In the World of Imran Khan - Part 1 : Bollywood News

New Perspective

A lot of the guys I hang out with are new generation of actors, like Ranbir Kapoor and Abhay Deol. I am very friendly with these guys and we tend to like the same kind of movies, talk in the same way. Same applies with my directors, like Soham Shah and Abbas Tyrewala. We have a similar thought process. The grammar, meaning how a film is shot, how it is portrayed, how you act the scene, etc. has changed drastically. The way Soham will shoot it as a director is less theatrical. Ill give you a great example of my grandfathers film which I was watching. Its a steady cam shot. The hero is walking across with an important letter in his hand. It slips out and falls down and the hero continues to walk. Then the light focuses on the letter and the camera zooms in and holds it for a couple of seconds. Imagine doing this today. That was the grammar in the 50s and thats the way the director used to communicate with his audience. You had to underline the fact; the letter was important and had to be noticed. Today a crying scene need not show an actor cry. Today, the director will take a close up of my face and show my eyes moist. Thats it.

Style Statement

I am influenced quite a bit from the West as far as my styling goes. Firstly, I dont wear a lot of Indian clothes. The actual styling is done by my stylist Harmeet. He has done my styling for my new film Luck and almost all my photo shoots. For me, suit styling has got to be always based on Oceans Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen. Brad Pitt and George Clooney wore suits as if they were carrying a jeans and a t-shirt. Skinny ties are in and you have to match up to the world and not the West. We all are forgetting that we do the same things as people in London, New York or Tokyo do. We listen to our I-Pods, watch the same English films which are released, try to wear the same type of clothes which are worn by celebrities, etc.

Success

For me, success is having the freedom to do only what you really want to do. The second you sit back and dont want to do something, youve lost your freedom. Your only motivation to do something is that you want to do it. My success will never change because I feel that I am very successful. I sign a film because I feel that I am really excited about doing this. Thats all I do. In terms a money, there is a fair chance that I am making less money than most people in the industry. I can bet on that. But I am happy with what I am getting in return. I have got more than I have asked for, actually. I have good house, great friends and two awesome cars - a white BMW 3 series and a brown Porsche SUV. I have plenty of money to live the kind of lifestyle that I want. I am not wanting and I cant see things getting much better than this, even though I know it can get worse.

Cars

BMW is my type of car. I tend to like sporty cars and small cars. Its a great fun car, its small and its like you are go-karting while you are driving. You are seated low and driving in a BMW series, except the seven series which is huge. The Porsche SUV I have is more for practical reasons. Its more for taking it out while I am filming. I can pack my entire luggage in there, my crew, my assistant and my boy who takes care of all the petty stuff while shooting. I say its an all-in-one car for more reasons than just one.