In
his
six
year
long
career
so
far,
Emraan
Hashmi
has
given
quite
a
few
hits
at
the
box
office.
Still
with
each
release
of
his,
he
has
been
required
to
answer
his
critics
and
prove
his
detractors
wrong.
In
the
meanwhile,
he
has
continued
to
earn
a
loyal
fan
base
for
himself
which
started
from
B
and
C
centers,
reached
the
single
screen
audiences
and
has
now
finally
seen
even
multiplex
audience
warming
up
to
his
popularity
and
screen
presence,
something
that
has
been
witnessed
in
Awarapan,
Jannat
and
now
Raaz
-
The
Mystery
Continues.
"You
tell
me,
for
how
long
do
I
have
to
continue
to
prove
to
the
world
about
my
presence
in
the
industry",
questions
Emraan
Hashmi
who
is
experimenting
with
his
roles
and
look
in
each
of
his
films,
"Between
Gangster
and
Awarapan,
there
was
a
phase
in
my
career
when
there
wasn't
much
happening
my
career.
My
films
were
not
working
and
it
was
actually
a
harrowing
phase.
This
is
when
I
made
a
conscious
call
to
reinvent
myself."
And
reinvent
he
did
with
Awarapan
that
brought
him
together
with
Mohit
Suri,
his
friend
and
director
with
whom
he
had
grown
up
since
childhood
and
also
worked
with
in
Zeher
and
Kalyug.
"It
was
heartbreaking
to
see
Awarapan
not
working.
It
may
sound
cliched
but
I
gave
my
heart,
body
and
soul
to
the
film.
Those
who
saw
the
film
loved
it
but
then
destiny
had
other
plans.
It
didn't
work
commercially
at
the
box
office
but
for
my
standing
as
an
actor,
it
really
benefited
a
lot.
Finally,
it
seemed
that
the
industry
had
started
taking
me
seriously",
remembers
Emraan.
It
was
a
one
year
long
wait
before
Jannat
released
in
2007.
The
movie
took
a
bumper
opening
at
the
box
office
and
the
floodgates
opened
for
Emraan
Hashmi
who
saw
his
biggest
opening
film
till
then.
"I
have
somehow
stuck
to
my
stand
of
doing
only
solo
films,
until
and
unless
something
exceptional
comes
up,
and
though
it
is
big
risk,
it
also
translates
into
big
benefits",
says
Emraan.
Though
the
success
of
Jannat
was
a
huge
shot
in
the
arm
for
Emraan
Hashmi,
cynics
were
still
not
willing
to
give
Emraan
his
due
by
calling
the
film's
success
a
fluke.
"You
can't
help
that,
can
you",
asks
Emraan
Hashmi
who
is
still
doing
majority
of
films
with
Bhatts,
"I
know
for
sure
where
my
fan
base
resides
and
as
long
as
they
are
happy,
my
producers
are
happy,
I
am
getting
my
market
price,
heroines
are
willing
to
work
with
him
and
my
wife
isn't
questioning
me
every
morning
if
I
would
kiss
for
camera
or
not,
I
am
happy",
winks
Emraan!
Nevertheless,
his
wife
Parveen
would
certainly
not
have
any
questions
for
Emraan
after
the
release
of
Raaz
-
The
Mystery
Continues
and
there
are
two
reasons
for
that
-
a)
The
film
has
taken
the
biggest
ever
opening
for
an
Emraan
Hashmi
starrer
and
b)
It
is
Adhyayan
Suman
and
not
Emraan
Hashmi
who
locks
lips
with
Kangna.
Laughs
Emraan,
"Well,
the
film
has
worked
even
without
a
kiss
from
me
so
I
guess
the
jinx
is
finally
broken."
He
adds
on
a
serious
note,
"At
least
now
do
I
have
the
right
to
feel
successful?
This
is
my
second
straight
film
that
has
taken
a
solid
opening.
Even
otherwise,
I
have
constantly
delivered
successful
films
during
last
6
years
-
Murder,
Zeher,
Aashiq
Banaya
Aapne,
Kalyug,
Aksar,
Gangster,
Jannat
and
now
Raaz
-
The
Mystery
Continues.
Agar
kuch
logon
ko
yeh
ek
long
successful
winning
streak
nahi
lagti
toh
I
can't
help
it.
And
actually,
I
don't
care."
Some
distributors
have
even
gone
to
the
extent
of
billing
him
as
mini-Akshay
Kumar
in
the
making;
someone
who
can
guarantee
a
solid
opening
with
every
release
of
his.
"Arrey
yaar
don't
get
me
into
that
trap.
I
am
not
commenting
anything
on
this.
Akshay
has
been
around
for
close
to
two
decades
and
done
a
lot
in
his
career.
Still,
you
can't
say
much
for
the
audience.
We
just
saw
what
happened
to
Chandni
Chowk
To
China",
he
says
with
caution.
"Yes,
what
I
am
confident
though
is
that
I
would
continue
to
choose
the
best
of
the
scripts
coming
my
way.
I
won't
let
down
my
audience;
that's
a
promise.
After
that
it
is
all
destiny
and
luck",
he
signs
off
as
he
continues
to
make
rounds
across
the
country
promoting
Raaz
-
The
Mystery
Continues
which
is
now
all
set
to
surpass
the
business
of
his
last
success
Jannat
and
hence
turn
out
to
be
the
biggest
money
spinner
of
his
career.