For Imran Khan, who turned 33 on January 13, it was a quiet birthday with wife Avantika and daughter Imara at their Bandra residence. "I dropped my daughter off to school and picked her up, followed by regular ghar ka khana. A few friends dropped by in the evening," shared the actor, adding that celebrations will kick off in Goa this weekend with family and friends. "It`s one of Imara`s favourite destinations. I remember how much she loved it when I took her to the beach once."

The actor will leave for the US immediately after returning from the vacation to be a part of a panel discussion on the LGBT community at the Harvard University. He will leave 10 days early so she can spend some time with my dad and a few friends. Meanwhile, Imran is reading scripts. "I have shared ideas with a few directors and we`ll go ahead if something clicks. The story has to be interesting," he pointed out.

He is quick to add that he`d never agreed to be a part of Anand L Rai`s Hindi remake of RS Prasanna's Tamil hit, 'Kalyana Samayal Saadham', which now features Kartik Aaryan and Shruti Haasan. "I was offered the part in early 2014. I had seen the original and liked it but since it was being made in Hindi, the setting had to be changed. I asked them to come back with a Hindi script. That never happened. They simply announced that I was doing the film with Shruti (Haasan). I opted out of it in mid-2015," he explained.

Ask him about his last screen outing, 'Katti Batti', which didn`t do too well and Imran says that it got him more respect and credibility as an actor than any other film he`s done. "People went to watch it thinking it was a Kangana Ranaut film, but came out praising my performance. For me, it was a win-win situation. I have no control over the box office, I really liked the film," he concluded.