He tells CS, “I think Emraan is a fantastic actor. Like many others, I too had this image of him as a serial kisser but I was blown away by his performance in Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai.

Man, he completely transformed himself. Working with him is a real pleasure. Emraan’s success proves it that mainstream Bollywood actors are capable of doing much more than the hackneyed stuff given to them. Give them the role, and they’ll surprise you!” The two shot together sometime back in Patiala. u00a0