Kamal Haasan Reflects On Challenges Faced During Filming Indian 2: 'The Most Difficult Film...'

On Saturday, actors Kamal Haasan and Siddharth, along with director Shankar, met the media to discuss their highly anticipated pan-Indian film, Indian 2. During the interaction, Kamal Haasan clarified a recent statement that was widely misinterpreted, where it seemed he was implying that he did Indian 2 solely because of Indian 3.

When asked about the challenges of portraying six different looks in the film and dealing with prosthetics 28 years after the original Indian (1996), Kamal shared the numerous obstacles faced during the six years of production. He remarked, “Indian 2 is the most difficult film I have acted in my career. The number of challenges we faced in these six years is unimaginable – we had to brave COVID, there was an accident on set and numerous actors who worked on the film passed away suddenly. We never knew what to expect. It wasn’t just about the prosthetics or the role. The prosthetics were also quite itchy for me initially, and then I had to get used to it.”

Despite these difficulties, Kamal praised the dedication of everyone involved in the project. “Every single person, whether it was a technician or an actor who worked on Indian 2, had so much love for it and was willing to go the extra mile. I was in disbelief. I was wondering if it was real, but it was. It took six years of hard work from so many people to bring this film to theatres,” he added.

Kamal also touched on his multilingual performance in the film, emphasizing the actor’s constant pursuit of excellence. “As an actor, what one looks for is the praise from the director when one does a shot well. Even now, for me, it’s delivering a great take and getting my director’s approval. That’s highly motivating for an actor. Shankar was particular about every single aspect of Indian Thatha - the clothes he wore, the pen he used, his knife, etc,” he said with a smile.

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Addressing the confusion over his recent statement at the Singapore press meet, Kamal explained, “People didn’t seem to understand what I was trying to say. I only said that I liked Indian 3 more - not that I didn’t like Indian 2! I am highly looking forward to Indian 3 as there are some aspects which are really nice. It’s like when you have a meal - you like sambhar and rasam, but you look forward more to the payasam (dessert), isn’t it? This is just the same.”

Kamal Haasan's clarification should reassure fans eagerly awaiting the release of Indian 2 while sparking excitement for the upcoming Indian 3.

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