Emraan Hashmi broke the silence on the viral response to the memorable dialogue and scene based on his film career in the recently released OTT series Ba***ds of Bollywood.

The Aryan Khan debut directorial on Netflix has been creating quite a buzz in the entertainment industry for its portrayal of Bollywood in the series.

In one of the viral scenes, actor Raghav Juyal, who plays a die-hard fan of Hashmi, is seen singing Emraan's popular song Kaho Na Kaho and delivering a dialogue that praises the actor's dominance in Bollywood.

"Akkha Bollywood ek taraf, Emraan Hashmi ek taraf (Whole Bollywood at one side, Emraan Hashmi on another)," read the dialogue.

Reacting to the overwhelming response from fans, Emraan said he is "happy" that audiences are now associating him with the viral dialogue instead of his former on-screen image.

While addressing the media at the trailer launch event of his upcoming film Haq, Emraan Hashmi said, "We knew that it (dialogue from Ba***ds of Bollywood) would go viral but never imagined that it would go viral in such a way. Lesson to be learned."

"I think before this, fans used to either call me by name or they had a different image of mine which starts with S. Won't say it here. Now, people remember that dialogue when they talk about me. So I have no complaints. I am happy," he said.

The series features an ensemble cast, including stars Lakshya Lalwani, Sahher Bambba, Bobby Deol, and Raghav Juyal.

As for Emraan Hashmi's upcoming film Haq, the movie is based on a true story from the 80s, focusing on the famous Mohd Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum case.

Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam take over the lead roles as Mohd Ahmed Khan and Shah Bano Begum, respectively, in a fierce legal courtroom drama.

Directed by Suparn S Varma, Haq is slated to hit theatres in November.

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