Imran khan ��roughs it�۪ for role in ��Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola�۪

Bollywood�۪s poster boy Imran Khan has certainly toughened up his image lately and is almost unrecognisable as the rugged hero figure in director Vishal Bhardwaj�۪s forthcoming film ��Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola�۪, which releases in January.

Acclaimed director Vishal Bhardwaj (Omkara, Maqbool) requested Imran to completely get into the skin of his character ��Matru�۪ by immersing himself in the Haryana way of life.

After a month-long, intensive training session was completed, and both Vishal Bhardwaj was convinced that Imran could pass for a true native Haryanvi, did the young actor begin shooting for the film.

Set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana in India, ��Matru ki Bijlee Ka Mandola�۪ is a comedy-drama about Harry Mandola (Pankaj Kapur), a wealthy industrialist who loves his drink, his daughter Bijlee (Anushka Sharma) and the unusual bond they both share with Harry�۪s man-Friday, Matru (Imran Khan).

Much to her father�۪s delight, Bijlee is all set to marry Baadal (Arya Babbar), the son of a powerful politician Chaudhari Devi (Shabana Azmi). This alliance which is far from just being a simple union of two young people becomes the seed for a story that brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.