Em aa
Hashmi
has
easo
to
celeb ate,
as
the
sequel
to
his
2007
hit
‘Awa apa ’
is
tu i g
out
to
be
a
box-office
wi e .
The
film
has
eceived
la gely
positive
eactio s
f om
both
c itics
a d
viewe s,
ma y
of
whom
have
also
e joyed
the
wave
of
ostalgia
tied
to
the
o igi al.
Still,
fa s
could ‘t
help
but
otice
o e
thi g
missi g
f om
‘Awa apa
2’
–
a
kissi g
sce e
featu i g
Em aa .
Em aa
Hashmi’s
‘se ial
kisse ‘
image
missi g
i
‘Awa apa
2’
The
acto
built
his
ea ly
ca ee
a ou d
a
o -sc ee
image
as
the
‘se ial
kisse ‘,
k ow
fo
his
steamy
oma ces
a d
bold
i timate
sce es
i
films.
But
this
time
a ou d,
fa s
we e
quick
to
otice
that
his
ew
film
skipped
kissi g
sce es
altogethe ,
spa ki g
a
wave
of
amusi g
eactio s
o li e.
Seve al
fa s
eve
joked
about
missi g
the
‘old’
Em aa
they
we e
used
to
seei g
o
sc ee .
Fa s
eact
to
Em aa
Hashmi’s
o-kiss
sce e
O e
use
comme ted,
“Uma
ho
gai
hai
woh
wala
EMRAAN
HASHMI
ahi
aha
ab
(He
has
gotte
old,
ow
Em aa
is
ot
Em aa
Hashmi).”
A
seco d
fa
chimed
i ,
“Sab
koi
yaha
iss
sce e
mei
mu de
waala
im a
hashmi
ko
dhu d
aha
hai
(Eve yo e
is
looki g
fo
the
Mu de
film’s
Em aa
Hashmi).”
Someo e
else
ema ked,
“It
feels
illegal
to
watch
Em aa
Hashmi
without
a
kiss
sce e.”
A othe
use
joked,
“Em aa
Bhai,
kiss
Disha
al eady,
it’s
ot
like
Aaliyah’s
watchi g.
#Awa apa 2.”
Yet
a othe
comme t
ead,
“I
lite ally
told
my
mom
we
should
watch
somethi g
else
because
Im a
Hashmi
was
i
this
movie;
tu s
out
the e
was ‘t
eve
a
si gle
o mal
kiss
sce e,
a d
the
sto y
was
actually
so
good.”
Not
eve yo e,
howeve ,
viewed
the
missi g
kissi g
sce e
egatively.
A
umbe
of
fa s
actually
p aised
the
cha ge,
viewi g
it
as
a
sig
that
Em aa
has
moved
beyo d
the
image
he
was
o ce
k ow
fo .
O e
social
media
use
comme ted,
“He
is
ma ied.
He
himself
to ed
it
dow
a d
stepped
away
f om
e otic
movies.
At
least
app eciate
that.”
A othe
viewe
simply
w ote,
“Good
that
the e
is
o
kissi g
sce e.”
About
‘Awa apa
2’
‘Awa apa
2’,
the
follow-up
to
the
2007
o igi al
‘Awa apa ’,
featu es
Em aa
Hashmi,
Disha
Pata i
a d
Shaba a
Azmi
i
lead
oles,
with
Niti
Kakka
helmi g
the
p oject.
The
film
has
al eady
p ove
to
be
a
box-office
success,
havi g
aked
i
a
total
I dia
et
collectio
of
Rs
67.46
c o e
so
fa .