The 'Serial Kisser' of Bollywood! He can perhaps be credited with bringing on-screen kissing, and steamy scenes, out of the exclusive realm of Hollywood. He can also be credited with giving many aspiring singers a lease of life in the industry with his face Himesh Reshammiya, Kunal Ganjawala and Atif Aslam have all had many of their hit songs performed on-screen by him.

He was born as Emran Anwar Hashmi on 23 March 1979 to a Muslim father and a Catholic mother. The graduate from Sydenham college made his Bollywood debut in Footpath in 2003 but was only noticed in Murder the following year for his numerous on-screen kisses with leading lady Mallika Sherawat. This nephew of Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt's cousin has since almost been a mascot for Mahesh Bhatt's Vishesh films. His marriage to Parveen Shahani on 14th Decemeber 2006 was accompanied by funny reports that he had given up on-screen kissing but future films were… well a living proof that it isn't true!

In an interview to Screen he had said that he will be remembered as the guy who kissed.

Here is one actor who has smooched his way to glory.