Kamal Haasan was in the national capital for the promotion of his upcoming film, Vikram. At the press conference, the South superstar spoke about pan-Indian films as a concept and the Hindi vs South debate. Haasan also shared that pan-Indian films have always been there.
'PAN INDIA FILMS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE'
Kamal Haasan was in the national capital for the promotion of his upcoming film, Vikram. Talking about pan-Indian films, Kamal Haasan said, "When you pan for gold, you pan for new words, coinage. Pan India (films) have always been there.” He further added, "Shantaram ji did pan India films. 'Padosan' is a pan India film. Mehmood ji almost spoke Tamil in the film. What do you call 'Mughal-e-Azam'? It's a pan India film for me. It's nothing new. Our country is unique. Unlike America, we speak different languages but we are united. That's the beauty of this country.”
'WE WILL ALWAYS BE MAKING PAN INDIA FILMS'
Kamal Haasan further added, "We will always be making pan India films. It depends on how good and universal the film is. Then, everyone would like to see it. 'Chemmeen', a Malayalam film, was a pan-Indian film. They didn't even dub it, there were no subtitles and people enjoyed it.”
Kamal Haasan also weighed in on the Hindi vs South debate following the back-to-back success of films such as RRR and KGF: Chapter 2. He said, "I am an Indian. What are you?" Further adding, "Taj Mahal is mine, Madurai temple is yours. Kanyakumari is as much yours as Kashmir is mine.”
ABOUT VIKRAM
Vikram is a high-octane action drama, starring Kamal Haasan in the lead. The film also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil along with Kalidas Jayaram, Narain, Antony Varghese and Arjun Das in key roles. Suriya also has a cameo in the film. Vikram releases on June 3.