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Kamal Haasan calls himself oldest Gen Z after 67 years in cinema
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has completed 67 years in the film industry, marking the milestone with a candid post on X. He said that out of those years, he can only 'salvage…
The Story in Brief
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has completed 67 years in the film industry, marking the milestone with a candid post on X. He said that out of those years, he can only 'salvage about 20 years as my actual learning'. The rest, he described, was 'going with the flow of the wastewater'. He joked that he is probably 'the oldest of the Gen Z in cinema'.
Kamal made his debut as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma. He later noted that the film industry has existed for about 130 years and he has been part of it for more than half that time. Hindustan Times reports that he is currently working on projects including a film with Rajinikanth and the sequel to Kalki 2898 AD.
The Indian Opinion
Kamal Haasan's self-deprecating remark about 'wastewater years' feels refreshingly honest in an industry built on egos. But the lazy narratives will paint this as either a humble genius or a washed-up actor. Neither captures the truth. He is a 67-year industry veteran who also enrolled in an AI course in the US last year. The real test is whether his upcoming films prove he has turned those 20 years of learning into something new, or if the wastewater just keeps flowing.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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