Court issues summons to Aamir Khan, Writer Ram Sampat and censor board!

Imran Khan in Bhag DK Bose

Ram Sampat

Aamir Khan

The Allahabad High Court Monday issued notices to Bollywood actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan and two others in connection with the public exhibition of an objectionable song in his latest production project 'Delhi Belly', a lawyer told.

While hearing public interest litigation, seeking a ban on showing the controversial song 'Bhag DK Bose', a division bench also issued notice to the censor board and Ram Sampat, the writer of the song.

The petition was moved by law graduate Saumitra Dwivedi.

'It was stated that the public exhibition of the (objectionable) song stands in violation of the `A' certificate given to the movie for its adult content, and therefore it should be screened only in the movie and not anywhere else,' counsel Vinay Saran said journalists here.

'The division bench has given two weeks time to Khan and others to file their answer. The next date of hearing has been fixed Aug 9,' he included.

Aamir re-dubs 'Delhi Belly' for small screen!

The winning comedy ‘Delhi Belly’ starring Imran khan, Vir Das and Kunaal Roy Kapur might have made moviegoers hold their sides with laughter, but the movie also drew criticism from certain quarters for its risqué content and toilet humour. Keeping this in mind, producer Aamir Khan is now planning to re-dub and edit the movie so as to make it watch able for small screen viewers.

The fresh story is reportedly going to be bereft of any four letter words though the humor quotient shall be preserved in the remade version. Abhinay Deo, who had directed the movie has been given the responsibility of editing the movie for the television screen, which will also comprise making the actors re-dub their lines sans any abusive language.

Aamir Khan, who is pleased as punch at the response ‘Delhi Belly’ has received is quoted to have told, “The dialogues of the movie have been rewritten for the fresh version and the humour is working really well. I am sure the new version will bring in new audiences for the film.”

Siddharth is mesmerized with Aamir’s awesome performance in item no.!

Siddharth

Aamir Khan in Item No.

Actor Siddharth is in praise of actor Aamir Khan and can't stop heaping praises for his item song in his upcoming production endeavor 'Delhi Belly'.

'Aamir Khan's item number for 'Delhi Belly' is the most iconic contribution by a producer I have ever seen. He is and always will be the best,' Siddharth wrote on blog.

Siddharth has formerly worked with Aamir in 2006 film 'Rang De Basanti'.

Ram Gopal Varma congratulates Aamir Khan for song 'DK Bose' success!

He may be on a explanation spree after his recent bombardment of controversial statements, but Ram Gopal Varma is very clear about his admiration for Aamir Khan and the DK Bose song from Delhi Belly.

At a recent press conference, a reporter asked the Not A Love Story' filmmaker if he would ever incorporate a song like DK Bose in one of his movies and Ramu answered, "Yes, a hundred percent”.

He went on to compliment Delhi Belly producer Aamir Khan for paving the way for other bollywood directors. “I feel that Aamir has fully raised the bar. He's grown up and I'm glad that he has. Now everyone will get a chance to grow in that direction", he told.

Well, RGV's surely voiced his appreciation loud and clear.

Aamir Khan gives all credits to writers and directors for his success!

As an actor, producer and director, Aamir Khan hasn't gone in the wrong way in past few years and the star tells the writers and the directors of his movies should be celebrated for the success.

'If you are saying Aamir you have so many successes, I am not a solo player. It's a team effort and in the team the two main people are not me - one is writer and the other is director,' Aamir said.

In the recent past, Aamir has produced unconventional movies like 'Peepli Live', 'Dhobi Ghat' and freshly released 'Delhi Belly'. All the films set the cash registers ringing.

'I don't have the magic touch. Yes, I have accepted those movies and I have accepted the unusual movies, so you can give me credit for that. I had the good sense to say yes to them, I had the good sense to work good in them and I was fortunate to have a good team in these films,' he told.

Often referred to as Mr. Perfectionist, Aamir told, 'There are many reasons for which the movies have been successful. Every movie of mine which has become successful has first originated in the mind of a writer with whom I have no connection, neither have I given the idea to him.'

