I couldn’t imagine myself in “Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola”:Imran

Imran Khan mostly played urban characters but now he is all set to be a village boy.

He has mostly played urban characters but actor Imran Khan is set for quite an image makeover with his turn as a Haryanvi boy in Vishal Bhardwaj’s film “Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola”.

Like the unusual title,the film is an experience for the actor,who initially found it hard to picture himself as a village boy. Imran,however,is excited about the challenge. After all,Bhardwaj is known for visualising his actors differently.

“Vishal sir had congratulated me for my work in ‘Delhi Belly’ and said he would like to work with me someday. I was really flattered but did not take it seriously but he called me a few months later for this film,” Imran told in an interview.

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“He (Vishal) narrated the screenplay to me and I loved it because I knew it was a great story. But,I would not have imagined myself into it. It is very rustic. I asked him,’Are your sure I am right for this character?’ and he was,” the 29-year-old actor added.

Imran,on his part,is currently busy polishing his Haryanvi accent for the movie,which went on floors recently. I have set up base in Delhi. I have been taking accent training with some boys from Haryana for a month and half. It is very difficult but an ongoing process. I am not completely satisfied with myself,” says Imran.

The actor found success with his very first film “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na” in 2008 but things did not go very well with his “Kidnap” and “Luck”. It was not a good phase for the actor,who seemed an one film wonder at that time. He tasted success again with “I Hate Luv Storys” but it was “Delhi Belly” that helped Imran change people’s perception about him

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