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| Kamal’s
comments: post Dasavatharam release |
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| June
21, 2008 |
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As
Dasavatharam is in the process of gathering overwhelming
responses –good, middling and bad –
everywhere, Kamal Haasan has begun opening up
on Dasavatharam, post release: |
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On
the criticism levelled by some regarding
the film’s “confusing narrative”:
“Criticism will always be there.
In fact, I myself am the biggest critic
of all my films. ‘Dasavatharam’
is based on the ‘chaos theory’
and we have established it very well.
I don’t know where critics found
it confusing. All the 10 characters are
established within 20 minutes of the film’s
run. You must be very attentive. That’s
all. |
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On
the time taken to create the ten characters:
Over the years, I have observed many things, and
these observations have found a place in the movie.
Characters of the Balram Naidu hue cannot be etched
out in a year or two. I have been observing the
way Telugu people talk Tamil and vice versa. So,
it is like I have been living with these characters
for a long time. During ‘Hey Ram’, someone
asked me how much time I had spent researching on
Gandhi! Richard Attenborough may have to do his
homework on Gandhi. I don’t have to. I grew
up knowing Gandhi. He is part of our world. I have
been reading about him and known him from my childhood.
The
George Bush character:
“Bush doesn’t know many things...I didn’t
want to go into all that. He said recently that
the reason for rise of prices was over-eating Indians!
In fact, Americans have turned rice-eaters, and
they are eating more rice than us. We never eat
hamburgers like them, nor beef, do we?”
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Dasavatharam’s
box office performance:
“This is the biggest opening I have had in my career.
I have the figures; it is a blockbuster, no doubt. I thank
the audience and the media for their support.”
Working
with Mallika and Asin:
“Mallika’s character is not a lengthy one and
I couldn’t interact much with her. I enjoyed working
with Asin. It is tough to portray that character. She was
required to change clothes for each scene, and the wardrobe
wasn’t that colourful either. She really lived the
character.”
The
best thing said about Dasavatharam:
My guru K. Balachander moved me to tears with his praise,
after watching the film. I did not expect such a response.
My friend Rajinikanth said one should watch such movies
only with the audience in the theatres.
Future
projects:
My next is ‘Marmayogi’. And I hope I would
get enough money to finish ‘Marudhanayagam’.
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