Kamal Haasan agrees to modify ‘Vishwaroopam’
06:44PM Wed 30 Jan, 2013
[caption id="attachment_24331" align="alignleft" width="636"] Special Arrangement Actor Kamal Haasan addressing the media at his residence in Chennai on Wednesday[/caption]
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has agreed to modify his film Vishwaroopam following objections from certain Muslim organisations.
“My Muslim brothers have written to me and we have settled amicably. I have agreed to modify some scenes. ‘Vishwaroopam’ is not an anti-Indian Muslim film, it is pro-Indian Muslim film,” he said.
“There is no difference between me and my Muslim brothers. It is our duty to take care of them. There are four scenes that are being pointed out and I am willing to remove these scenes from the movie,” he added.
The film written, produced and directed by Kamal, was banned by the state government after some Muslim groups complained that the film portrayed their community in a bad light.
Tamil Nadu wants me out, Kamal Haasan says
Karthik Subramanian
Putting up a brave front in the wake of reports that the screenings of Vishwaroopam were cancelled abruptly in several parts of the State on Tuesday morning, actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan said he is likely to face the third complete bankruptcy of his life and that if he found no place in Tamil Nadu to continue his profession, he may have to look for a place in any other secular State in the country.
“When M.F. Hussain can do it, Kamal Haasan will do it... I am fed up. I am an artiste. After that, I will have to seek a secular State for my stay... secular State from Kashmir to Kerala, excluding Tamil Nadu... Tamil Nadu wants me out,” he said.
In a calm, composed yet strong address to the media at his residence in Alwarpet, Chennai, Mr. Haasan said he had pledged his entire property for the making of this film and that he had informed his creditors that they can attach all his properties if the film did not recover its Rs. 100-crore budget.
Reacting to Muslim outfits seeking to ban Vishwaroopam, Kamal Haasan said several Muslims were his fans and he always encouraged more Muslims find a place in his Narpani Iyakkam. (Kamal Haasan does not have fan clubs. His fans run welfare associations in the name of Kamal Narpani Iyakkam.)
He said the delay in relief after the legal tangle has already caused him a substantial loss. But he would wait in the hope for a favourable legal outcome. However, he added that this was not the first time he faces bankruptcy and it would not be the end of his cinematic journey. “I got bankrupt when I produced Raja Paarvai and had to work seven to eight years to come out of the losses. I once again faced bankruptcy in 1986 because of my own doing. However, I have learnt to pick myself up and I will pick myself up again."
The actor said he did not want to go into the reasons for the delay or the legal problems. “I don’t want to be dragged into politics as that is not my forte”. The filmmaker did not entertain any queries from the media after his statement, saying the matter was sub-judice. “I have confidence in myself. My arrogance is over my straight-forwardness," was his concluding remarks.
-IANS
Special Arrangement Actor Kamal Haasan addressing the media at his residence in Chennai on Wednesday[/caption]
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has agreed to modify his film Vishwaroopam following objections from certain Muslim organisations.
“My Muslim brothers have written to me and we have settled amicably. I have agreed to modify some scenes. ‘Vishwaroopam’ is not an anti-Indian Muslim film, it is pro-Indian Muslim film,” he said.
“There is no difference between me and my Muslim brothers. It is our duty to take care of them. There are four scenes that are being pointed out and I am willing to remove these scenes from the movie,” he added.
The film written, produced and directed by Kamal, was banned by the state government after some Muslim groups complained that the film portrayed their community in a bad light.
Tamil Nadu wants me out, Kamal Haasan says
Karthik Subramanian
Putting up a brave front in the wake of reports that the screenings of Vishwaroopam were cancelled abruptly in several parts of the State on Tuesday morning, actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan said he is likely to face the third complete bankruptcy of his life and that if he found no place in Tamil Nadu to continue his profession, he may have to look for a place in any other secular State in the country.
“When M.F. Hussain can do it, Kamal Haasan will do it... I am fed up. I am an artiste. After that, I will have to seek a secular State for my stay... secular State from Kashmir to Kerala, excluding Tamil Nadu... Tamil Nadu wants me out,” he said.
In a calm, composed yet strong address to the media at his residence in Alwarpet, Chennai, Mr. Haasan said he had pledged his entire property for the making of this film and that he had informed his creditors that they can attach all his properties if the film did not recover its Rs. 100-crore budget.
Reacting to Muslim outfits seeking to ban Vishwaroopam, Kamal Haasan said several Muslims were his fans and he always encouraged more Muslims find a place in his Narpani Iyakkam. (Kamal Haasan does not have fan clubs. His fans run welfare associations in the name of Kamal Narpani Iyakkam.)
He said the delay in relief after the legal tangle has already caused him a substantial loss. But he would wait in the hope for a favourable legal outcome. However, he added that this was not the first time he faces bankruptcy and it would not be the end of his cinematic journey. “I got bankrupt when I produced Raja Paarvai and had to work seven to eight years to come out of the losses. I once again faced bankruptcy in 1986 because of my own doing. However, I have learnt to pick myself up and I will pick myself up again."
The actor said he did not want to go into the reasons for the delay or the legal problems. “I don’t want to be dragged into politics as that is not my forte”. The filmmaker did not entertain any queries from the media after his statement, saying the matter was sub-judice. “I have confidence in myself. My arrogance is over my straight-forwardness," was his concluding remarks.
-IANS
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