Kamal Haasan’s Revelations and Banter at Project K Panel: ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and Indian Cinema

Kamal Haasan recently spoke at the San Diego Comic-Cons Project K panel.

The panel also featured Amitabh Bachchan, who joined via video-conferencing.

During the event, Kamal Haasan talked about why he accepted the film Kalki 2898 AD, stating that he comes from analogous cinema and believes that a negative role is crucial for a film.In the movie, Kamal Haasan plays a negative role, while Prabhas and Deepika are portrayed as characters under the influence of dark forces.

Kamal Haasan also discussed Indian movies and the Indian audience, praising the energy that the audience brings to their cinema.He acknowledged that while filmmakers create movies, its the audience that makes the stars.

The panel had a moment of light banter when Amitabh Bachchan interrupted Kamals modesty and praised him, saying he is much greater than all of them.In response, Kamal Haasan humbly revealed that he was once an assistant director on the iconic film Sholay. Surprisingly, he admitted that after watching the film, he couldnt sleep that night because he despised it and even disliked the filmmaker.https://youtu.be/FOKxltJsCN8 He shared how he had the opportunity to work with a great filmmaker, yet his reaction was unexpected.On the other hand, Amitabh Bachchan has been part of many such films but always has nice things to say about Kamal Haasans work, which surprises Kamal.