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One of the hottest and talented young actors in Bollywood, Imran Khan has finally signed his first movie under the reputed Yash Raj banner.

After romancing the bubbly Sonam Kapoor in I Hate Luv Storys, Imran will woo the sexy Katrina in his next yet untitled movie under Yash Raj Production. Katrina and Imran cast together will scorch the screen for the first time. The pair is expected to be hot and a hit with the audience.

Confirming the news, Imran said, “I am very happy to bag this film as it has given me the opportunity to work with Yash Raj Films. I admire Aditya and love his working style. The way the script was visualized by Ali is simply beyond expression.”

Set to be directed by debutant Ali Abbas Zafar, the movie will be a romantic comedy. Zafar has worked before in Yashraj Films like New York, Badmaash Company, Tashan and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.

Aditya Chopra will be producing the movie. Shooting for the movie will kick off in the mid-September.

Actress Deepika Padukone, who’s making news for her split with Ranbir Kapoor, is taking on more work to focus on her film career. Now, according to latest reports Deepika has signed a film opposite Imran Khan which will be produced by Kunal Kohli in association with Big Pictures.

The film will be directed by one of Kunal Kohli’s close associate and is expected to go on the floors by early next year. What is interesting is that despite the fact that Imran Khan is Ranbir’s best buddy, Deepika chose to do this film, making it clear that she does not wish to mix her personal and professional life.
With Deepika taking on more assignments by the day, looks like her professional life is becoming a new comfort zone for her.

The entire cine goers clan, the Bollywood fraternity along with Kamal Hassan wait with baited breath as newbie Shruti Hassan makes her grand debut with ‘Luck’ opposite Imran Khan. The on-screen chemistry between the couple as seen in the trailers and in the promotional events looks promising. Also, Shruti get to show some of her versatility as she does some karate and martial arts rounds in the flick with veterans like Sanjay Dutt and Danny Denzongpa.

What do Aamir Khan and Imran Khan have in common apart from their bloodline? The younger Khan says that like his uncle he too is a perfectionist.

“Aamir is one of India’s finest actors. Though he doesn’t agree that he is a perfectionist, he just likes to work hard… it is a good thing. Even I like working hard, so I’m a lot like him professionally,” Imran told IANS in an interview.

“I feel that if I am putting my name, face, energy, talent and time into something – it should turn out to be the best. If I’m associated with something – be it a film or an event, I like to do whatever I can to make it a success. At the end of the day, everyone should strive for perfection,” he added.

At 26, Imran is quite a mature decision maker considering his criteria for choosing his films.

“I don’t go by banners. I go by what interests me and appeals to me. At times it’s the script itself. I chose ‘Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na’ for its simple, cute, romantic and comic feel. Then I chose ‘Kidnap’ for its action. Now I have done ‘Luck’ after which I’m doing a romantic comedy again to break the monotony. So whatever excites me, I do it,” he said.

In “Luck”, Imran has performed death-defying stunts and has starred opposite his childhood friend, Shruthi Haasan who is making her Bollywood debut with the movie. Releasing July 24, the action-thriller also stars Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty and Ravi Kissen, apart from others.

It was Imran only who suggested Shruthi’s name for the female lead to director Soham Shah.

“I’ve known Shruthi since we were 10 years old. We have grown up together and know each other way too well. Soham was very sure he wanted a new girl for ‘Luck’. And since I had seen a lot of girls during the screen tests for ‘Jaane Tu…’, I told him — ‘Dude, you’re going to have a tough time finding one.’

“He also wanted someone who could do her own stunts. I just thought of Shruthi not knowing if she wanted to act or not. But then she came down to Mumbai and it worked,” he narrated.

According to Imran, Shruthi is “quite serious about her work”.

“Shruthi used to enter the sets with a serious look on her face. She is very serious about her work. But so am I. At times it was hard to act opposite her because she knows me inside out,” he said.