''Laagan' came in Ashutosh's mind and when he came to me, his script was totally complete and I loved it. My contribution to the script is zero. 'Peepli Live', 'Rang De Basanti', 'Taare Zameen Par' all of these movies are written by different writers, some of them are writer-director together.

'Now, had not these beautiful scripts not come to me, I would have not been able to be part of these movies. The other creative talents who have contributed to the success of the movie also share the equal credit for it.'

The 46-year-old is thankful to have so many successful movies under his belt.

'I am very grateful that I have so many films that are successful and I feel that I am very fortunate,' he told.

Teenager queues for 'Delhi Belly'; Family’s thumbs up for 'Bbuuddah...Hoga Tera Baap'

Aamir Khan may have given an 'adults only' caution before 'Delhi Belly' released, but that hasn't stopped a majority of youngsters from queuing up for the film for its spunky, into-the-face dialogues. At the same tome, Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Bbuuddah...Hoga Tera Baap' is managing to keep the cash registers ringing, thanks to family viewers with a preference for clean entertainment.

'I knew I have to watch 'Delhi Belly' movie when I saw the first teaser. It looked so much fun and with Aamir Khan's tag, it was on my must watch list. The trailers and all the fun songs drew me even more. But after watching it, I have to say, 'Delhi Belly' was a total paisa vasool movie!' Shobhit Sharma said.

'Delhi Belly' is an enjoyment for the boy gangs in India's urban cape. It captures the free-spirited, money minded, brash generation X reprsented by Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapoor in the movie.

Youngsters, especially in the age group of 14-30 years, booked tickets in advance for 'Delhi Belly' thanks to the buzz around it. The songs, particularly the cult number 'Bhaag DK Bose', remained a key draw too as the film went on to recover its cost by amassing Rs.26 crore in the opening weekend itself.

For Shantanu Mishra, a 17-year-old, 'Delhi Belly' was like 'a forbidden fruit'.

'Everyone was saying it was meant for adults only...that drew more interest in me for 'Delhi Belly'. If people restrict us youngsters for something, we want it even more. So I decided to go for it with a bunch of 15 friends. It is an awesome movie, and more than just for adults, I would advocate it only for guys and that too single,' told Mishra.

Irrespective of the increasing buzz and word-of-mouth publicity for 'Delhi Belly', even 'Bbuddah...Hoga Tera Baap' is making money at the box office, told director and business head of DT Cinemas.

''Delhi Belly' caters to the young crowd, while Bbuddah.. is meant for the family. 'Delhi Belly' has an interesting concept and it has been promoted in such a way that the audience know what to expect from it,' he told.

'Bbuddah...' in its own unique way is wooing oldies back to the cinema halls and even the family audience seems to prefer the film for its simple masala, spiced with a 'beep' instead of explicit expletives.

'Bbuddah...' may have had a slow start with Rs.1.91 crore on the day of its release, but it geared up on the weekend and made Rs. 7.06 crore over the weekend.

'After a long time I saw a film first day first show, and what a movie it was,' Amlan Goswami, a fan posted on Big B's blog after watching 'Bbuddah', which is about a flamboyant Paris-returned gangster, played by 68-year-old Amitabh.

'Ultimate style. I plan to watch it this Sunday again...It's just a sincere request to keep doing this type of stuff again and again because we are born and brought up with this style of yours and we don't want to lose it. You should keep reminding the world what you actually are. A great movie which will always be remembered for your unique style,' included Goswami in his appreciation post to Big B.

'BHTB is a visual and emotional treat......Action, comedy, pathos, panache all in one, left a lump in my throat .....So many times during the movie I had tears flowing down my cheeks - sometimes in happiness, sometimes in awe n just once in sadness in the end,' Anamika, another fan, wrote on Big B's blog.

There was much keenness for both the films, and it seems they are turning out to be winners amid their rightful target viewers.

Banners are very important for Vir Das!

Stand up comedian-actor Vir Das, who is enjoying the success of his recently released movie 'Delhi Belly', tells working with a big banner helps.

'It's absolutely important what banner you are working with. Big banners are significant because that guarantees a good release. Having said that, I believe if a film is good, it will run,' Vir said.

