Everything is not just for box office: Emraan Hashmi

Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi, who was recently seen in ‘Azhar’, has said that he doesn’t do every film looking at it’s box office prospects.

After featuring in several successful erotic thrillers,  Emraan went on to do films like ‘Shanghai’ and ‘Ghanchakkar’ which did not do well at the box office.

“Actors always test themselves with something new and try to do something new… Something that they have not done before. It is one thing to do it to keep your kitchen running and another thing to be satisfied, pat yourself on the back and say that you have done something challenging, coming out of your comfort zone,” Emraan said.

“An actor has to be always up for that. Everything is not just about box office, sometimes you have got to do these small films where your role is performance driven. Like I did ‘Shanghai’. It was like really testing my limits” Emraan added.

His latest release ‘Azhar’ hasn’t done as well as it was expected to at the domestic box office.