Emraan Hashmi Admits ‘Making Enemies’ Post Calling Aishwarya ‘Plastic’ On KWK: ‘Too Much To Handle’

In a recent interview, Emraan Hashmi revealed whether he would ever return to the show, ‘Koffee With Karan’. He also talked about the after-effects of his controversial comment.

Emraan Hashmi is one of the most popular actors in Bollywood. The actor is well-known for his acting performances in the romantic genre of movies. Emraan, who has gained the title of ‘the serial kisser of Bollywood’, made his debut with the movie, Footpath. Later, he went on to act in several other movies like Kalyug, Aksar, Gangster, Jannat, and Murder 2, among others. However, Emraan recently returned to the screens with his antagonist role in the movie, Tiger 3. For the unversed, during his appearance on Koffee With Karan, Emraan made some remarks about Mahesh Bhatt, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Mallika Sherawat, which brought him a lot of flak. And now, Emraan opened up about the same and revealed whether he will return to any show like KWK.

Emraan Hashmi on whether he would ever return to Koffee With Karan

In a recent interaction with Zoom Entertainment, Emraan Hashmi was asked about the popularity of the Reels of his appearance on the show, Koffee With Karan. To this, the actor said that one ends up making enemies. When asked about him not attending shows anymore, Emraan said that these shows are too much to handle.

Later on, Emraan went on to add that if he will again grace the Koffee couch, he will end up messing things up again. He further added that he doesn’t have anything against any people, and all he ever wanted was to win the hamper. Emraan said:

“If I go on Koffee with Karan again, I’ll make a mess of things again. I’ll probably be worse-off in the rapid-fire round than I was before. I don’t have anything against these people. I just wanted to win the hamper. And then you say weird things.”

When Emraan Hashmi made some controversial comments on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on KWK

For the unversed, Emraan Hashmi appeared on Koffee With Karan 4. While being there, Emraan, during the rapid-fire round, was asked to name one actor or actress that came to his mind after hearing the word plastic. To this, Emraan quickly took Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s name. Further, in the show, Emraan said that his uncle, Mahesh Bhatt was able to buy a Rs. 40 crores penthouse in Bandra because of the former’s hit film, which he starred for the filmmaker. Later on, Emraan also declared Mallika Sherawat ‘the worst kisser’ on screen.

When Emraan Hashmi issued a public apology for his controversial comment on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

For his unfiltered opinion on the show, Koffee With Karan, Emraan had to receive a lot of flak back in those days. Because of this, he had to issue a public apology for calling Aishwarya ‘plastic’. In his apology, Emraan mentioned that he is a fan of Aishwarya and truly loves her works. He also added that it’s the format of the show, which was why he ended up saying Aishwarya’s name and knew from the first that people would make a big deal out of it.

Emraan Hashmi On Bearing The Brunt Of Calling Aishwarya Rai ‘Plastic’, Says ‘Called A Spade A Spade’

In a recent interview, Emraan Hashmi opened up about his viral ‘plastic’ comment on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and shared he had to bear the brunt of it.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been ruling the silver screen for decades now, mesmerising the audience with her acting skills. There is no denying the fact that Aishwarya is the epitome of beauty and grace. However, once, actor, Emraan Hashmi commented on her beauty and called her plastic. The actor’s comment shocked the entire nation as it was unacceptable. Ever since then, Aishwarya started hating Emraan and never ever shared the screen with him.

Emraan Hashmi reveals he face the brunt of his comment on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Emraan Hashmi opened up on the entire fiasco and revealed that he had to bear the brunt of his comment on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for quite some time. When he was asked if his character in his upcoming movie, Showtime, was similar to how he acted during his 2014 KWK episode, Hashmi said:

“I am playing a fictional character here (‘Showtime’), who calls a spade a spade. Talking about Koffee With Karan, well I had to bear the brunt for it for quite some time for really calling a spade a spade. You know what, when that rapid-fire round happened, Karan had cut the shot, and he just looked around on the set and everyone was dumbfounded. He asked ‘Can you actually keep this (Emraan’s answer)?’ And a couple of people behind the camera said ‘Yes’.”

Emraan Hashmi’s viral plastic remark on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Emraan Hashmi once made an appearance on Karan Johar’s popular talk show, Koffee With Karan 4, with his uncle, Mahesh Bhatt, in 2014. During the Rapid Fire round, the show’s host, Karan Johar, asked Emraan to name an actor/actress that comes to his mind when he hears the word plastic. To which, the Tum Mile actor quickly gave Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s name. Later when the show was aired, Emraan’s comment didn’t go well with Aishwarya’s fans and media critics. Reportedly, it had ripple effects on Emraan’s career, and he went out of his way to apologise for it.

When Emraan Hashmi posed with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s picture

Emraan Hashmi and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s rivalry is known to almost everyone. On January 20, 2023, Emraan took to his Instagram handle and posted a picture with Akshay Kumar. However, what caught our attention was that there was a massive picture of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the backdrop. Taking a dig at their rivalry, Emraan penned a hilarious caption and expressed how he got a chance to meet the actress. He wrote:

“Chalo unke saath nahi to unke photo ke saath selfie hi sahi kyun @akshaykumar.”

Emraan Hashmi recalled his fanboy moment with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Earlier, in an interview with Connect FM Canada, Emraan Hashmi opened up about his fanboy moment with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and recalled how he was awestruck by her beauty. Talking about the incident, Emraan shared that he was working as an assistant director during the filming of the movie, Raaz. As he was blown away by Aishwarya’s grace after watching Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, he went outside the actress’ van and waited for one and a half hours just to watch her. Emraan recalled:

“I have been starstruck by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Actually, I had never done this before. I waited outside her van when I was an assistant director with my cousin Mohit Suri. He was also an assistant at that time. I waited for atleast for one-and-a-half-hours. I had not done that before. It was ridiculous. We were assisting for Raaz but before that I had seen her film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and I was a huge fan. I wanted to get a glimpse of her.”