Emraan Hashmi stresses staying relevant in cinema by learning from younger talent, reinventing roles and urging a rethink in filmmaking

Actor Emraan Hashmi believes the key to staying relevant in the world of cinema is to be open-minded and learn from the younger generation, understanding how they think and work.

In the 2000s and 2010s, Hashmi established himself as of the most talented actors in the industry with his performances in movies such as Gangster, The Dirty Picture, Shanghai and Tigers and attained commercial success with his franchise like Raaz, Murder, and Jannat. Hashmi said it is important to reinvent oneself and that can happen by collaborating with contemporary filmmakers.

“Relevance is something I think it’s important when you cross a certain age, when the new breed of actors and filmmakers come in. It’s very important to kind of learn from them, I think that’s what relevance is all about.