Emraan Hashmi - a don with an edge! | Emraan Hashmi | Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai

Underworld dons in Hindi films are like cardboard cutouts of the stereotypical baddies who smoke ciggies, talk less, glower more, and gun down their foes without as much as a flicker of guilt. But expect a fresh depiction of the lords of the crime world in director Milan Luthria’s Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, starring Emraan Hashmi, Ajay Devgan, Kangana Ranaut and Prachi Desai.

Emraan, who plays a don, says the film would be a turning point of his career. He adds that his character is unlike the dons we have seen in Hindi films before.

“It's a turning point of my career. I have played mostly romantic and intense roles. On-screen criminals and underworld dons are mostly one-dimensional but here we have tried to give them an edge, to bring an emotional context... good songs, so that the film becomes more colourful and not dark,” the actor is quoted as saying by a news agency.

Emraan’s role in the film required him to develop six pack abs.

“I hate this term six-pack. When Milan narrated the script he made sure that the character demands an overall muscular physique. Because of the action sequences, the toughness in the look was required,” Emraan said.