John's butt is better: Imran

“Karan wanted to sell me in this cool, sexy look. He wanted me to show my body,” accused Imran Khan, who worked out for two months before he could shed his shirt and pull his pants a wee bit down for this photoshoot for Dharma Productions’ I Hate Luv Stories.

“It’s to show the film’s attitude,” he explained, “My butt’s showing, but I think John Abraham beats me at that.”

For the film, Imran gained a lot of weight. “I did functional training, strength training, rope climbing and played a lot of basketball. I altered my diet, too, ate only fish, steamed veggies, fruits and nuts and no rice at all. And two days before I shot this picture, I stopped the intake of salt completely. I even stopped drinking water,” said Imran who ‘quenched’ his thirst by rinsing his mouth. Working out, he hates — but Imran’s hard work has paid off. He’s never looked better. Karan Johar definitely knows how to make his actors look good.

“There was a struggle between Manish Malhotra and director Punit, who is also his nephew. While Manish wanted this all-perfect look for me, Punit wanted a grungy one. So finally I ended up looking quite stylised with coloured shoe laces, which were untied, ripped jeans, half-buttoned shirts...” said Imran quite impressed with the outcome. Shooting for Karan wasn’t just all work, Imran had a blast in New Zealand with Sonam Kapoor and Punit. “Punit and I had this secret code that nobody understood. So we would communicate in that language driving everybody nuts,” said Imran who bonded big time with Sonam, too. “I have always felt that we two would look great together. Check out our onscreen chemistry.” He plays a casanova in the film who doesn’t believe in love stories. “He enjoys the game of romancing girls but at the same time, he’s not a harami. Karan told me, ‘Whatever you do, don’t make your character look sleazy. You have to be the sweet guy,’” said Imran. In real life, he claims to have been in love ever since he turned 13. “And I love love stories,” smiled the actor who is engaged to be married to sweetheart Avantika. “That will happen somewhere next year. I don’t want to get married in between two films. Shaadi karunga toh style se,” added Imran.