Apart from working with Aamir Khan Productions' 'Delhi Belly', Vir has also worked with Yash Raj Films.

Film review – Delly Belly

Film Name: Delly Belly

Starring: Imran Khan, Poorna Jagannathan, Shenaz Treasuryvala, Vir Das, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Vijay Raaz, Paresh Ganatra, Raju Kher, Rahul Singh, Rahul Pendkalkar

Music: Ram Sampat

Director: Abhinay Deo

It's fast paced new era cinema. It's different. In a word, the newest release from Aamir Khan Productions, Delhi Belly is brilliant.

The beauty of Abhinav Deo's film is not its smooth story, slackly inspired by the type of movies made famous by Guy Ritchie, 'Lock Stock..' and 'Snatch' among others, neither is it Ram Sampath's catchy music that beats to the rhythm of the movie, or the slick, seamless direction, or its immaculate casting and performance or even its wickedly witty dialogues. The true beauty of the movie is in all these elements together creating a madcap image of a new, unabashed, even shameless section of India.

Abhinay Deo's second directorial outing after Game, Delhi Belly is a youth centric movie set in the old city of the national capital. Producer Aamir Khan famously stated before the film's release that Delhi Belly has the potential to take away all the goodwill he has earned over the years in the industry. With expletives to the max (the DK Bose song is the least of it) and shady situations for every taste, the movie breaks the Bollywood mould and turns in Hindi cinema's first real comic crime film.

The movie rides high on a energetically paced screenplay and some fantastic editing from Huzefa Lokhandwala, all built around LA based screenwriter Akshat Verma's insane (in a good way) original story. With a whole lot of smart dialogues and crazy funny set pieces that'll have your stomach aching with laughter, the action here moves so fast that it quite literally is a case of 'you blink and you miss it'.

The film casts Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunaal Roy Kapur as the protagonists, Tashi, Arup and Nitin respectively, three friends who share a dirty, neglected flat in battered Delhi. Tashi is a journalist who's getting set to marry his jet set sweetheart, an airhostess played by Shenaz Treasury, in a month, even as he seems to be developing feelings for Meneka, a colleague played by Poorna Jagannathan, a divorcee with a maniacal ex. Arup, on the other hand, is a loser graphic artist in an ad agency, bullied by his boss and deserted by his girlfriend, while Nitin is a semi slimy photographer, with no doubts about blackmailing and stealing from people, who is about to have the worst case of Delhi Belly he's ever had. When Tashi's girlfriend gives him a strange package to deliver, he and his mates are involved in a hilariously dangerous chain of events that sees them get involved with some of the deadliest gangsters in the city, headed by a rib tickling serious Vijay Raaz.

Though Delhi Belly isn't exactly visually exciting, the kick comes from the smartness of its urban humor, which will find a lot of fans, particularly amongst the upwardly mobile twenty to thirty something audiences, with comic settings like Nitin's 'affinity' for orange juice almost seeming like stand up staple. While it may have made for controversy fodder before the film's release, but after a watch, it is obvious that the expletives and dirty comedy come very naturally to a story like this, and honestly, it would be odd if the film didn't have the actors mouthing cuss words in every second dialogue. Though this critic watched the film in its Hinglish format, with the lead characters speaking maybe one dialogue or two of Hindi in the entire movie, one is sure that the humour here will translate into Hindi just as easily.

It helps the movie hugely, that the film's three leads, Imran, Vir and Kunaal, truly get into the skin of their characters. It is interesting to note that though he may be the most known of the lot, Khan sees himself nearly upstaged by his two colleagues, with Kunaal's Nitin the film's breakout character. Vijay Raaz has a fairly short track, but is simply amazing in his role as the menacing gangster leading a bunch of nitwit goons. Shenaz Treasury is quite okay, but the film's true female lead is the smouldering Poorna Jagannathan, who scorches the screen in every one of her scenes. One can only hope we get to see more of this fine actress in the future. Others like Paresh Ganatra as the lead trio's landlord, and Rajendra Sethi, as the archetypal Delhi businessman, is quite funny as well.

