Bollywood may have expressed shock over the legal age limit for alcohol consumption being raised to 25 years, but it is Actor Imran Khan who appears to have taken it upon himself to file a PIL against the new ruling.
A decision which no doubt will make Imran popular with the youth, just as his Next Film Delhi Belly hits the theatres on July 1. The actor is likely to file a PIL later in the day today.
Imran's call to action has his I Hate Luv Storys co-star Sonam Kapoor saying cheers as well."If you can vote, get married, have children, drive a car. why on earth can't you drink? It's ridiculous we are not living in the dark ages," said Sonam.
While Bollywood may cheer Imran, we can't help wondering if this is part of a finely orchestrated publicity stunt for Delhi Belly, which targets the 18-25 age groups.
Aamir Khan said: "If the legal age for voting and marriage is less than 25 which are frankly much bigger decisions, I don't understand the point of this new ruling. It is not that I support Consumption of alcohol but then the Freedom to be able to choose cannot be taken away from the youth."
Aamir's director wife Kiran Rao says: "Imran Khan is the face of the youth in many ways, he has a huge fan following, so if he is taking up a cause like this I think it will make a difference. The youth should be allowed to make their decisions."
Interestingly, before Imran decided to take on the party poopers it was Bollywood's youngest 'Buddah' who first reacted strongly against the ruling.Big B had tweeted: "I was never told what to do or how to behave when I was young."
So we'll just have to wait and watch if Imran's initiative gives youngsters a reason to raise their glasses.
