Earlier, Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh recalled working with actor Emraan Hashmi in Jannat (2008) and revealed that Emraan was quite rude to him on set. Now, in a recent interview, Emraan has reacted to Javed’s claim, calling it bizarre.

Emraan, who celebrated his 46th birthday yesterday, revealed that while he doesn’t recall their first meeting because it happened so long ago, but remembers being on cordial terms with the senior actor.

He said, “It’s bizarre! I was in my 20s then, and he is not my age, so we were never friends. I didn’t hang out with him, but I don’t remember anything like what he is saying happening.”

He further added, “I don’t know what Javed sahab took back with him, but it is definitely something he has held on to for 16-17 years. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a giant comedy of errors that has snowballed into something I know nothing about,” he told with Indian Express in an interview.

Javed appeared in a Ramadan Transmission with Omer Shahzad and Arsala on Aaj Entertainment’s YouTube channel, where he spoke about Emraan’s rude behaviour towards him. He recalled, “Mahesh Bhatt was the producer and got a new director on board, Kunal, to direct the project. He explained the entire plot and everything to me when I signed the project, but I had not had an opportunity to meet Emraan Hashmi until then.”

The two finally met in South Africa at Newlands Cricket Stadium, where Javed recalled being taken aback by Emraan’s cold behaviour. “I tried to shake hands with him but noticed a very cold response from his side. He shook hands dismissively and even turned his face away, which really irked me. I thought, ‘Big stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Salman Khan respect me so much, call me Javed Ji, and this young guy has this attitude. What does he think of himself?’ When he (Emraan) arrived, I did the rehearsal but didn’t bother to even look at him. In the days that followed, as we completed filming, I did not talk to him at all,” he added.