700 failed auditions, mounting debts: Sharib Hashmi says wife kept his acting dream alive

7 min readMumbaiJul 30, 2026 11:02 AM IST Sharib Hashmi was recently seen in the short film It's Only 47°C. Around two weeks ago, a short film titled It’s Only 47°C quietly dropped on YouTube. Directed by Tej Sisodia and backed by Naseeruddin Shah, Anushka Shah of Civic Studios, and climate researcher Harish Borah, the 16-minute film takes on the urgent issue of climate change. At its centre is everyone’s favourite Sharib Hashmi, who plays a traffic policeman enduring the blistering heat in an almost dialogue-less performance, carrying much of the film on his shoulders. Known largely for popular shows like The Family Man and Asur, Hashmi occasionally steps away from such tent-pole projects to take on shorts like these. Asked what drew him to It’s Only 47°C, the actor told SCREEN in an excl