Kamal Haasan says he hated 'Sholay' and did 'Kalki 2898 AD' for THIS reason

Kamal Haasan spoke at the Project K panel at the San Diego Comic-Con and he and Amitabh Bachchan had some light banter as well. Amitabh Bachchan joined the team in San Diego through video-conferencing.

Kamal Haasan spoke at the Project K panel at the San Diego Comic-Con and he and Amitabh Bachchan had some light banter as well. Amitabh Bachchan joined the team in San Diego through video-conferencing.

As to why he accepted Project K, Kamal Haasan said, "The reason I accepted this film is because I come from analogous cinema. Without a negative, there's no positive. So, a negative role is an important role in a film."

Kamal Haasan then revealed, "I was an assistant director on Sholay. I couldn’t sleep the night I watched it because I hated the film so much. I hated the filmmaker even more. I had the opportunity of working with a great filmmaker and that was my reaction and I told him. As a technician, I couldn’t sleep that night and Amitji has done many such movies. Him saying nice things about my films is something I had never imagined."