Emraan Hashmi born 24 March 1979) is an Indian film actor who appears mainly in Hindi language films. Before starting his career as an actor, Emraan Hashmi worked with Vishesh Films as an assistant director on Vikram Bhatt's Raaz (2002). In 2003, he made his acting debut with Bhatt's Footpath and followed it with the erotic thriller Murder (2004), which emerged as a box office success.