The Actor Emraan Hashmi may have started as a romantic star, known for his ‘kissing’ exploits on screen. However, his filmography also shows off numerous horror films. The actor shared that it was the love towards the genre that got him to take up all the spooky films. “I probably understood the genre”, he said.

Emraan Hashmi is now looking forward to the release of the horror film Dybbuk that’s set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on Friday. Also starring Nikita Dutta, the Jay K directorial is a remake of the Malayalam film Ezra.

Emraan Hashmi said in one of his interviews, “It is an unusual title which means ghost and is perfect as it defines our film. We have done away with the supernatural cliches which we see in horror films. It is an extremely unpredictable film. I had watched the original three years back and loved it. It left me intrigued and what Jay had done with placing the world of horror and adding the Jews’ beliefs and culture. Honestly, I didn’t even know about it, and you would be surprised that there exists a dybbuk box. So it’s not completely fiction.”

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The actor mentioned that while there is potential and talent in Bollywood, not many filmmakers have an understanding of horror. “They still like to dabble with cliches,” he said. 

The actor Emraan Hashmi has not only had encounters with the supernatural on-screen. He narrated a tale from his childhood, where he witnessed an exorcism that left him shaken.

“I cannot link it with supernatural as there are somethings which have no explanation. My mother followed Christianity and would regularly take me to the church. When I was about seven-eight, we had gone for a sermon, and an exorcism was happening in there. I didn’t see but heard it, and I don’t know if it was a man or a woman. However, at that age, or any age, it was pretty much the most frightening thing,” he said.

While the horror genre continues to be one of the most loved ones, a section of the audience also term it regressive. On being asked about the same, Emraan Hashmi shot back, “What do you mean by regressive? To shun the unknown? Well, you can call it bogus as you have not seen a ghost but questioning their existence is wrong. We don’t know what happens after death, or is there another world. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It’s not there in the domain of our consciousness.”

He accepts that back in the day, there were films that were regressive as they used the ‘jump scare’ tactics. “It was common in the day, especially with Ramsay films that had monsters as ghosts. It was great for kids growing up, but when you look back, it’s a little laughable. However, that was the trend, and as I mentioned, we haven’t dabbled with horror much and should do a lot more,” he added.