Tiger 3 Villain Emraan Hashmi: I’m delighted that people have loved our (Salman Khan) showdown

In an interview with Emraan Hashmi who played the antagonist in YRF’s recent release Tiger 3 said that he relished the opportunity to play an anti-hero.

“I’m thrilled with the response to Tiger 3 and how people have showered love on my performance,” Hashmi said in a recent media interaction. “We have started on a very good note and I expect the film to entertain audiences globally.”

“I relished the opportunity to play an anti-hero and what could be better than going toe to toe with the biggest action superstar of our country, Salman Khan! I’m delighted that people have loved our showdown and that’s great validation for me,” the actor continued.

YRF’s Tiger 3 has recorded an astounding 169.75 crore nett and 272 crore gross worldwide in just 4 days and is on course to record another huge weekend from Friday! Emraan is thrilled with the love that people are pouring on him and Tiger 3!

He added, “I have always wanted to entertain people with my choice of films and playing an anti-hero liberated me to explore shades that I have never ventured into before. I’m thankful to people for loving my villainous turn and for making Tiger 3 a successful film at the box office.”

Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma, Tiger 3 also starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif is running in in theatres Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.