Emraan Hashmi: ‘Showtime will reveal a lot about our film industry’

Naseeruddin Shah, Mahima Makwana, Rajeev Khandelwal, and Shriya Saran will also be seen in Showtime.

While talking to ANI about Showtime, Emraan Hashmi said, “The trailer gives people an idea of the world we have created of contemporary Bollywood and this web series will reveal a lot about our industry.”

He added, “When you will see the characters of this show, somewhere or the other you will feel like it is based on a real life actor or a producer or this is an amalgamation of actors. Now on whom is it based in real, you will have to ask the director. They have been in this industry and understood it very closely and have put it in this show in a way.”

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In the trailer, Emraan is seen playing the role of an influential film producer. The reporter, played by Mahima Makwana, can be heard discussing topics like nepotism on television.

Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Mishra and Mihir Desai are serving as the executive producers of the show.

Showtime will be out on the OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar on March 8.

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