The film's musical quotient, with one of the best soundtracks of the year from Ram Sampath, is also quite high, though the director makes a smart decision not to interrupt the narrative via song and dance. The way tracks like 'bedardi raja' and 'bhaag DK Bose, aandhi aayi' are used is quite excellent and leaves a strong impression without breaking the flow of the action. Aamir's 'item number', 'I hate you (like I love you)', is also enormously pleasant, though its placement could have been better.

Abhinay Deo may have earned criticism for his first movie, Game, but Delhi Belly shows what he might have been busy with, at that point, and Delhi Belly is whole rescue for the Bollywood newbie. With the movie, Aamir Khan is obviously cementing his position as one of B'town's smartest film maker, picking some of the best scripts and subjects in the industry for his production house. In the end, the star of Delhi Belly', though, is Akshat Verma, the unknown screenwriter, who has come from nowhere to deliver one of the smartest, tightest comic capers Hindi cinema has seen in current times.

On the whole, Delhi Belly is, obviously, a must watch film!

Delhi Belly opens with 70 to 90 percent and Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap with 30 to 40 percent!

Delhi Belly, starring Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunaal Roy Kapur, has taken a flying start at box office. The movie released at 1200 screens and saw the occupancy of 70 to 90 percent. Furthermore, the critics have given their thumbs up to the movie — both the English version and the dubbed Hindi version — which will attract more crowds to theatres on Saturday and Sunday. The movie is made on a budget of around Rs. 30 crores and is expected to have a very good first weekend collection.

In contrast, the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap has fared just average. The movie opened to an audience response of 30 to 40 percent in the morning but there were greater numbers in the evening shows on Friday. The reviews haven’t been much satisfying either, though some critics seem to have liked the movie a lot. The film is made on a budget of around 10 crores (excluding Big B’s fee) and has already earned Rs. 14.75 crores from satellite and music rights. The film’s box office collection is expected to go up on Saturday and Sunday. The final figures of its first weekend collection will be available on Monday afternoon.

The coming week would see the competition with Murder 2, starring Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez, and Chillar Party, co-produced by Salman Khan.

Ranbir Kapoor sees film Delhi Belly with ex-girlfriend Deepika Padukone!

Ranbir Kapoor had expressed his desire to watch Imran Khan’s film ‘Delhi Belly’, and guess who he faced into cinema?

Also present there were Imran and Avantika’s close friends and Deepika Padukone who has become good friends with her ‘Break ke Baad’ co-star. “There was no discomfort between the Ranbir and Deepika and both were very warm towards each other. Ranbir even sat next to Deepika and watched the film,” told a source.

A source tells, “Imran was previously in Delhi for the film’s promotion. So he told Ranbir that he’d invite him for a show as soon as he returned to Mumbai. And since he returned late Tuesday, he decided to have a screening on Wednesday and invited Ranbir, Karan Johar, Rohan Sippy and some other folk.”

Deepika Padukone came with dad Prakash Padukone and sister Anisha

So when Ranbir walked in with Karan, he was surprised to see that Deepika was there with father, Prakash Padukone and sister Anisha. “But Ranbir was very graceful and he spoke very warmly with her,” tells a source.

The source includes, “Deepika had flown down from London where she was shooting for Homi Adajania’s Cocktail with Saif Ali Khan. She had told Imran that she wanted to see the film. She had got a couple of days off, so she came.”

Aamir Khan says, my item no. not a publicity stunt!

Megastar Aamir Khan, who is set to appear as an 'item boy' in the number 'I hate you as I love you' in his production 'Delhi Belly', makes it very obvious that the song is an integral part of the story and not just a promotional gimmick.

'The item number was not done for the promotion of the film. It's there because the director and the writer felt that it needed to be included. The character of Disco Fighter was always in the script. Even when the first draft came, it had Disco Fighter,' Aamir said.

'But Disco Fighter had no scene. It was a character which appeared on the wall. Arup (Vir Das) in the film is a big fan of Disco Fighter. When he goes to see a film he goes to see Return of Disco Fighter.

