Imran Hashmi is currently enjoying the commercial success of his film 'Avarapan 2,' which has received a huge response from audiences. This movie became the first in his career to gross 100 million rupees worldwide. The film quickly became a hit and is moving towards superhit status.
The film 'Avarapan 2' was a gift for Hashmi that he may have waited for many years. It did not contain a single intimate scene, which undoubtedly caused some disappointment among fans. However, for Hashmi himself, this was important because he was tired of what he had done earlier in his career.
In the public consciousness, there always existed an image of Imran, according to which his films necessarily featured kissing scenes. Almost every one of his movies had intimate moments, which earned him the nickname 'serial kisser.' In the early stages of his career, in films like 'Murder' and 'Zahar,' he created a sensation in cinemas thanks to these scenes and remained under this label for a long time.
Nevertheless, a period came when the actor himself began to state that he was tired of this label and wished to get rid of it. Imran even spoke about his desire to distance himself from intimate scenes. He tried to achieve this during the 2006–2007 period.
In the film 'Avarapan,' released in 2007, there was not a single kiss or intimate scene. However, despite the high praise for his acting, which critics received, the public did not receive this film as the actor expected. Nevertheless, the label of 'serial kisser' did not disappear from his forehead. Due to audience demands, he had to act in kissing scenes in subsequent projects such as 'Murder 2' and 'Raj 3,' where his intimate scenes were widely discussed.
Imran used various methods and took on roles of a completely different nature to prove his worth as a serious actor. In films like 'Shanghai' and 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbai,' he demonstrated dark characters, showing the public that he possessed acting talent beyond intimate and kissing scenes.
In 2018, he noted that with the growth of streaming services, intimate scenes in cinema were no longer as special as they once were. This indicated that he did not want to act in such scenes solely due to public expectations. Over time, Imran Hashmi gradually stopped trying to escape this image.
In recent films and series, he has started playing the very role he once wanted to leave behind. The label of 'serial kisser' has stopped being something that limits him; on the contrary, it has become part of his pop culture identity, which he can now accept of his own free will.
