Emraan Hashmi (born 24 March 1979) is an Indian film actor who appears mainly in Hindi language films.Before starting his career as an actor, Hashmi worked with Vishesh Films as an assistant director on Vikram Bhatt's Raaz (2002).In 2003, he made his acting debut with Bhatt's Footpath and followed it with the erotic thriller Murder (2004). Hashmi subsequently appeared in several films, mostly under the Vishesh Films banner. Critics, however, labelled him as a "one note" actor and criticized his repetitive roles. Hashmi eventually garnered praise for his performances in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Shanghai (2012) and Ek Thi Daayan (2013). He has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema Hashmi has received three Filmfare Award nominations in his career.He married his long-time girlfriend Parveen Shahani in 2006 and became father to a son in 2010.