Imran Khan Praises Kangana Ranaut's Act In Katti Batti: 'Impressed Everyone With Dedication To Realism'

Actor Imran Khan has been sharing behind-the-scenes photos and trivia about his films on social media recently. On Friday, he posted stills from his last Bollywood film, Katti Batti, co-starring Kangana Ranaut. He wrote that he didn’t realise it “would be my last time facing the camera.” Imran revealed the pressure he felt to deliver a hit film, especially since his recent movies hadn’t performed well at the box office.

Sharing photos from the sets, Imran wrote, “I’ve been dragging my feet as I got closer to posting Katti Batti. When we started shooting, I had no idea that it would be my last time facing the camera; I did know that it had been two years since my last outing, and the pressure to deliver a successful film was huge.”

Praising the cast, he added, “Our first schedule took us to Flame University Pune, where the students and faculty welcomed us with open arms and allowed us to basically take over the campus for our shoot! It was a lot of fun, and really helped to establish the chemistry between the cast. And what a great cast we had, there were so many talented people on set. Director @nikkhiladvani impressed me with his deft and seemingly effortless style of management. @kanganaranaut impressed everyone with her dedication to realism, diving deep into medical research for her character’s illness. @mipalkarofficial was so endearing that I still instinctively think of her as my little sister! And my onscreen bestie @sahabime is now part of my offscreen family.”

Imran admitted that the movie’s story was a bit unrealistic. However, he connected with his character Madhav. Despite the film’s poor reception, Imran felt heartbroken as he had put his emotions into the role. “But there was something about Madhav that spoke to me. I saw him as an old-fashioned romantic, a guy who knows his heart. Surrounded by people who are concealing the truth and trying to gaslight him, his love for Payal is unshakeable; even as the world around him starts to crumble, he holds his course, following his North Star. He wants every second of time he can have with the one he loves,” he wrote. Imran shared emotionally that his “heart broke a little bit when the film bombed immediately upon release.”

Reports are rife that Imran will soon be making a comeback.