Emraan Hashmi: It's Difficult Being a Smart Actor As Stupidity Goes A Long Way In Bollywood
The Why Cheat India actor Emraan Hashmi opened up by saying that actors don't need to be smart anymore as stupidity can taken them to far off places in Bollywood and one can make a career out of it.
Emraan
Hashmi
says
there
are
not
many
producers
who
are
ready
to
take
risks
in
Bollywood,
an
industry
where
stupidity
dominates,
making
it
harder
for
actors
to
be
smart.
The
actor
says
today
there
are
at
least
a
handful
people
trying
to
push
the
envelope,
which
was
not
the
case
earlier.
"It
is
difficult
being
a
smart
actor
in
Bollywood.
Stupidity
goes
a
long
way
here.
The
audience
is
smart
but
not
too
many
producers
and
directors
take
that
(risk)
and
understand
that.
Now
at
least
we
have
the
new
blood
coming
up
with
new
stuff," Emraan
told
PTI.
"Back
then,
it
was
just
about
making
escapist
films
with
a
star,
do
what
a
star
is
supposed
to
do
and
get
bums
on
seats.
Right
now,
the
audience
wants
to
see
more
than
that,"
he
added.
Emraan
started
his
career
in
mid-2000s,
gaining
fame
for
featuring
in
films
which
were
dubbed
"bold".
The
actor
eventually
shed
the
'serial
kisser' tag
with
films
such
as
Shanghai,
Ghanchakkar
and
Ek
Thi
Daayan
among
others.
The
actor
says
before
he
turned
towards
edgier
content,
he
was
"stuck"
in
a
zone
for
a
long
time.
"Initially
you
can't
voice
your
concerns
because
scripts
choose
you
rather
than
you
choosing
scripts.
When
one
thing
works,
they
just
stretch
that
to
make
them
work
again
and
again.
"Producers
see
it
as
safety
net,
a
cash
register.
Where
the
audience
is
expected
not
to
ask
questions.
Then
I
met
filmmakers
and
producers
who
wanted
to
challenge
me
as
an
actor.''
Emraan
says,
if
2018
is
anything
to
go
by,
where
"pure
star-driven
films" did
not
work,
good
concept
is
the
need
of
the
hour.
"Because
of
the
influence
of
the
web,
the
audience
knows
what
they're
missing
out
on
here.
They
won't
lap
up
any
mediocre
content.
Right
now
a
handful
of
actors
are
doing
a
variety
of
things.
The
audience
doesn't
want
to
see
a
star-driven
vehicle.
They
want
to
see
another
dimension
of
you,
not
you
wearing
the
same
urban
clothes
in
a
foreign
location
with
50
background
dancers.''