Kunal Deshmukh, who has cast Emraan Hashmi in almost all his directorials so far, has teamed up with the actor again for his new offering Raja Natwarlal. The director says he shares a comfort level with Hashmi.
Deshmukh says whenever he conceptualises an idea for a film, Hashmi is the only actor whom he can think of to play the lead. He feels Hashmi “makes my work better”.
“When I start conceptualising an idea, the first actor that comes to my mind is him [Hashmi]. So, naturally I am going to him with all my scripts. I love working with him,” Deshmukh said in Mumbai on Friday at the trailer launch of Raja Natwarlal.
In films such as Zeher, Jannat, Jannat 2, Tum Mile or Kalyug, Deshmukh had cast Hashmi.
“My first film as an assistant director was Zeher, where he [Hashmi] was the hero. I have known him since then. It has been more than 10 years now. We have this comfort level. I think he makes my work better. I hope that we can take this partnership ahead,” he added.
Produced by UTV Motion Pictures, Raja Natwarlal features Hashmi as a conman. It also features Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon and Pakistani model-actress Humaima Malik. It is slated to release in India on August 29.