'There is another character called VJ Suhaya. In the opening scenes of the movie he speaks about having a song 'I hate you as I love you' and all that. So by the end of the movie, the song comes that he was talking about. It has a link with the story of the film. So it was required,' he told.

Aamir continued that his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao insisted that he be the face of the song.

'This idea of, I would say, item bomb came suddenly to Abhinay and Akshat and Kiran also loved it. When Kiran asked me to do it, I took it up,' he told.

Directed by Abhinay Deo, 'Delhi Belly' is a youth-centric bold film, which stars Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapoor.

But, Mr. Perfectionist is aware that his last minute entry might raise the expectation of his audience to a certain height, but he insists it won't decide the fate of the movie.

'We want to excite the audience. Yes, the attention would shift momentarily, but no film can work on an item song. I think the film has to work in itself. Until the film is made well at its level, audiences won't love it. If audiences won't love it, the film can't be successful. True test would be on 1st July,' told Aamir.

By the way, megastar Amitabh Bachchan is also featured in an item number 'Go Meera' in his film 'Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap', which is releasing on the same day as 'Delhi Belly'.

But Aamir tells there is no competition with Big B.

'I don't feel any competition. I would definitely not compete with Amitji because I don't think I am capable of competing with him,' told Aamir.

He added that there is enough audience for more than two movies to run and succeed at the same time.

'I think we have such a big audience of 1.4 billion that two, three, four cinemas releasing at a time is a non-issue. There is space for all films. Films have to be good then only they will run,' he told.

Corporate are spoiling film industry: Imran Khan

Innovative and parallel cinema, movies for children and adults, or divided between rural and urban... the lines had been blurred for many years, but the Hindi film industry is now clearly divided into segments, tells actor Imran Khan who also believes that Bollywood is now in its 'best phase'.

'Cinema is no more a wholesome family entertainer. Just like television has always had different segments according to their feel and storyline, now segmentation is happening in the movie industry,' Imran said.

He might be just five movies old but Imran, nephew of actor Aamir Khan and producer-director Mansoor Khan, has had a long association with Bollywood.

'The segmentation may be on the basis of adult or children, rural or urban, commercial or offbeat cinema. All these segments have been overlapping for years but have never never been defined as clearly as they are now,' told Imran, whose latest movie 'Delhi Belly' releases Friday.

The 28-year-old had a stint with showbiz as a child star in movies like 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' and 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander' before stepping into Bollywood as a leading man in the 2008 romcom 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na', directed by Abbas Tyrewala and produced by Aamir.

He later went on to do movies like 'Kidnap' with Sanjay Dutt and Minissha Lamba, 'Luck' with Shruti Haasan, 'I Hate Luv Storys' with Sonam Kapoor and 'Break Ke Baad' with Deepika Padukone.

Other than his debut movie, the others were miserable failures. But the actor, set for his latest release, feels the industry is in its best phase.

'In my opinion, we are in the best time that Hindi film industry has ever had... because, as the way it has opened up, there has been nothing like this in the past. It is growing by leaps and bounds,' told Imran.

'In the last couple of years we have set a new set of record for box-office; collected more money than anybody could have ever thought an Indian film could. Our market is growing, our cash turnover is growing. It is exploding,' he further included.

Interestingly, Imran is of the view that the collaboration with corporate houses has been a bane.

'In the last few years there has been a massive boom with corporate film houses - and now they are starting to learn their lesson. In a couple of months, they kind of destroyed the market.

'They were so desperate to have a star that they were just throwing money without asking about the script, the budget... anything. They were happily signing on pay cheques of Rs.20-40 crore without having any knowledge about it. It took the industry time to understand that it was not helping but degrading the standards,' he told in a firm voice.

Imran, who is amongst the most sought after actors in Bollywood, admits he is very particular about the kind of business his movie does.

'I am very particular about the recovery of my business. I charge less money than most of my contemporaries. I don't like to burden my movie upfront. I tend to take a share in the profit of the movie. It's a risk - you are gambling on the success of your movie.’

'I am basically investing in the future because by keeping my budget low I am ensuring a better opportunity for my movie to perform. If it does well, I will earn more money, but if it doesn't I will lose money along with it.’

