Director
Prawal
Raman
has
approached
Emraan
Hashmi
for
a
film
inspired
by
a
stylish
serial
killer
of
the
'70s,
who
is
currently
lodged
in
Kathmandu
jail.
Last
year,
the
same
role
was
offered
to
Sanjay
Dutt,
who
had
also
turned
it
down.
Says
a
source
close
to
the
actor,
"Emraan
decided
not
to
do
the
part
as
he
does
not
see
the
point
doing
another
role
on
the
same
lines,
he
played
a
character
inspired
by
an
'80s
don
in
the
recently
released
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai,
because
he
does
not
want
to
be
typecast."
Adds
the
source,
"Hashmi
turned
down
the
role
because
he
has
already
played
Shoaib,
a
character
from
the
'80s
(the
era
in
which
the
serial
killer
was
active).
He
wants
Shoaib
to
remain
alive
in
people's
minds
for
years
to
come.
For
him
to
be
interested
in
a
similar
role,
the
script
has
to
be
really
strong.
Though
four
books
and
many
documentaries
have
been
made
on
the
particular
person,
the
character
didn't
seem
exciting
enough
to
Emraan."
Says
Emraan,
"I
do
films
I'd
want
to
watch
at
cinema
halls.
As
far
as
a
character
is
concerned,
I
like
turmoil
as
if
he's
going
through
a
dilemma.
I
like
crazy
guys
on
screen.
In
The
Dark
Knight,
I
loved
the
Joker
more
than
Batman
as
he's
the
bad
guy
with
a
point
of
view."
Story first published: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 15:53 [IST]