Mumbai: Bollywood's so-called 'serial kisser' Emraan Hashmi has changed his stance on screen kissing post marriage - he won't lock lips with his female co-stars unless it is absolutely necessary.
"But I'm not going to do it just for the heck of it any longer. It started with Murder, and then onwards my films had a kissing scene each time. That was completely uncalled-for and silly because at the end of the day it's the film's merit and not a kiss that works," Emraan said.
Emraan says that he actually said no to a kiss in Killer.
"We debated on the sets and we decided there was no need for it. And Killer bombed. On the other hand, in defence of my decision to not kiss in every film, I cite Jawani Diwani, which bombed in spite of a smooch," he adds.
Emraan is against whipping up a frenzy regarding the kiss.
"It's not just me. Other stars who have kissed recently have been spoken about," he says referring to Hrithik Roshan's much-discussed kiss with Aishwarya Rai in Dhoom 2.
"But I don't think my career is defined by kissing. But yes, the kisses are a talking point. So they've served their purpose."
Has his wife Parveen forbidden him from kissing his heroines?
"No! She never said that. Parveen is the last one to interfere in my career. However, no girlfriend or wife is going to jump with joy if she sees her man kissing another woman. She's been with me from my college days. We started off as friends. From there marriage took its natural course. We didn't force anything."
As for the female attention, Emraan has learnt to deal with it.
"More than me, my wife needs to deal with it. She's been very supportive and understanding. I mean to marry an actor, who has been tagged a serial kisser can't be easy for her. To deal with that tag requires a lot of will power,” he says.
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