Emraan’s Raaz...

Emraan Hashmi (TOi photo)Emraan Hashmi doesn���t know much about cricket, but has done an entire film, the basic plot of which deals with cricket.
���Yes, I���m no big cricket fan, but I played a bookie in Jannat. But then, bookies don���t need to be interested in cricket,��� he says.
Is it true that he met real bookies to get into the skin of his character better, a la Shah Rukh Khan in Devdas, who actually got drunk on the sets to play a convincing Devdas? ���I did meet real bookies to understand the finer nuances of my character.For some key scenes in the film, I wanted to know how bets are placed, etc. I met both bookies and ex-bookies for that.
And considering I���m not a cricket fan, I needed to know the backdrop clearly,��� he says, adding, ���But if there is an India-Pakistan match happening, I do watch it. And if my friends are over, then we also catch up on one or two IPL matches.���
Talking about Pakistan, he is a popular name there. At the Jannat premiere in Lahore, his fans praised him lavishly and gave him all the attention he could handle, and then some more. ���Pakistan is a great place and I love the people there. I was waiting to touch base with my Pak fans ever since Awarapan was released there. I got that opportunity now and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. I had heard about my fan following in Pakistan and I got to meet some of them on this trip,��� says Emraan.
And his recent movie has got decent reviews at the BO too! ���Jannat���s release couldn���s have been timed better. With the IPL, the backdrop was great and the movie has an interesting storyline too. No actor has ever played a bookie before this,��� says a happy Emraan.
These days, Emraan is busy with Raaz 2. ���I am concentrating on one film at a time now. I won���t say much about my role in Raaz 2, but I���ll say that it is a completely new take on horror. There is a love story in it too.���
And how is marriage treating him? ���Married life is treating me well. I had been seeing my wife for quite some time before marriage, we are doing good together,��� answers Emraan.