Emraan Hashmi is experiencing a massive career resurgence with Awarapan 2 set to become his highest-grossing film.
Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patani, and Shabana Azmi attended the special screening of their film, Awarapan 2, which releases today in theatres.
Before Awarapan 2 tests his comeback, we revisit the 10 films that made Emraan Hashmi the ultimate frontbencher favourite.
Emraan Hashmi reprises his role as Shivam Pandit in the Awarapan 2 trailer, which teases a high-stakes narrative of revenge and redemption, featuring new cast members Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi.
Awarapan 2 may give Emraan Hashmi the massy comeback his fans have been waiting for, but nostalgia can only do so much, notes Sreeju Sudhakaran.
The biggest takeaway from the Awarapan 2 teaser is Emraan Hashmi himself. Blood-soaked, bruised and burning with rage, he commands every frame with quiet intensity.
From Azhar and Sanju to Thackeray and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Bollywood has often struggled to tell controversial true stories without turning their subjects into heroes.
Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 has cemented its superhit status at the box office with a strong second-weekend performance, while Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 has emerged as one of the biggest disasters of 2026.
'The only challenge was making a family-friendly show with Emraan.'
Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 has defied all expectations, emerging as a surprise blockbuster with a staggering opening weekend collection, while Sunny Deol's highly anticipated Batwara 1947 has significantly underperformed at the box office.
Looking at the best Tom Cruise films outside the Mission: Impossible franchise that proves just how versatile the superstar can be.
From a scene-stealing child actor to a cult-comedy favourite and a director in his own right, Kunal Kemmu has delivered plenty of memorable turns across three decades.
'Taskaree gave me a chance to play a good character I've never played before.'
Have a blast with Awarapan 2, one puzzling piece at a time!
Mirzapur: The Movie brings back some familiar faces, resurrects a few dead ones and adds a fresh crop of actors to its blood-soaked big-screen world.
From Ajnabee to 2.0, Akshay Kumar has had plenty of fun playing the bad guy, but which of his villainous turns is truly khatarnaak?
Awarapan 2, featuring Emraan Hashmi, is set to release 19 years after its original, joining a growing trend of long-delayed Bollywood sequels attempting to capitalise on nostalgia and past successes like Gadar 2 and Border 2, but not all such reboots guarantee box office triumph.
'People want to limit you, but you can be different things all at once.'
August is going to be a special month for Bollywood, thanks to the Independence Day weekend, which will see a couple of big releases.
'There are days where I feel things are not going my way. I feel helpless, dejected and rejected.' 'But then what do you do? You wake up, dust it off and go.'
How did a melancholic Kishore Kumar classic from 1964, remixed decades later, become the unlikely soundtrack to a Gen Z protest?
Siddiqa Begum, daughter and legal heir of Shah Bano, has served a legal notice on the makers "for immediate restraint on the publication, screening, promotion, or release of the upcoming film."
Given all the talent involved and a rousing real life story at its centre, Haq is looking solid, notes Mayur Sanap.
From Ramayana Part 1 and Alpha to King and Toxic, here's why the next six months could be one of Indian cinema's most exciting line-ups in years.
Emraan Hashmi's Ground Zero is all set to make history by becoming the first film to have its red carpet premiere in Srinagar in 38 years.
Explore the interesting trend in Bollywood where popular film franchises opt for entirely new lead casts in their sequels.
From the upcoming biopic Amri on Amrita Sher-Gil to classic roles like Akshaye Khanna's Sid in Dil Chahta Hai and Anil Kapoor's Majnu Bhai in Welcome, Bollywood has often explored the lives and artistry of painters.
'Audiences will buy tickets for a film on Dawood, not on Swami Vivekananda.'
After wrapping up his film G2, Ground Zero, Emraan Hashmi takes off on a holiday with wife Parveen Shahani and son Ayaan.
'When I met Dubeyji, whose character I am playing, I told him the story is even more filmi than films.'
From psychological mind-benders to folklore nightmares and zombie comedies, these 10 Hindi horror films prove Bollywood has produced far more than just things that go bump in the night.
As time went by, different facets of the Hindi cinema started showing the complicated identity of Muslim -- sometimes tendentious and at other times perverse and unreliable.
Alia will present one of the BAFTAS on Sunday evening.
Sapne vs Everyone is dark, and often depressing. At the same time, it is not completely hopeless, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Emraan Hashmi shows off his injury that he sustained during an action scene in his film, Goodachari 2.
'Aditya Dhar and Yami Gautam will have to move forward with extra caution.'
'My life and career have changed in subtle but meaningful ways.'
'Haq has become very personal to so many people.'
It is difficult to make conveyor belt and baggage-scanning scenes thrilling -- which is how most people trying to sneak out through the Green Channel are caught -- but Neeraj Pandey and co-director Raghav M Jairath and co-writer Vipul K Rawal make sure there is enough going on to make the series watchable, raves Deepa Gahlot.
'Some films are meant to more than just entertain you. They are meant to challenge, provoke, push you to think, instil change, and be in the public conversation.' 'That is Haq.'
