"Tum Mile is not 'Raj - Rahul' cinema" - Emraan Hashmi
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In
his
6
years
long
career
so
far,
Emraan
Hashmi
is
yet
to
be
seen
in
a
conventional
Bollywood
cinema
where
the
leading
man
is
all
correct
and
proper
with
a
clean
heart
and
no
grey
shades.
Revelling
in
the
kind
of
roles
that
he
has
picked
for
himself,
Emraan
has
broken
quite
a
few
stereotypes
and
created
his
own
place
under
the
sun.
He
may
still
be
awaiting
his
50
crore
hit,
something
which
is
pretty
much
a
benchmark
for
any
leading
man
to
break
into
the
top
bracket
today.
However,
Emraan
is
content
that
he
is
at
least
trying
not
to
follow
any
conventional
or
tried
and
tested
trends
and
is
giving
something
new
to
the
audience
in
each
of
his
films.
Emraan
gets
into
a
conversation
with
us
and
explains
what
makes
his
films
different.
A
Bollywood
disaster
movie
-
another
first
for
you
Emraan?
It's
a
misconception
that
Tum
Mile
belongs
to
disaster
movie
genre.
No,
it
is
not.
The
Mumbai
floods
disaster
is
an
integral
part
of
the
film's
plot,
yes.
But
that
doesn't
necessarily
make
the
entire
movie
revolve
around
this
single
thread.
There
is
so
much
more
to
Tum
Mile.
In
fact
the
way
I
look
at
the
film,
it
is
mainly
a
love
story
with
a
disaster
just
acting
as
a
catalyst
to
bring
the
two
characters
together.
However,
never
once
during
the
entire
sequence
of
events
would
you
miss
the
love
between
these
two
characters.
From
the
promos
though
it
appears
that
it
is
quite
a
turbulent
relationship
between
the
characters
played
by
you
and
Soha.
Moreover,
one
can
sense
that
it's
not
a
sweet,
simple
and
soft
romantic
hero
that
we
would
see
in
Tum
Mile.
Well,
if
you
are
looking
at
a
Raj
and
Rahul
cinema
here
then
Tum
Mile
is
obviously
not
the
one.
The
character
I
play
is
also
much
more
real
than
a
Raj
or
a
Rahul
that
we
have
been
exposed
to.
Instead
of
living
in
palatial
mansions,
this
guy
could
be
someone
who
lives
next
door.
Tum
Mile
shows
the
times
and
tribulations
in
his
life.
Can
you
elaborate
further?
This
guy
is
someone
who
is
very
real,
very
today.
He
is
someone
who
has
been
quite
ambitious
in
his
life
but
has
lost
his
way.
He
is
still
trying
to
find
himself
and
still
groping
with
the
break
in
relationship
with
his
girl
(Soha
Ali
Khan)
with
whom
he
was
so
much
in
love
at
one
point
of
time.
Having
said
that,
my
chemistry
with
Soha
shows
in
the
film.
The
character
that
I
play
is
my
most
romantic
ever.
Seems
like
it
must
have
been
a
cakewalk
for
you?
On
the
contrary
it
was
quite
a
tiring
experience,
both
physically
and
mentally.
This
was
mainly
because
of
the
flood
situation
that
had
to
be
recreated.
It
was
a
difficult
film
to
be
made
and
hats
off
to
Kunal
(Deshmukh)
for
making
it
happen.
During
shooting,
everyone
from
cast
and
crew
used
to
stand
in
waist
deep
water
for
hours
at
stretch
to
give
that
perfect
shot.
When
I
saw
the
film,
I
was
like
'Wow
man,
how
did
we
actually
accomplish
it
all?!'
Credit
must
also
go
to
the
special
effects
guys
who
have
done
a
brilliant
job
for
the
entire
recreation
Kunal
says
that
the
unfolding
of
proceedings
is
kept
quite
real...
That's
right.
Every
romance
comes
with
a
share
of
problems
and
the
one
here
isn't
any
different.
One
has
to
live
up
to
the
challenges.
It's
situations
like
these
that
make
this
guy
real
and
also
makes
the
viewer
out
there
feel
that
something
like
this
could
happen
to
him
as
well.
Pairing
of
Soha
along
with
you
has
also
raised
quite
a
few
eyebrows.
It's
quite
unconventional
after
all?
Well,
if
people
feel
so
then
it
means
that
we
have
succeeded
in
our
endeavour
(smiles).
Yes,
we
are
shown
as
complete
opposites
on
screen
and
for
that
to
happen,
we
wanted
to
have
the
right
actors.
Everyone
felt
that
Soha
fitted
in
the
bill
while
knowing
pretty
well
throughout
that
I
and
her
coming
together
would
be
quite
unconventional.
Also,
the
way
it
has
turned
out
on
screen,
I
am
sure
it
is
this
very
unpredictability
around
the
pairing
that
would
work
in
the
film's
favour.
But
can
one
take
grey
shades
away
from
Emraan?
It's
a
welcome
change
to
have
absolutely
no
grey
shades
in
my
character
this
time
around
(laughs).
In
the
past,
I
have
played
quite
a
lot
of
grey
roles
that
have
been
liked
by
the
audience.
However,
this
one
is
completely
white.
Kunal
told
me
that
Tum
Mile
would
take
me
to
a
next
level.
He
had
quite
a
few
pointers
to
validate
his
claim.
If
not
for
him,
I
would
have
continued
playing
the
kind
of
roles
I
have
been
successful
in.
Today
when
I
look
at
the
film
in
retrospect,
I
see
where
he
was
coming
from.
Working
in
Tum
Mile
has
broadened
my
approach.