Kamal Haasan to Amitabh Bachchan: 'I hated Sholay so much'

The camaraderie between Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan was on full display at the San Diego Comic-Con as the two legendary superstars of Indian cinema expressed their mutual admiration. 

Kamal Haasan, humbled by the audience's love for their movies, shared, "What is so great is the energy that our audience brings to our cinema. We make the movies, they make the stars. And, it is an honour to sit with the audience and watch the likes of Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan."

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Amitabh, appearing on a video call, responded with heartfelt praise, "Stop being so modest, Kamal, you are much, much greater than all of us. This is not a performance you have to put up. The kind of work Kamal has done is very difficult to achieve. Each one of his films is filled with so much reality and effort that he puts in. It is an honour to be in the same film as him."

The two cinematic legends will soon be sharing screen space in the highly anticipated movie, Project K, a project that has fans buzzing with excitement.

Walking down memory lane, Kamal Haasan recalled, "For those who remember Sholay with nostalgia, I was an assistant director. And, I couldn’t sleep that night when I saw Sholay. First, I hated the film so much, I hated the filmmaker (Ramesh Sippy) even more. And I had the opportunity of working with that great filmmaker, and I told him that that was my reaction when I saw the film. As a technician, I couldn't sleep that night, and that's the kind of movie… many such movies Amit ji has done, and to hear him say nice things about my films is something I had not imagined when I was an assistant director and watching Sholay on the big screen. Thank you, Amit ji." 

Kamal has accompanied the main cast and crew of Project K to promote the big-budget sci-fi drama at the comic-con. Starring Prabhas in the lead, the film is set to arrive in cinemas next year. 

Earlier today, the filmmakers revealed the actual title of the movie — Kalki 2898 AD — along with its teaser. Written and directed by Nag Ashwin, the movie stars Deepika Padukone as the female lead.