Emraan Hashmi?s Crook to release Oct 8

Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi?s latest film ?Crook-It?s Good to be Bad? will hit the theatres on October 8.

Produced under the banner of Vishesh Films, the film will highlight the issue of racial discrimination with Indians abroad, especially the recent attacks on Indians in Australia.

Emraan Hashmi said: ?Strong characters may carry a weak plot, but weak characters cannot be hidden by strong plot. My character in Crook is one of the best characters we have created in recent times. I am sure my character in Crook will reach into the collective heart and pluck the heartstrings of people of every generation.?

Emraan will be seen romancing newcomer Neha Sharma in this film.

?I liked playing Suhani, my character in the film, as she is very close to the real Neha. It was sheer pleasure working with Mohit as he is a wonderful story teller and of course Emraan Hashmi, who has been such a great co-star,? said Neha.

Directed by Mohit Suri, the film also casts ?Fashion? boy Arjan Bajwa.

?A 24-hour convenient store in the Sunshine District of Melbourne city had an advertisement on the window, which said ?accommodation available for Indian students – for Gujrati boys only?. That ad ignited the germ of Crook,? said Mohit.

The story of Crook is about Jai, who has a knack of getting into trouble. His father was a gangster, who wanted to reform.

Jai land in Australia as Suraj Bhardwaj and meet Suhani, an Indian Australian with an unadulterated honest vision of ?one world?.

Her elder brother Samarth was convinced that Australians had a one-point agenda to bring Indians down. Jai found his home with the bumbling punju boys GoldE and gang. They were happy go lucky ?sardar? boys who knew that the ticket to heaven was through attaining a permanent residency in Australia.

Jai knew that if he could make Suhani fall in love with him he could eventually attain permanent residency by marrying her but her brother was too much of an obstacle. So while Jai was busy scheming for Suhani?s love he was also flirting with Nicole, the stripper from a nearby strip club. But his problems with Nicole were almost similar to Suhani?s as Nicole?s brother, Russel, was a rowdy skinhead from the block.

Trouble followed Jai where he tried to run away from it as he witnessed the cold-blooded racial assault on Samarth.

Going to the police would mean an investigation on Jai?s credentials and walking away would mean losing Suhani. Jai had fled from India to find a new hassle free life and now found himself in the heart of a racially disturbed city.

Jai?s plight grew as the racial attacks spread across the city. The only way to deal with the issue at hand was to take the bull by its horns. He found himself at a crossroad of good and bad.