Tadka (2006)
* Chocolate (2005)
* Zeher (2005)
* Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005)
* Murder (2004)
* Footpath (2003)