'Delhi Belly' is not a sex comedy: Imran Khan

Ranbir Kapoor had opted out of "Delhi Belly", saying he wouldn't be able to watch the film with his parents. Imran Khan, on the other hand, is cool with the sexual content of his uncle Aamir Khan's English film, but maintains it is not a sex comedy.

"I'd have no problem watching it with my mom or girlfriend. I've a cool rapport with my mom," Imran said.

Imran rejects the notion that "Delhi Belly" is a sex comedy. "It's a caper comedy. But, yes, the language is on the stronger side," he said.

Imran has lost weight and is looking gaunt for his role in "Delhi Belly", which he insists is being made for creative reasons. He admits that since it is in English, it was bound to have a limited appeal.

"This new gaunt look is for 'Delhi Belly'. I needed to lose that muscular look. So I've stopped gyming completely. I'm not exercising at all. No lifting of weights. And I'm eating as much as I want because I'm not prone to fat at all," said Imran, who won many hearts with his chocolate boy looks in his debut "Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na".

"For 'Kidnap' and 'Luck', I needed a bulkier role. I played a daredevil and had to jump off the 20th floor. I insisted on doing it myself although the body-double was present. I got a shouting afterwards from my mom, girlfriend and Sanjay Dutt. In fact, Sanjay Dutt phoned Aamir to complain. After having jumped from that height, I've lost the fear of stunts," he said.

But he did get a dressing down from uncle Aamir.

"It's true Aamir was unhappy when he heard that I insisted on performing my own stunt. He called me over and said, 'You've to be more responsible towards yourself and your family.'

Imran says the stunts always look more real when an actor performs them himself.

"You can always tell the difference between an actor doing it and a double doing it. So I'll think about it. But for now I've had enough of stunts. I want to take a break and do something lighter. 'Delhi Belly' is just the break I needed."

Two back-to-back action films, and Imran is now saying goodbye to the genre for a while.

"I got no chance to do any stunts in 'Jaane Tu...'. I made up for that in 'Kidnap' and 'Luck'. Now in 'Delhi Belly' I've no action scenes.

"My next action film will have to be really big. I grew up being thrilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. And I had decided if I do those kinds of stunts, I'd do them on my own," Imran said.

Kicking butt in Kollywood

Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Terminator — one of the most successful franchisee movies in the history of Hollywood?


Well, the last one in the series was The Terminator 3 —The Rise of the Machines, after which Arnold retired from movies when he became the Governor of California.

Now, six years later, an all new Terminator 4 — Salvation: The Future Begins is to be released in Hollywood in the summer of 2009. And the man who is going to step into the shoes of Arnold is Roland Kickinger, who will play the role of Cyborg T-800 made famous by the former action hero.

Last week, Roland Kickinger, a body builder from Vienna who has won the Mr Universe title and migrated to Hollywood, was in Vagamon, a beautiful forest in Kerala.

He was playing villain and grappling with Kollywood’s rising action hero Jayam Ravi in S P Jhananathan directed Ayngaran International’s Peraanmai. Kickinger has already done about 20 movies in Hollywood and his big ticket to superstardom is Terminator 4.

So, why should a big star like Kickinger come to Vagamon? Explains S P Jhananathan, the director of Peraanmai, “A few months back, producer Arun Pandian and I went to Los Angeles and met Rolland Kickinger and his agent, Jack. When they heard our narration of the script and his role, he said he could spare 20 days for the shoot.”

Jhananathan explains that in the film, Kickinger plays an international terrorist and a gun runner who infiltrates into the country through a forest. He faces the fury of a tribal leader and forest guard, played by Jayam Ravi, and five NCC women cadets.

The director, visibly impressed by the cooperation extended to the crew by the Hollywood star, says, “Kickinger plays the main villain along with Siso, another actor from Hollywood. In two days time, they acquainted themselves with our style of functioning and were ready to do action scenes Kollywood style, as we don’t have the kind of equipment Hollywood crews use for such stunt scenes. Rolland cooperated with us and in fact helped stunt master M S Michael choreograph the action sequences more convincingly.”

Kickinger also did not make any fuss about his stay or the tough terrain and shooting conditions at Vagamon. He stayed at a local resort and survived on oats, egg whites, grilled chicken or tinned salmon without salt or any spices and lots of English vegetables and mineral water.

Added Jhananathan, “He was totally disciplined and a complete professional. He even tried out our idli and chutney on the sets. The action scenes will be the highlight of the film and they are awesome.” During the shoot, Kickinger gave Ravi some valuable tips on body building and how to do action scenes convincingly. He was impressed with Ravi’s dedication and professionalism and the way he took care of his body.

When he bid adieu to the unit, his parting words were, “I had a blast shooting for an Indian film. It was a great learning experience.”