Exclusive Interview with Star Casts of Movie Why Cheat India | Emraan Hashmi | Shreya Dhanwanthary

Posted On: 18 January 2019

The new year holds out the promise of new beginnings for Emraan Hashmi. After ending 2018 with an acclaimed performance as a whistleblower in Danis Tanovic’s Tigers, Hashmi’s first release in 2019 is Why Cheat India. The 39-year-old actor plays Rakesh Singh, a conman who runs an entrance examination racket in Lucknow. Hashmi is also starring in the Netflix series Bard of Blood and Father’s Day, a biopic of Indian detective Suryakant Bhande Patil. It has been very challenging. It is completely demolishing what I have done before as an actor. I am starting afresh with this film, and I think this is the beginning of a new journey. It is time to phase out the films that have been successful and go into a slightly experiential zone. The texture and the tone of the film is real, yet entertaining. It is almost like a camera has been placed in the homes in Lucknow. It is a good departure from what I have been doing before. And so it is a bit nerve-wracking. I just hope that I get accepted.