'But my prime worry is that along with the movie everybody who works on the project should make money. I want people in the industry to tell, 'if I work with Imran it's a good investment'.'

When asked how difficult it is for a newcomer to break into an industry dominated by the Khans and Kapoors, he told, 'Salman, Shah Rukh, Aamir - they are like legends now, they have been here for more than 20 years. It takes that much time to build up that kind of fan following. It can't happen in two years. You have to always build an audience.'

Imran Khan is completely impressed by director Abhinay Deo!

Actor Imran Khan is utterly impressed by director Abhinay Deo, who has helmed his forthcoming movie 'Delhi Belly'.

'This is the first film that Abhinay has worked on in terms of a feature film. Being a successful ad filmmaker before has helped him out a great deal. Despite the fact that it was his first film, we never felt that we were working with a new director. We felt like working with a guy very much in control of what he is doing, very calm, confident and sure of what he wants. So we had a very good captain of the ship,' Imran told.

Although 'Delhi Belly' was supposed to be Abhinay's debut directorial project, he ended up completing his other project 'Game' before, but the movie starring Abhishek Bachchan didn't manage to do well at the box office.

Now the director is looking forward to 'Delhi Belly' that has been produced by Aamir Khan.

Mahesh Bhatt tells, Aamir’s abusive language propaganda is a publicity stunt!

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's frequent warning that his newest production 'Delhi Belly' is not meant for children as it has abusive language is not a social concern but a tried and tested promotion gimmick, ace filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt tells.

'I think it's Aamir's marketing gimmick. It's a forbidden fruit syndrome and not social concern that making him saying this,' Bhatt said.

Directed by Ad-man Abhinay Deo, 'Delhi Belly' is a youth-centric bold movie, which stars Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapoor.

Bhatt maintains that it's an old technique to tempt people for the film, which he used decades ago while promoting his film 'Sadak' in 1991.

'We tried this in 'Sadak'. I remember I advertised it, as 'A film that censor did not want to see- 'Sadak'. You create this forbidden fruit syndrome and you tempt people more,' told the 61-year-old, who worked with Aamir in 'Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin' (1991) and 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke' (1993).

'It's a very clever trick and when a person like Aamir uses it, he eats the cake and has it too,' he included.

Salman to judge Aamir’s Item No. in ‘Delhi Belly’!

‘Mr. Perfectionist’ Aamir Khan wants his friend, actor Salman Khan to judge his performance in the entertaining item number from ‘Delhi Belly’.

Aamir feels that the ‘Dabangg’ actor pioneers in doing item numbers in B- Town. “Salman’s every song is an item,” tells Aamir.

“I want Salman to watch the song and give his comments, as he is a legend in doing such songs,” includes Aamir.

Aamir has planned a special screening of the song for his friends, “Let Salman decide if I suit as an Item boy or not. I am waiting for the first copy to be out, so that I can have a screening for Salman and other close friends,” raps up, Aamir who plans to go full out promoting the item song.

Aamir doesn't support Imran Khan to get assignments!

Although Bollywood star Aamir Khan has been in the industry for over two decades now, he stays clear from giving any professional instructions to his nephew and actor Imran Khan.

'He (Aamir) has never been the one for advice. From the time I started out with 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na', he had said me that you have to figure out things for yourself. You make your own mistakes because that's how you will learn,' Imran said.

It seems Aamir, who is the producer of Imran's upcoming movie 'Delhi Belly', doesn't want to spoon feed his nephew!

Don't compare 'Bbuddah...' with 'Delhi Belly': Big B

Amitabh Bachchan's 'Bbuddah Hoga...Teraa Baap' and Aamir Khan's 'Delhi Belly' are set to hit the theatres together July 1 and the superstar feels the two movies cannot be compared as Aamir's production company has a bigger commercial standing than AB Corp.

'Aamir and his production company are much bigger than me and my AB Corp, in commercial standing. We are a small budgeted film of Rs.10 crore, from a group of artists that do not compare equally with the cast and starring of 'Delhi Belly',' Big B posted on his blog.

