Kamal Haasan and Shruti Haasan came together for — in their own words — a rare conversation, which gave a glimpse into the interpersonal relationship between the father-daughter duo, Kamal Haasan’s take on materialistic wants, and his childhood spent with limited financial resources.
The session involved Shruti and Kamal asking each other questions.
“What is one wish that you haven’t fulfilled?” asked Shruti to Kamal Haasan.
However, this time around, the question made the actor open up about his take on materialistic desires and wants.
When you think you can’t go on like this, tell me and I will buy you a cow that you can rear.”
Kamal Haasan and Shruti Haasan came together for — in their own words — a rare conversation, which gave a glimpse into the interpersonal relationship between the father-daughter duo, Kamal Haasan’s take on materialistic wants, and his childhood spent with limited financial resources. The session involved Shruti and Kamal asking each other questions. “What is one wish that you haven’t fulfilled?” asked Shruti to Kamal Haasan. Like always, there was no straight answer from the actor. However, this time around, the question made the actor open up about his take on materialistic desires and wants.
Kamal said, “There are a lot of those, a lot. My intention is not to list all of them. Listing them makes you go ‘I want this, that, and this.’ That’s when I remind myself, at Eldams Road (where his old family home is situated), my father gave me a small room that could perhaps fit two pianos. It was on the top floor… so, the heat! The restroom was three floors down. My father’s attitude was, ‘you know a lot so stay here. When you think you can’t go on like this, tell me and I will buy you a cow that you can rear.”
