In his decade-long career, the 34-year-old actor moved on from doing repetitive roles in the initial years of his career to eventually garnering critical acclaim for his performances in "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai", "The Dirty Picture" and "Shanghai".
"Somewhere after you have few successful films, there is a fear of losing what you have got. It is very easy in the beginning as you are a risk taker, have nothing to lose and there is no perception about you.
The actor will be seen playing a suave thief in his upcoming film "Ghanchakkar" directed by Rajkumar Gupta. The film is a comic-thriller and will hit theatres this Friday.
"I was convinced about the role after I read the script. It is a thriller suspense and not just a comedy film. The story is great, interesting characters and it will change the way we see comedies. It is one of those films where there is an edge of the seat moment and suddenly a funny moment," Hashmi said.
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