After the massive success of The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi has proved his stardom is unmatched. The actor is all set to essay the role of a customs officer in the new series Taskaree. To promote the series, the actor, along with the crew, was travelling to Ahmedabad. However, he faced a hiccup during his journey. Due to a landing issue, his flight failed to halt at Ahmedabad and was diverted to Jaipur, where all the passengers were safe.
Emraan Hashmi’s flight gets diverted
Emraan Hashmi was aboard an Akasa Air flight from Mumbai to Ahmedabad on January 13, 2026, while promoting his upcoming series Taskaree: The Smuggler`s Web. Flight QP 1781, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, took off from Mumbai at 8:40 a.m. and attempted to land in Ahmedabad around 10:00 a.m. However, the pilots had to abort twice due to landing challenges before diverting safely to Jaipur. Hashmi and the Taskaree crew were on board, causing brief concern among passengers over limited fuel, but thankfully, no injuries were reported.
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In a conversation with News18 Showsha, Emraan Hashmi addressed the growing discourse on social media around “toxic” masculinity in films. “There’s a huge uproar because a woke culture has started off through social media and generally around the world. The hypermasculine man, who’s seen as toxic, is what’s doing in theatres. There’s an uproar surrounding it, but that’s what people are buying tickets for. That’s predominantly how our country is,” he said.
Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming movies
The actor recently starred in Haq alongside Yami Gautam, which gained widespread acclaim. He will next be seen in Netflix’s Taskaree: The Smuggler`s Web. The series spans key smuggling corridors across Al-Dera, Addis Ababa, Milan, and Bangkok. The series also stars Sharad Kelkar, Amruta Khanvilkar, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Anurag Sinha, and Zoya Afroz, who bring grit, intensity, and anticipation to a world where tension never clocks out. Produced by Friday Storytellers, created by Neeraj Pandey, and directed by Raghav Jairath, Taskaree: The Smuggler`s Web is set to premiere on January 14 on Netflix.
He is also gearing up for Awarapan 2. The film is under production and stars Disha Patani alongside him.
