People
have
been
known
to
get
stranger
things.
Emraan
Hashmi's
gift
was
more
commonplace.
Yesterday,
the
actor
joined
the
ranks
of
director
Farah
Khan
when
he
was
gifted
an
electric
mosquito
zapping
racquet
on
his
birthday
by
one
of
his
friends.
Says
Emraan
excitedly,
"Yes,
I
did
get
a
mosquito-zapping
racquet
from
one
of
my
friends,
Varsha,
and
am
very
excited
about
it.
Though
I
don't
have
mosquitoes
in
my
Bandra
apartment,
they
are
great
fun
to
have,
apart
from
being
addictive.
Every
time
a
mosquito
gets
hit
by
the
racquet
it
makes
a
crackling
noise.
I
love
that
noise!
I
am
planning
to
carry
it
to
my
shoots
and
to
discotheques
and
restaurants
as
it
will
create
quite
a
noise
there."
It's
a
most
unusual
birthday
gift
to
have.
Laughs
Emraan,
"I
had
told
Varsha
that
this
was
what
I
wanted
for
my
birthday.
It
was
on
my
birthday
list
and
the
best
gift
that
I
have
had
so
far!" It
surpasses
wife
Parveen's
gift
too
a
dinner
paid
by
her
at
the
Grand
Hyatt
on
Sunday
night.
"Yes,
even
that,"
says
Emraan
who
took
his
buddies
out
yesterday
night
for
dinner.
The
birthday
boy
spent
half
the
day
shooting
important
scenes
for
Jannat
at
Madh
Island.
"I
was
so
tired
by
the
time
I
came
home
ended
up
cutting
five
chocolates
cakes
including
two
cakes
on
the
set.
I
couldn't
eat
any
of
them
as
I
am
not
fond
of
cakes.
Also
cakes
screw
up
a
day's
worth
of
cardio."
But
apart
from
his
mosquito
racquet,
Emraan
has
gifted
himself
video
game
CDs.
"I'm
a
game
fanatic
and
have
Playstations
and
xBoxes.
My
favorite
game
is
Burnout.
I
am
not
a
gift
person
I
don't
like
getting
or
giving
gifts.
But
yes,
apart
from
video
games
and
consoles,
I
am
an
accessories
person.
I
love
to
collect
watches.
My
two
favourites
are
a
Breitling
and
a
Panerai.
I
like
chunky
watches
and
so
does
my
dad.
He
has
gifted
me
lots
of
watches.
I
also
collect
leather
wristbands
bought
from
the
road."
His
next
release
Jannat
is
round
the
corner.
What's
his
wish
for
2008?
"Lots
of
hit
films!"
Story first published: Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 14:38 [IST]