He is known for his kissing and love making scenes in films. But Emraan Hashmi claims he watched lot of porn to prepare for his role in Dibakar Bannerjee’s ‘Shanghai’. In a candid interview to a national daily, Emraan confessed that playing a sleazy character needed some preparations.

"I watched a lot of porn,” said the actor cheekily. "Dibakar told me that my role will be that of a small time journalist, who even shoots small porn films to earn a living. He told me, `Yeh sab jo role play kiya hai tumne apni har movie mein camera ke samne, ab camera ke peeche yeh sab shoot karna hai.` He actually made me graduate with this character. Also in this movie, he has made me run after the girl. Har picture mein ladkiyan mere peeche bhaagti hain, lekin iss film mein main Kalki ke peeche bhaag raha hoon."

Emraan sports an absolute different look in the film which he defines as ‘ugly’. "Yahan jitne log baithe hai, sab bhaag jaate, had I come in my Jogi Parmar get-up," laughed Emraan. Known for featuring in films which have adult content, Emraan is happy that this time around, his film has got a U certificate. "I actually wanted to do a saaf-suthra film as many would call it, for my son, who is just two years old. I`d want my son to see at least one film of mine before he turns 18, which he can`t right now. So I`m happy to have signed a U film," said Emraan.