Kamal Haasan Birthday: 5 Interesting Facts About the `Vikram` Actor

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NOVEMBER 07,2023

It is the birthday of legendary actor Kamal Haasan today. He is a man who needs no introduction, and no amount of introduction will ever be enough to describe the multitudes that reside within him. He is an actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist, producer, dancer, and playback singer there is nothing Kamal Haasan hasn't done.

He turns 69 today and continues to enthrall his fans with movies coming out every few years. Moving ahead, he has multiple films coming out in 2024, including Indian 2 directed by Shankar and Thug Life directed by Mani Ratnam.

Kamal Haasan has many hats to his name. In a career spanning decades, he has managed to break new ground in storytelling and bring a fresh charm to Indian cinema.

On his birthday, here are some interesting facts about him that you may not have heard of:

1) Kamal Haasan made his debut at the age of 6.

Kamal Haasan was born with an acting worm within him, and it came out early on. He made his debut as a child actor on the big screen with the Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma in 1960.

Not just this, he was even awarded the President's Gold Medal for his role in the film. He started attracting awards at a tender age as well.

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2) Only Indian actors who acted in seven official Oscar submissions from the country

Call it fate or call it seeking perfection, wherever he went, Kamal Haasan was part of seven films that were India's official submissions to the Oscars. These films are spread across languages and industries.

With Hey Ram, Indian, Nayagan, Saagar, Swati Muthya, Kuruthipunal, and Thevar Magan, Kamal Haasan made sure that he represented the best of Indian cinema for the Oscars.

3) Kamal Haasan is the only Indian actor who has acted in films in six languages.

Spreading his greatness across different film industries and getting love from all over, Kamal Haasan made sure that language was not a barrier to communicating emotions to the audience. He has acted in Hindi films, Tamil films, Bengali films, Malayalam films, Telugu films, and Kannada films.

4) Kamal Haasan has won over 19 Filmfare Awards, the most for any Indian

Kamal Haasan kept getting so many Filmfare Awards each year that in the year 2000, he wrote to the committee requesting them not to give him any more awards. No other actor has won so many filmfare awards in the history of Indian cinema. He is God for a reason.

5) He was the highest-paid actor during the 1990s.

From 1988 to 1998, Kamal Haasan was the highest-paid actor working in the industry. He made history in 1994 when he became the first actor to get paid over a crore for a single film.

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