'They have spent Rs.35 crore on their movie. That would show the intensity of their investment. They would have to do a very large business to recover their money and they will -- looking at the past record and the present standing that they have,' he told.

The 68-year-old star, who will be seen in a colorful avatar in director Puri Jagannath's 'Bbuddah Hoga...Tera Baap' also feels pulling down each other wouldn't help anyone.

'We cannot be compared to them... they are bigger than us... and shall do bigger ... leave it at that... if our film is liked, it will fetch dividends, if not, it will not... simple and straight. We are not going to be able to make a rupee more by pulling down another. Each of us shall have our own merits and demerits, and so be it,' he posted.

Imran Khan got Delhi Belly’s lead after four screen tests

Different to his chocolate boy image, Imran Khan is treading a different path with his uncle's production project 'Delhi Belly', an adult movie with a liberal dose of comedy. Entertainingly, he landed the role, at first offered to Ranbir Kapoor, after a couple of screen tests.

When Ranbir opted out, the chase for another actor started, which at last ended with the 28-year-old Imran passing muster.

'Initially almost every young actor in the industry was approached for the role and so was Ranbir. But it didn't work out with anyone. The process of getting on board was very long. Everyone gave a screen test. I myself gave about four screen tests and then I got it,' Imran said in an interview.

Imran hit the bull's eye when he was launched by his uncle Aamir Khan in 2008 with puppy love story 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' and after that he featured in candy floss movies 'I Hate Luv Storys' and 'Break Ke Baad'. He tried to show his serious and macho side in 'Kidnap' and 'Luck' but not with much success at the box office.

Aamir has so far made clean family entertainers; so 'Delhi Belly' is a daring step and Imran was keen to do it because the 'moment I read the script, I knew I had to be a part of it'.

'It was a kind of script that comes along maybe once in your lifetime. It was a film that honestly I thought no one would make in India. So I was quite surprised with the fact that someone has managed to put it together so well,' he included.

Adman-turned-director Abhinay Deo determined to translate Akshat Verma's story for grown-ups on to celluloid about three friends who accidentally land up in a trouble. The other two friends are played by Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapoor.

In fact, Aamir warned his fans at the inauguration of the film's first look that it was not meant for children.

Supporting his uncle's stance, Aamir told, 'You cannot mislead the audience. You cannot play with them. We certainly did not want a situation where people were coming for the film with their kids and they would be shocked and feel cheated by us. We wanted to be honest. If you lie to the audience, they will always remember it and hold it against you.'

If Aamir felt the content is for adults, Imran thought the language used in the adult comedy is not appropriate for children.

'It's largely because of the language. The movie otherwise is an action caper and so there is some amount of violence but that is nothing really more than what we see in most films. It's largely because of the language that we want the kids to stay away from the film,' told the actor.

Although 'Delhi Belly' is releasing with Amitabh Bachchan's 'Bbuddha...Hoga Terra Baap' July 1, the actor is unperturbed by the competition from the superstar.

'My belief has always been that if a film is good, it's good and if a film is bad then even if the weekend is clear, it still won't work. So it depends on the film. Amitji naturally has a huge fan following and the promos of his film are looking very good but in no way does that mean that our film will not do well,' Imran declared.

Aamir Khan wants to be a number 1 bollywood item boy!

What is Bollywood's Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan's newest dream? He wants to be the top notch item boy of the movie industry!

'I want to be the number one item boy of the industry,' Aamir, who has done his first item song 'I love you, like I hate you' for his home production 'Delhi Belly', said journalists and also thanked them for inspiring him.

'The recent questioning from media, whether I am doing a song sequence in the movie or not? Such things made me ponder. So, I must say that media has inspired me to do the item number,' included the 46-year-old, who says it is a tribute to the 1980's discos.

The song has freshly been added to Abhinay Deo directed adult comedy, set for July 1 release.

'It's a tribute to the 1980's discos. My hair-do is inspired by Amitabhji and I sport chest hair, just like Anil Kapoorji. The dance moves are similar to Mithunda as I am a big fan of him. And my attire will be a mix of Govinda, Amitabhji and other actors from that time,' he told.