Actor
Emraan
Hashmi
today
said
that
he
felt
sorry
for
Sanjay
Dutt,
who
has
been
sentenced
to
five
years
in
jail
by
the
Supreme
Court
for
illegal
arms
possession
during
the
1993
serial
Mumbai
blasts.
"I
feel
sorry
for
the
punishment
awarded
to
Sanjay
Dutt
in
the
1993
Mumbai
blast
case.
He
has
suffered
a
lot.
I
have
much
respect
for
him,
he
is
like
my
guru.
My
prayers
are
with
him," Emraan
told
PTI.
The
actor
was
talking
to
reporters
in
the
city
while
promoting
his
upcoming
film
Ek
Thi
Daayan
which
will
hit
the
screens
on
April
19.
He
welcomed
the
Censor
Board's
move
to
give
U/A
certificate
to
this
film.
"It
is
a
good
decision
to
award
a
U/A
certificate
to
Ek
Thi
Daayan,
as
children
have
played
a
big
role
in
the
film.
They
are
the
hero
of
the
film.
Children
will
enjoy
the
film
a
lot
as
this
story
has
been
taken
from
our
folklore
and
it
is
not
at
all
gory.
This
will
enable
those
below
18
years
to
watch
the
movie
in
the
theatres.
It
will
also
help
in
increasing
the
viewership,"
Emraan
said.
"Ever
since
I
was
a
child,
I
enjoyed
horror
films
and
that
is
why
I
am
very
happy
to
play
a
role
of
a
magician
in
this
movie,"
he
said.
Besides
Emraan,
the
film,
which
is
directed
by
Kannan
Iyer,
also
stars
Huma
Qureshi,
Konkana
Sen
Sharma
and
Kalki
Koechlin.
Emraan
thinks
that
though
script
plays
an
important
role,
it
should
be
supported
by
promotion
campaign.
"Marketing
is
one
of
the
most
important
factors
behind
the
success
of
the
film.
That
is
why
the
unit
members
of
the
film
have
been
trying
to
visit
as
many
cities
and
towns
in
the
country
as
they
can,"
he
said.