After Success Of 'Haq' Emraan Hashmi Calls Bollywood Actors 'Insecure', And Slams Ranbir's 'Animal'

Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam's film, Haq is a blockbuster hit. It is based on the real-life story of Shah Bano, and her fight in the court for maintenance from her husband after he left her and their three children. Recently, Emraan Hashmi opened up about doing women-centric films such as Haq and The Dirty Pictures, which no other Bollywood actor dares to do.

Emraan Hashmi shared his thoughts on Bollywood films and the portrayal of hypermasculine men

In a time when films like Animal show alpha-male men, Emraan Hashmi's film, Haq, is like a breath of fresh air. Recently, in an interview with News18 Showsha, Emraan shared his stance on films that often face criticism due to the portrayal of hypermasculine characters. He shared that there is a woke culture behind the success of these films as people like watching toxic men in theatres and they buy tickets for the same. He said:

"There’s a huge uproar because a woke culture has started off through social media and generally around the world. The hypermasculine man who’s seen as toxic is what’s doing in theatres. There’s an uproar surrounding it but that’s what people are buying tickets for. That’s predominantly how our country is."

Despite the whole issue surrounding Ranbir Kapoor's film, Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Emraan stated that he understands why it worked well, as many men identified themselves with it, despite a huge woke brigade working against it. And while such films will not go away any sooner, there is a section of the audience that wants to see more stories led by women.

Emraan Hashmi expressed his wish to see moe women-centric movies. He added that in their industry, men are very insecure and not many would be ready to be part of a film like Haq. He shared:

"I would like to see more women-centric films being made but it’s easier said than done. Men in our industry are very insecure. How many people would’ve done a film like Haq? Every narrative should showcase a man’s victory. I’m not blowing my own trumpet here. But even back then, I did a film like The Dirty Picture. I liked the subject."

Emraan Hashmi further added that they need to get over their insecurities and try to create more films like that. He added that it is clear that to make a film work, you need a hyper-masculine man, a villain and the tropes, as this is what the audience wants. He stated that this kind of portrayal worked well in the '70s and '80s as it was the era of Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna, which gave Hindi cinema films such as Deewar and Trishul. Emraan added that soon things changed as in the '90s, the film industry was ruled by the soft boy era and romantic films of Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan were loved by all. He remarked:

"OTT is fine. We’re doing a mixed bag of things – some quite experimental – over there. In the 90s, we switched moulds and entered what can be called the soft boy era. Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan came in with romantic films. After that, there came a transition phase. Films came and went and now, there’s a slew of films creating an uproar."

What do you think about Emraan Hashmi's take on the toxic-masculine films?

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