Mumbai, July 13 - Imran Khan is a star. In the little time he's been in the film industry he has tasted success and failure, but hasn't let either get to him. And he says what he likes best about stardom is the fact that he gets 'great service' at restaurants.

Imran has been shooting round the clock for Aamir Khan's 'Delhi Belly' directed by Abhinay Deo. There's patchwork shooting to be done for Soham Shah's 'Luck', Imran's only other film on hand.

Says the affable young 'Jaane Tu...' star: 'For 'Kidnap' I beefed up a lot. Did weights and worked out rigorously. Then for 'Delhi Belly' I needed to get lean. Now I'll have to get bulky again for the remaining portion of 'Luck' which got stalled because of a railway strike in Nambia.

'I'll have to put on weight. I'll have to hit the gym very hard. I stopped going to the gym and cut down on my food intake drastically for 'Delhi Belly'.'

Imran finds going to the gym very boring. 'I'd rather exercise by living healthy and doing outdoor sports. I like offbeat extreme sports like scuba diving and roller skates. I wouldn't say I hate the gym. That's too extreme. But I find it boring.

'What I like about stardom is the great service I get at restaurants. I don't need table reservations.'

It's been a decisive year for Imran. 'And now for 'Delhi Belly' I've been working like a dog. It was quite an unsettling experience. On an average I had 15 new experiences every day. I can't complain about it. But it became too much to handle.'

Imran describes 'Delhi Belly' as a labour of love.

'It's back to the 'Jaane Tu...' feeling. We're all working as a team. We're all a pair of hands on the sets. When I shot for 'Kidnap' and 'Luck' I was treated like a star. I was called Mr Khan. I had my own van, and all the trappings. People started treating me differently. And I was very uncomfortable with that.

Imran startles you by saying he travels to Delhi by economy class for 'Delhi Belly'.

'I don't want to be treated differently. I don't even have to insist on travelling economy. It just happens. It's an Aamir Khan production. It's like a home production. This is how it's done here.'

And then comes the second surprise. Imran has worked in Delhi Belly free of fee.

'Yeah, I haven't taken money for 'Delhi Belly'.