"Can"t Romance Cousin Alia, It Would Be Awkward," Says Emraan Hashmi

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Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi, who is playing the role of former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin in the upcoming flick Azhar, feels that malpractices in sports, like match-fixing, diminish the spirit of the game.

 

“For any sport it (match fixing) is wrong, because there is a spirit in which the sport is played. If you suddenly realise that it’s all fixed, somewhere the spirit is lost. It definitely shatters the emotions of a fan,” Emraan told PTI.

 

Directed by Tony D’Souza, Azhar traces the journey of Mohammad Azharuddin’s career and his personal life. The film will trace three key aspects of the cricketer’s life, including his marriage and the match-fixing controversy.

 

Talking about his son Ayaan, the actor said that he loves to watch cricket and is happy to see him play the role of a cricketer on the big screen. “My son really likes seeing me in Azhar and he kept shouting ‘Azhar Azhar’, when he saw the teaser. He is just five years old and likes to play cricket already. He sees me on screen, so he has his own way of figuring out what I do. He is excited about Azhar right now,” he said.

 

The Murder actor also said he would love to team up with his cousin and actress Alia Bhatt. “I can only work with her as a brother. Any other thing would make me sick. I can’t romance my cousin and I don’t think anyone has done that; it would be awkward,” he said.

 

Emraan said he is happy with the success Alia has achieved in a short span of time. “She has done good work and accomplished a lot for herself. She has got a bright career in front of her. She has grown over these past three years.”

 

“Alia was upset that I had not seen Student of the Year. So I got the DVD, saw the film and congratulated her on it. I saw 2 Stateson a flight and even in that movie she was very good,” he added.

 

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Main Azhar, Emraan Hashmi Introduces Himself in Azharuddin Biopic Teaser

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The teaser of forthcoming film Azhar, which will give a glimpse into the life of former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, was launched by the film’s lead actor Emraan Hashmi on Monday. He introduces himself as “Main Azhar” in it.

 

The actor took to microblogging site Twitter to share the teaser:

COLLAR UP !!! teaser of AZHAR !! https://t.co/NNO2uUBH09

— emraan hashmi (@emraanhashmi) May 25, 2015

 

In the teaser, the actor guides viewers through Azharuddin’s life from being a famed cricketer to being termed a traitor. The magic of Emraan’s voice backs the trailer, without giving a visual glimpse of the actor, whose look as Azhar was earlier revealed via a poster of the film.

 

While in character, Emraan tells viewers the three things that describe him in the best way – a person who believes in god; his marital status and a black spot in his career due to match-fixing allegations.

 

In the teaser, The Dirty Picture actor is seen walking out of the pavilion amid a cheering crowd. The visuals segue from a happy fan moment to riots and burning of an effigy.

 

Directed by Tony D’Souza and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and MSM Motion Pictures, Azhar is slated for a worldwide release on May 13, 2016.

 

Azharuddin led the Indian cricket team for most of the 1990s. He was implicated in a match-fixing scandal in 2000, and banned for life. But later in 2012, the Andhra Pradesh High Court lifted the ban.

 

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Why Shaadi, Khuda and Match-Fixing Are Main Aspects of the Biopic on Azharuddin

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One of the most controversial personalities of Indian cricket, the life of former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin will soon be turned into a film.

 

“It only took us thirty meetings to convince Azhar that his was a story that needed to be told,” said Ekta Kapoor during the teaser launch of the film in Mumbai.

 

Emraan Hashmi, who will play the titular role, entered the press conference with his collars turned up, but something tells us that it will take him more than those collars to master the crafty cricketer.

 

“I have only played gully cricket, but here I am supposed to play one of the best batsmen in Indian cricket. I am glad that Azhar is also helping me train in the game. His leg glance is a nightmare to master but hopefully by the time we start filming I would have got that right,” said Emraan.

 

Azhar was quite a star with the ladies as well – A reason, perhaps, why ‘shaadi’ is one of the main aspects of the biopic.

 

“There are actually three aspects to my life. Khuda, shaadi and the match-fixing controversy. It is these three that the film will concentrate on,” said Azhar.

 

The film’s shooting will commence from next month and it will hit theatres in May 2016. And it isn’t the only biopic on a cricketer releasing that year. Sushant Singh Rajput too will be ready with his biopic on MS Dhoni. “I really didn’t know that there was going to be a biopic on Dhoni. All I know is that there will be a biopic on Azhar,” said Emraan Hashmi.

 

There’s no doubt that Dhoni is the more celebrated of the two, but it’s always the controversies that make for a better biopic. Azhar, incidentally, was a part of many.

 

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