Emraan Hashmi has been shooting in Lucknow for a project that is currently under wraps, but the actor flew back to Mumbai on Sunday on a late-night flight to bring in his birthday with family, friends and the fans who drop by his house to wish him on his special day. “I’m coming home for a day, I’ll take the 4 am flight on Tuesday and return to a night shoot. Parveen (his wife) and Ayaan (son) are abroad, but my dad is there,” he shares, enroute to the airport.
His teenage son is a chess champ whose passion and talent has quickly taken him up in the rankings. Ayaan has been going to quite a few international tournaments and is currently in Europe with his mother. “As parents, Parveen and I support him in this journey not only because he enjoys the sport, but also because, in these formative years, the discipline chess inculcates, the joy of winning and the heartache of losing, is an invaluable experience for him,” Emraan asserts.