Aware of people’s criticism of his upcoming movie Delhi Belly, a crime comedy, actor-producer Aamir Khan on June 30, 2011 said he was an entertainer and not a social activist who would be too concerned about the society only. “We are creative people and we want to do whatever we can to entertain people. We should have the freedom to do that,” Aamir told Headlines Today as he visited the news channel’s studio to promote Delhi Belly along with nephew Imran.

“I’m not a social activist. I’m an entertainer,” he said justifying the theme of his expletive-ridden adult comedy film. Despite having cuss words, the film has a sensitive outlook, he insisted. “It’s a sensitive comedy. It is funny for adults’ appetite. The film is not for people who don’t like cuss words. It has a sense of humour which need not be taken seriously, it is for those who are young at heart,” Aamir said.

Aamir accepted that he “enjoyed doing marketing” for his films and it was as creative field as production or acting in a movie.On his appearance as an item boy, Aamir said his wife Kiran Rao convinced him to do that. Delhi Belly is a crime comedy which follows the story of three boys from the city who get themselves into trouble and struggle to find there way out of it alive.

On being compared with veteran star Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir said in a lighter vein: “Rishtey mein toh woh hamare baap lagte hain… Really, he is a Shehenshah.” Asked if he would continue working at the age of 68 like Big B, whose Bbuddah…Hoga Tera Baap releases on July 1, 2011, Aamir said, “I hope I’m still around (at that age). I hope I keep doing a good job.”

Imran, who recently raised the drinking age controversy, said the issue was not a publicity stunt for Delhi Belly. “Delhi Belly has nothing to do with drinking age. My feeling is that curtailing somebody’s freedom is a dangerous step,” Imran said, adding, “I have never talked about the PIL on Delhi Belly platform.”

Supporting Imran, Aamir said, “It’s a youth issue. It should be completely free from Delhi Belly. Drinking should be a freedom of choice. I don’t endorse it. But at 21, if I can decide to marry then at 25 deciding to drink is much smaller issue.”

Asked about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being dropped from Madhur Bhandarkar’s next, Heroine, for being pregnant, Aamir said, “It’s a grey area. I don’t think Aishwarya is unprofessional. I think she would not like that one person’s absence jeopardizes everybody else’s chance on the set.” Concluding the chat, the star said: “I hope people have a good time watching it (Delhi Belly).”