Imran shared this picture. (Courtesy: ImranKhan)

New Delhi:

Imran Khan is again with yet one more story from the units of his films. The movie, in dialogue, is way away from his ordinary romantic comedy style. Imran’s character was fairly reverse to his chocolate boy roles. He was scary and imply. Can you guess the movie? It’s Sanjay Gadhvi’s Kidnap. The 2008 movie additionally featured Sanjay Dutt, Minissha Lamba and late actress Reema Lagoo. Imran shared a couple of pictures from the Mauritius set of Kidnap. In one of many frames, Minissha will be seen clicking Imran’s picture. Recalling how he landed the position in Kidnap, Imran wrote, “I was close to wrapping the shoot of Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na… when I was called in to audition for Kidnap. Director Sanjay Gadhvi was hot off the first two Dhoom movies, and I had a shot at playing antagonist to Sanjay Dutt so it was a huge opportunity! A number of young actors were up for the parts of Kabir and Sonia; I did screen tests with a couple of actresses before Minissha Lamba was locked, and she was tested opposite a few other actors.” 

Imran Khan revealed he wasn’t thought of to have “any star value.” The actor wrote, “Bear in mind that since Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na had not yet released, I was not considered to have any star value, so the producers were not very enthusiastic about casting me… I got the part thanks to dual support from the director, and writer Shibani Bathija, for which I am grateful to this day.” 

Imran Khan talked about that he was not given a whole script, and was solely allowed to learn the scenes that featured him. The actor claimed that the “Vikrant Raina [played by Sanjay Dutt] storyline was a complete mystery” to him till the discharge of the movie. “Still, I was not important enough to be given a complete script; I was only allowed to read the scenes I was in, and was only given printouts of my scenes a day or two before they were scheduled to be shot. The Vikrant Raina storyline was a complete mystery to me until the release of the film! It was a very different working style than I had experienced, and I often felt intimidated by the scale of the production,” Imran added. 

Talking about his co-star Minissha, Imran Khan stated that she was “intelligent, articulate, self-assured and lovely to work with.” “It was 2007, and I was still using a Nokia, so I simply don’t have a lot of pictures from the shoot (Minissha Lamba any chance you’ve still got that picture you took? Post it if you find it!)… but thankfully I found one with Minissha! She was lovely to work with; intelligent, articulate, and self-assured. Here’s us in Mauritius, enjoying the Awesome Mausam!” he added. 

A yr after Kidnap was launched, Imran Khan reunited with Sanjay Dutt for Luck. The movie, launched in 2009, was helmed by Soham Shah. 

Imran Khan was final seen on the large display screen in Katti Batti.