<p> Actor Emraan Hashmi, who plays a small-town street smart guy and has tested with his looks in his soon-to-be-released film 'Shanghai', says he was waiting for a makeover.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In Dibakar Banerjee's political thriller 'Shanghai', Emraan is seen sporting a paunch, buck tooth and looks a bit dark in complexion.<br /><br />"There were lots of test looks for this character. We wanted a transformation in terms of looks. There was a long trial and error process. But eventually one look emerged and for that I had to gain 9 to 10 kg weight, had to go few darker shades," Emraan told reporters here, last night at the music launch of the film.<br /><br />"You haven't seen this kind of teeth in my any other film. This is a complete makeover. And I would want to do it...I don't know how many actors would like to look this on screen, but I found this opportunity appealing," he said.<br /><br />It was the director Dibakar Banerjee, who conceived this look for Emraan.<br />"Dibakar has really changed and given me the kind of makeover that I wanted for a long time and through Jogi Parmar I got this opportunity. His physicality is like weird looking but he has heart of gold and is endearing, he is very rooted, relatable and people will love him. I like to believe that he has got this raw sexuality about him," Emraan said.<br />The actor also clarified that his role in 'Shanghai' bears no resemblance to the character he played in 'Kalyug'.<br /><br />"No, this character is not similar to that in 'Kalyug'. The character trait is not similar. This guy in 'Shanghai' does multi-tasking, he is a small-town journalist, model co-ordinator, shoots videos for marriages and something else also, which I can't talk in front of children. It is a multi-tasking character and it is very much different from 'Kalyug'," Emraan said.<br /><br />The film also features Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and is slated for a release on June 8.</p>
<p> Actor Emraan Hashmi, who plays a small-town street smart guy and has tested with his looks in his soon-to-be-released film 'Shanghai', says he was waiting for a makeover.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In Dibakar Banerjee's political thriller 'Shanghai', Emraan is seen sporting a paunch, buck tooth and looks a bit dark in complexion.<br /><br />"There were lots of test looks for this character. We wanted a transformation in terms of looks. There was a long trial and error process. But eventually one look emerged and for that I had to gain 9 to 10 kg weight, had to go few darker shades," Emraan told reporters here, last night at the music launch of the film.<br /><br />"You haven't seen this kind of teeth in my any other film. This is a complete makeover. And I would want to do it...I don't know how many actors would like to look this on screen, but I found this opportunity appealing," he said.<br /><br />It was the director Dibakar Banerjee, who conceived this look for Emraan.<br />"Dibakar has really changed and given me the kind of makeover that I wanted for a long time and through Jogi Parmar I got this opportunity. His physicality is like weird looking but he has heart of gold and is endearing, he is very rooted, relatable and people will love him. I like to believe that he has got this raw sexuality about him," Emraan said.<br />The actor also clarified that his role in 'Shanghai' bears no resemblance to the character he played in 'Kalyug'.<br /><br />"No, this character is not similar to that in 'Kalyug'. The character trait is not similar. This guy in 'Shanghai' does multi-tasking, he is a small-town journalist, model co-ordinator, shoots videos for marriages and something else also, which I can't talk in front of children. It is a multi-tasking character and it is very much different from 'Kalyug'," Emraan said.<br /><br />The film also features Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and is slated for a release on June 8.</p>
