Bollywood and cricket have a wonderful relationship. Cricket and Bollywood are found in personal and professional life as well. Just as many Indian cricketers have friends in the film world, many films have been made in Bollywood on cricket. Many times Bollywood has tried to make films on cricket by cashing in on the popularity of cricket. Some were successful and some were not. There is an actor in the industry who has made two films on cricket. Out of these, one film was a hit and the other was a flop. We are talking about actor Emraan Hashmi. Let us know how the actor's cricket bet did not work in films and he got stuck.
When Emraan Hashmi was new in films, he got the tag of a serial kisser. The actor used to have romantic scenes in many films. Some intimate scenes used to become controversial as well. But then Emraan Hashmi did a film on cricket match-fixing in the year 2008. He named it Jannat. Sonal Chauhan was seen opposite Emraan in the film. Emraan's cover drive was a hit at the box office and the film proved to be quite popular.
After this, Emraan Hashmi, seeing the success of Jannat, took a gamble with the film Azhar. But the actor's gamble proved wrong. This film based on the life of Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin was not liked much by the countrymen and the film flopped badly. After this film, Emraan Hashmi has not been able to give any hit film on his own in the last 7-8 years. His film Tiger 3 was definitely liked but the lead role in it was of Salman.
In this context, cricket is as lucky as it is unlucky for Emraan Hashmi in Bollywood. After the failure of the film Azhar, Emraan kept away from films for some time. After this, he again appeared with new and innovative characters but the actor never worked in a film related to cricket. The actor was defeated by his own tactics and also taught a lesson. Currently, the actor is a part of some projects which include films like They Call Him OG and G2.
