Filmmaker Mani Ratnam will soon be reuniting with superstar Kamal Haasan after 35 years. The two are currently working on their upcoming movie, Thug Life. On Wednesday, Mani Ratnam was honoured at the CNN News18 Indian of the Year 2023 Award in New Delhi when he also opened up about his much-awaited reunion with Kamal Haasan.
Asked what took him so long to reunite with Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam shared, “I can’t say what took me so long. It is tough when you have an actor of that capability, who has done several things. So unless you have some solid things, do not go to him just because you have done it before. Hopefully, we would be able to bring some kind of a character back on screen.”
The filmmaker further shared that big stars do not have ego problems. “I don’t think big stars have real egos when they are on a project. Really, it has never been difficult to work with the stars. If you are clear and know what you want, they are too happy to have somebody make the decisions. They trust you, you trust them. It becomes a mutual thing. You make it together. Sometimes, scripts demand new faces and that’s why you go for new faces. I do it only because it is right for my film not because I want to introduce somebody,” he added.
Mani Ratnam was honoured with the CNN News18 Indian of the Year 2023 in the field of Entertainment. The acclaimed filmmaker was presented the award by veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar at the star-studded ceremony. Akhtar was part of the jury with former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve, retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Indu Malhotra, former Indian athlete and Vice-President of Athletics Federation of India Anju Bobby George, chairperson of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group Sanjiv Goenka, and environmental activist and lawyer Afroz Shah.
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