No fear of failure: Kamal Haasan on joining politics
The actor added that he is trying to work for his state itself is a gesture he hopes is acknowledged.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-11-25 16:23 GMT
New Delhi
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan today said when it comes to taking the political plunge, he does not fear failure as it will not be something like making money for another movie.
The 63-year-old actor said the entire idea of joining politics is only about working for the betterment of his state, Tamil Nadu.
"For me, there is no fear of failure because this is not about movie making. This is not even about money making. It is about making ourselves better and I am going to be one of those instruments," Haasan said.
He was speaking at a discussion at the Times Delhi LitFest today.
The actor added that he is trying to work for his state itself is a gesture he hopes is acknowledged.
"My activism is now running into an act itself. This is the way I have perceived. Probably I'm wrong. But I'm doing it for the people. But if I go wrong, there is no failure in it.
"The fact that I have attempted itself shows mettle. At the end of it, I will fail because of my dreams, my utopia. But I dare to dream," he said.
Haasan said it was time people came forward to find solutions to the day-to-day problems and stopped blaming others.
"Time has come that we take onus on ourselves and not blame it on someone... I am not talking about nitpicking on politicians. Yes, they are corrupt and do not come from the mass(es). They come from our streets, districts and states.
They resemble us in form and sometimes even in character. I would like to do something for my state."
When asked why he came to the capital and talked about Tamil Nadu, not the country, the actor said, "But that's where the country begins, my doorstep. I want to clean my doorstep. And that's where I begin."
I think we are being oversensitive: Kamal Haasan on 'Padmavati' row
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan today again voiced his support for filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" which is facing nation-wide protests, saying people are being "oversensitive" about the film.
Citing his film, "Vishwaroopam's" example, the 63-yearold actor said it was wrong of people to demand a ban on the period drama before even watching it.
"I haven't seen the film (Padmavati). Nobody saw 'Vishwaroopam' still they wanted me banned. It's wrong... It should come out (release) and if then there is something then I can understand.
"I think we are being oversensitive. I'm not talking as a filmmaker but as an Indian," Haasan said.
The actor was speaking at a discussion at the Times Delhi LitFest today.
"Padmavati" has been facing troubles with various Rajput groups and political leaders, who have accused Bhansali of "distorting historical facts" and depicting queen Padmavati in the wrong light.
It was rumoured that there is a romantic dream sequence in the film between Padmavati (Deepika Padukone) and Sultan Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh), a claim which the director has time and again rejected.
Haasan said he has faced such protests with a lot of his films in the past.
He said the people in the country have become cynical and believe every negative thought when they hear it.
"What happened with 'Hey Ram'? Some Congress leader, just by looking at the poster, thought there is something wrong in it. They don't know what I'm making and they are saying that it should be banned. They judged a film without even seeing it.
"We are ready to believe the negativity. We have become cynical," he said.
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