After “Luck”, Imran will be seen in “Delhi Belly” and “Seven Days in Paris”. He has also signed up for Dharma Productions’ “I Don’t Believe In Love Stories”, in which he will share screen space with Sonam Kapoor.

He is the latest heartthrob in tinsel town and there are many actresses who would love to be paired opposite him. But the two-film-old Imran Khan would rather share screen space with Kareena Kapoor than Aishwarya Rai.

“No,” said Imran when asked whether he is keen to work with former beauty queen-turned-actress Aishwarya. “I’m most keen to work with Kareena. Both of us shot for a chat show last week and I had great fun,” Imran said on Thursday.

Dressed in a casual blue T-shirt and a tattered and torn pair of blue jeans, Imran was at his wittiest and generous best at an event for a radio channel.

Imran, who also promoting his upcoming film Luck, not only hugged young girls but also 50 plus women when they screamed out his name in excitement and cheered every time he smiled for the shutterbugs.

He even sang few lines of the hit song Kabhi kabhi Aditi… from his debut film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and did a jig on the song Pappu can’t dance… from the same movie on a special request by his young female fans.

Though, Imran looked little embarrassed due to all the attention he was getting, he loved every bit of his interaction with the fans.

“I always love meeting my audiences and fans face-to-face and I love interacting with them at live events,” Imran said..

Luck, which releases on July 24, also stars Imran’s childhood friend Shruthi Haasan who is debuting with the film.

Apart from them, the action thriller, directed by Soham Shah of Kaal fame, has Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty and Ravi Kissen.

At a recent event for a leading Radio station Imran Khan was flooded by girls who screamed “Take your shirt off” to him.

A shy Imran said, “Please stop screaming, you’re embarrassing me. There’s no shirtless scene in my next film! I have an evening flight back to Mumbai, where my girlfriend is going to tell me that I came to Delhi just to flirt with the girls here. Waise, in Mumbai, we believe that Delhi girls are hotter. I’m going to take my report card back and tell the others about the girls here.”

On being insisted again and again Imran said, “Listen, I’m not the Khan that takes his shirt off! I’m a different Khan.”

Actor Imran Khan as a PR exercise to get support for his forthcoming movie “Luck”, slated to be released by the end of this month went to London (UK) to attend a press conference. This is appreciated by industry experts as a good move by ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na‘ fame star.

Imran Khan told about his visit “The UK has always been special to me, as I have many friends and family there. The audiences have also been extremely supportive of me and of my releases. I’m really looking forward to interacting with everyone at Ilford and Feltham on Saturday.”

Newbie Imran Khan is being praised for his dressing style and the handsome lad shares his style secret.

Imran says, “”I am influenced quite a bit from the West as far as my styling goes. Firstly, I don’t 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.”

Well it’s good news for all the die hard fans of newbie Imran Khan residing in London, ‘coz he is all set to meet his fans in person on 11th July 2009.

Imran Khan, along with Sanjay Dutt and Shruti Hasan will be in London to promote his upcoming flick Luck.

Imran will be visiting Cineworld Ilford and Cineworld Feltham to meet all his crazy fans.

Imran says, “The UK has always been special to me, as I have many friends and family there. The audiences have also been extremely supportive of me and of my releases. I’m really looking forward to interacting with everyone at Ilford and Feltham on Saturday.”

Imran Khan is all set to romance his childhood friend and debutant Shruti Hassan in upcoming flick Luck and both insists they are just good friends.

    When Shruti was quizzed whether she took Imran as her brother, she said, “Let’s not get into the brother sister relationships. We have been friends for the last so many years that I have lost count. We are romancing each other in the film so just keep to that. One can’t romance a brother, in fact the thought itself is repugnant.”

    Imran also reacted in the same way saying, “Don’t use the word sister, it sounds horrible. We are more of friends. One can’t romance a sister. It’s sounds very repulsive.”

Well Imran’s girl Avantika might not be happy with this statement.