Mumbai, August 11, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi has dismissed reports that he will portray legendary comedian-actor Mehmood in an upcoming biopic, describing the reports as “untrue”.
Speculation surfaced online on Monday that Emraan had joined a reported biopic on legendary music composer R.D. Burman, which is said to be directed by Neeraj Pandey. According to the reports, Emraan was expected to play Mehmood, who shared a close friendship with the late composer.
Emraan, however, took to X to clarify that he has neither been approached for the project nor is he part of it.
“Just to clarify, the reports about me playing Mehmood saab in a biopic are untrue. I haven’t been approached for the film, nor am I doing it,” he wrote.
On the work front, Emraan is gearing up for Awarapan 2, an action thriller directed by Nitin Kakkar. The film is a sequel to his 2007 movie Awarapan and also features Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi.
Directed by Mohit Suri, Awarapan starred Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma and Ashutosh Rana. The action-crime film was an uncredited adaptation of the South Korean movie A Bittersweet Life.
In Awarapan, Emraan played gangster Shivam Pandit, who is ordered by his boss Bharat Malik to keep watch over Reema, Malik’s secret Pakistani mistress.
Released theatrically on June 29, 2007, Awarapan received positive reviews but underperformed at the box office. The film subsequently developed a cult following and came to be regarded among the notable collaborations between Hashmi and Suri.
Emraan made his acting debut with the 2003 crime thriller Footpath. He subsequently appeared in films including Murder, Zeher, Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Aksar, Gangster, Jannat, Raaz: The Mystery Continues, The Dirty Picture, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji and Ek Thi Daayan.
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