Shanghai: Emraan Hashmi plays a porn filmmaker

Mumbai: Emraan Hashmi, who will be seen as a porn filmmaker in Dibakar Banerjee's upcoming political thriller 'Shanghai', Sunday said he had gained nine to 10 kg for the role.

This film is all set to be released on June 8.

Hashmi said he plays the role of a porn filmmaker called Joginder Parmar.

Director Dibakar Banerjee's 'Shanghai' is a political thriller.
Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi and Kalki Koechlin play the lead roles in the film.
The film is being released on June 8, 2012.
Vishal-Shekhar has composed the music of the film.
Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is also a part of the film.
The film revolves around politicians and their greed for money.
Dibakar Banerjee has been associated with films like 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!' and 'Love Sex aur Dhokha' in past.
Strong storyline and superb performances have been the strength of his films so far.
Dibakar says he choses his cast very carefully.
He says that there has to be a right script, star and role to come together for his film.
'Shanghai' is first adaptation for Dibakar, who is known for picking up stories from newspaper headlines.
The film is based on Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos' famous novel 'Z' and has already been made into a successful French movie.
Thanks to his films like 'The Dirty Picture' Emraan Hashmi has shunned his serial kisser tag.
He is gradually being known as a mature actor.
Emraan had to gain weight for his role in 'Shanghai'.
Emraan Hashmi in a still from the movie 'Shanghai'.
Abhay Deol who has worked with Dibakar in past as well is known for his acting skills.
'Dev D' stars Abhay and Kalki will be seen together on screen again in 'Shanghai'.
As reports claim, perfectionist Abhay Deol wants to outshine Emraan Hashmi in the film.
Abhay plays the role of an IAS officer from Tamil Nadu in the film.
To get the diction of a Tamilian character right, Abhay Deol summoned a diction coach to help him out throughout the shoot.
Still Abhay Deol was unhappy with his dubbing at many places in the film.
So he called up the director and re-dubbed a few scenes of the film.
It seems intense competition is going on between both the actors.
The first trailer of the film is already out.
The promo of the film is impressive.
Farooq Sheikh also plays an important role in the film.
The film is being released all over on June 8.

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Shanghai: Emraan Hashmi plays a porn filmmaker

After back to back hits like \'Jannat 2\' and \'Murder 2\', Emraan Hashmi has emerged as a bankable actor in Bollywood.

"I play the role of Joginder Parmar. He is a very rooted and real character. He is extremely interesting and you would all love him. It is very different from what I played in 'Kalyug'," he said at the music launch here.

Hashmi's look is very different in the movie.

"There were a lot of look tests after the character sketch was given. Eventually this one emerged. I had to put on weight for this character. I had to go two shades darker. In the morning, we used to prepare for this, before the shoot."

"I had to even work on my teeth and put things on it to get the look. I dont know how many actors would want to look grotesque on screen. When Dibankar told me, he thought I would say no, but I didn't. I think its a great opportunity," he added.

"I gained nine-10 kilos. I had to start changing my diet and eat only fast food and pasta on the set."

The cast includes Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee.

Talking about the film, Hashmi said: "Its a very normal film. Its relevant and the story is very interesting. I am sure this film will be a landmark film for us. Its an interesting film. We have maintained a commercial outlook with the music of this film."

After back to back hits like 'Jannat 2' and 'Murder 2', Hashmi seems to be one of the biggest stars of Bollywood today.

Asked whom he wants to dedicate this success to, he said: "I have always said that when a film does well, its because of the team. The entire team contributes to it. It is a synergy of talent. Even if 'Shanghai' works, its a team effort. A lot of work goes into a film and its a lot of departments who work together."