In
his
next
film,
I
Hate
Luv
Storys,
Imran
Khan
plays
the
role
of
a
Romeo,
a
compulsive
flirt
who
endears
himself
to
all
the
girls
he
encounters.
The
27-year-old,
was
looking
for
inspiration
to
play
that
character
and
it
came
from
a
certain
actor
called
AK.
No,
not
Aamir
Khan.
It
is
learnt
that
Imran
kept
the
image
of
Akshay
Kumar
in
his
head
when
he
played
the
character
of
Jay
Dingra
in
Punit
Malhotra's
IHLS.
The
director
adds,
"Imran
plays
a
flirt
or
womaniser
in
my
film.
He's
a
23-year-old
boy
who
looks
at,
and
flirts
with
every
pretty
girl
that
comes
his
way."
Suitable
study
material
Before
he
got
married,
Akki
had
the
image
of
a
casanova.
He
had
been
linked
to
gorgeous
ladies
like
Sushmita
Sen,
Shilpa
Shetty,
Raveena
Tandon,
Pooja
Batra
etc,
and
he
seemed
like
perfect
material.
Even
in
his
films,
the
Khiladi
has
played
the
romantic
hero
to
the
hilt,
and
Imran
found
the
Punjabi
actor
suitable
material
for
study.
Though
the
director
is
reluctant
to
comment
on
the
Akshay
connection,
"Actually,
I
think
Imran
is
playing
himself," Punit
jokes,
"I
don't
think
his
character
is
based
on
any
actor,
maybe
persona
yes.
I
have
written
the
script
of
I
Hate
Luv
Storys,
keeping
in
mind,
the
characteristics
of
people
I
have
known."
Aamir's
nephew,
however,
is
happy
to
confess,
"I
was
at
a
loss
how
to
play
this
confident
and
suave
character
a
hit
with
the
ladies.
After
some
deliberation,
I
decided
to
base
it
on
Akshay.
I
have
met
him
twice
and
I
have
found
him
to
be
very
cool
and
chilled
out.
The
character
needed
to
be
like
that,
so
it
was
a
good
fit."
Story first published: Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 16:39 [IST]