Imran
Khan
proved
himself
a
man
of
the
masses
when
recently
he
shot
a
cola
ad
with
Kalki
Koechlin
by
Dibakar
Banerjee
(Love
Sex
aur
Dhokha).
The
ad,
a
slice-of-life
love
story
about
two
strangers" chance
encounter
on
crowded
streets
of
Mumbai
shot
over
2
days
last
month,
had
hordes
of
fan
descending
on
location.
Imran
dealt
with
the
situation
like
a
pro,
mingling,
signing
autographs,
posing
for
photographs.
The
Best
bus
hired
for
the
shoot
became
his
home
for
two
days.
Says
Banerjee
who"s
making
his
next
feature
film
with
Imran,
“Seeing
the
discipline
and
drive,
Imran
invested
into
the
ad
I"m
more
than
convinced
I"m
ready
to
work
with
mainstream
actors."
Banerjee
who
has
so
far
done
three
feature
films
with
actors
like
Abhay
Deol,
Paresh
Rawal
and
Anupam
Kher,
is
looking
to
cast
Imran
Khan
and
Katrina
Kaif.
Apparently
Imran
was
lost
to
the
rest
of
the
world
for
those
two
days
when
the
ad
was
shot.
Says
Dibakar,
“We
shot
the
ad
on
a
relatively
lonely
stretch
of
road
in
Malad.
But
the
news
that
Imran
was
shooting
spread
and
fans
would
swoop
down
every
hour.
Considering
the
tight
schedule
Imran
would
either
quickly
hide
in
his
vanity
van
until
the
fans
left
or
meet
them
in
a
very
friendly
manner."
The
Best
bus
had
character
actors
as
Imran"s
co-passengers
and
Imran
was
soon
friendly
with
all
of
them.
Says
the
director,
“All
I
can
say
is
Imran
won
more
than
a
busload
of
fans
in
those
two
days.
At
the
moment
I"m
busy
putting
finishing
touches
to
my
release
Love
Sex
Aur
Dhokha.
But
right
after
that
I"ll
get
to
work
on
the
Imran
project."
Incidentally
Coco
Cola
wanted
either
Ranbir
Kapoor
or
Imran
Khan
to
be
their
new
brand
ambassador.
Ranbir
who
endorses
Pepsi
contemplated
the
move
across
the
firing
line
and
then
decided
to
be
loyal
to
his
brand.
Now
Coca
Cola
apparently
plans
to
bring
Imran
and
his
uncle
Aamir
Khan
(who
is
also
a
Coca
Cola
ambassador)
together
for
an
ad.