Emraan Hashmi On Disney+ Hotstar’s Bollywoodland Drama ‘Showtime’: “It’s A Very Cutthroat World”
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Emraan Hashmi was born to play Raghu Khanna. As a member of the famous Bhatt family who began a two-decade career in Bollywood behind the cameras before becoming a famous face in front of them, playing the son of a media mogul in Disney+ Hotstar‘s latest original will have been familiar territory.
His role as Raghu Khanna in Showtime has indeed led him to lean into personal experience. “When I first read the synopsis, which was just an idea set in the world of Bollywood and glitz at that point, I was intrigued,” he says. “I’ve had the experience in the industry for almost 25 years.
I started off as an assistant director in 2001, before I made my film debut in 2003. I thought I could bring that experience to the table.
I might not have been fully fledged producer, but as actor I have good rapport with them. Subconsciously, my experiences bleed into my character. “There are lots of dynamics in producing films, from the inception to shooting and releasing and it is nothing less than a mammoth task.
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