'Mid-size films need to do well'

Emraan Hashmi said the state of the theatrical business is worrisome as audiences are turning up to watch only event films and not mid size movies, which is why his rejection process has become more elaborate.

- KOMAL PANCHAMATIA

Hashmi, who is currently seen in Netflix’s series “Taskaree’ as a customs official, had two theatrical releases, ‘Ground Zero’ and ‘Haq’ in 2025. “The thing is that it has become extremely difficult for theatrical films to put stuff out there. There is a lot of stuff that you feel should go on OTT because it is concept-driven,’ the actor told PTI.

The actor has been careful in selecting projects as he does not want to repeat what he has already done in his career of over 25 years. “It has become even more difficult right now when you talk about theatricals. Everyone is, to put it mildly, scared of picking up something that is theatrical and weighing the pros and cons of what would work and what would not work. So, when something explosive comes in theatrical or OTT, I pick that up... The rejection process is a little more elaborate,’ he said.