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KamalHaasan's Speech In IIMB (Bangalore).
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Vista 2013, IIMB's popular business fest, couldn't have asked for a better beginning. The keynote speaker, Padmashree Kamal Haasan, set the tone for the vibrant fest with his candid quotes, witty one-liners, and savvy repartee.
Beyond all that charm which was uncorked effortlessly, was wisdom, delivered in easy-to-digest capsules, and a fervent invitation to B-School students to create opportunities for themselves in the Indian film industry.
"Come into my industry with your professional skills. It staggers me that we have so many people crazy about films in this country but few professionals in this industry," he said.
Delivering the keynote on the theme of the fest, 'Inspire, Aspire, Achieve', he remarked drily: "Today, instigation is mistaken for inspiration, avarice is mistaken for aspiration and mere accuracies are heralded as achievements!"
But he was quick to repose faith in the youth. "Your dreams are fresh. Before you become willing to compromise in the name of pragmatism, you should become the change we all hope to see," he advised.
"People often mistake that my industry is full of entertainers. No, film making is a business. The first man to make a film was an entrepreneur. The reason why I am here, at IIMB, is self-serving. I hope to attract young talent like you into my industry, which is ailing because people who make money out of films are not ploughing profits back into it. Bring your entrepreneurial and managerial skills into my industry," he said.
Kamal Haasan was welcomed to Vista, by Dr. Padmini Srinivasan, Assistant Professor, Finance & Control Area, IIMB, who lauded the students for conceptualizing and hosting the popular business fest.
Kamal Haasan's keynote address was short and stimulating, but the Q&A upped the ante and brought out the best in both the speaker and the spirited students.
From Rajnikanth ("the only reason we don't act together is that we don't want to share the loot!") to Sivaji Ganesan ("the only sun in my horizon when I woke up to cinema was Sivaji"); from the 100-crore movie club ("Rome will be vandalized by Caesars and re-crafted by vandals") to the Oscars ("why do you want American chaap for ISI products?") he was brutally honest.
But it was his take on DTH that earned him the loudest applause. "Come on guys, how many of you watch movies on Torrent?" he asked
and when a mighty lot of hands in the packed-to-the-rafters auditorium went up, he grinned and remarked, "Ah! I only blame your age for your honesty!"
On a more serious note, he declared open war on obsolete technology and dubbed those who kept digital cinema out of the reach of the masses for over two decades as vested interests. "They are not villains really, but they do come very close!"
It was, he said, for the busy housewives, the elders - his fans from an earlier generation, the ill and infirm, who have equal rights as anyone else to enjoy quality cinema, that he chose to take the DTH route for 'Viswaroopam'.
Technology is disruptive and should be harnessed, not kept at out, he observed, adding that young talent -- in the form of a new generation of professionally qualified managers and entrepreneurs - would save the ailing film industry which he compared to an over-exploited oil well. "People don't even dump dead dinosaurs into oil wells," he rued.
The sobering thought was quickly replaced by a startling story. When asked about his favourite actor, he called for his mobile phone and shared a picture of Dilip Kumar. "He's a scholar; a man so erudite that he was far ahead of his times," he said, softly.
And then came the story.
"One night, at a film party, Yusuf saab (Dilip Kumar) sat munching a sandwich and a young man plonked himself next to the thespian and announced - very loudly, assuming that Yusuf saab, like most elderly folks, was deaf: 'All young actors want to be like you'. Startled by the young man's loud voice, Yusuf saab turned a little away and continued munching his sandwich. The persistent young man thought the thespian hadn't heard him and shouted even louder, 'All young actors want to be like you', making poor Yusuf saab choke and splutter and wonder aloud 'But why?'
"Indeed, 'but why?' Yusuf saab's response was stunning in its simplicity. Why should we all be like someone else? Let's make our own road maps in life."
With that slogan, the curtains on the day's event came gently down, but before the credits could roll, the consummate artiste and gifted raconteur delivered the punch line.
A student wanted to know about his love for Tamil. 'Oh, I love Tamil alright! I love to speak the language, I think in my mother tongue but it's just that when I tried to say 'I love you' in Tamil to my first date, it was disastrous. Since then, I play it safe and stick to simple English in such vital matters!"
Now you know why the students grinned all the way back to their dorms.
Thanks for the post.Quote:
Originally Posted by ganse
Kamal sir - no words...
Mr Ganse,Quote:
Originally Posted by ganse
Thank you very much for photos and Kamal Haasan's brilliant speech in IIMB, Bangalore.
Thanks a lot Ganse! You made my day.
He uses wigs only for characters. Otherwise he is not bald. He was a chain smoker long back.. then turned to tobacco. Now he is clean from such things and very strict in diet and exercise.Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
And takes bath in mineral water :)
If true, this has to be one of the worst ways to waste precious water...Kind off indicative of the megalomaniacal ways our celebrities live life.Quote:
Originally Posted by pushpak
Kamal already addressed in IIT, Mumbai.Quote:
Originally Posted by ganse
Now he has addressed in IIM, Bangalore.
Great info..Tq.
He is an alchoholic and known for smoking malabar beedi.Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
"Rome will be vandalized by Caesars and re-crafted by vandals"..what to say :notworthy:
:ty: ganse
there goes "strict Muslim" theory :smokesmirk:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
i liked his role in nammavar tooQuote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
Tenali? thalaiver shirt superQuote:
Originally Posted by ganse
I also think, it would be Thenali. (Bcoz picture taken from FB)Quote:
Originally Posted by Unmai Vilambi
This is surprising. Most of the mallu actors respect him for his commitment to keep his fitness and many say that he does not join the drink parties as he does not drink !Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
I think Nammavar also does not drink. Once he said he used to drink when he was in Malayalam (with Soman), but not now.
Just goes on to prove that aging is mostly genetics with good habits preventing further decline. There're people who look aged in their 30's for no fault of theirs vs. people who look young in their 50's with bad habits. But bad habits will certainly pull you down health wise.
Talking about fitness, Kamal during Khakki-sattai days used to do single or one arm pushups quite comfortably. It was quite rare then and even today - not just among actors but also with the gym crowd. Quite macho .. But he didnt take up conventional body building the way surya did. He had different priorities ... I'm sure he would have done well if he did though.
Taking bath in mineral water is a bit too much ... romba over.
Cant be Thenali. He was much fitter and leaner at that time. Probably post VV in and around 2006.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unmai Vilambi
kh with ksr, crazy and arr. what else it would be? or may be a coincidental get togetherQuote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
^ Why not...Its pretty normal for people to meet up with each other. And if I am not mistaken, ARR was the first choice for Dasavathaaram.
After Thenali, Kamal-KSR-ARR were supposed to do a film called Naran. The film was shelved with pooja and a day's recording. May be it was taken then.
:ty: Ganse for the Video and Posts.. As usual KH' speech was :notworthy:Quote:
Originally Posted by ganse
If not India, Vishwaroopam 2 will release on DTH in the US
Kamal Haasan found himself in the midst of controversy earlier this year, when he was not allowed to release Vishwaroopam on DTH. Theatre owners across Tamil Nadu opposed the idea as they felt it would stop audiences from coming to the theatres if they had the option of watching the film at home.
In Bangalore, at a meeting to help set the ground work for the upcoming FICCI's (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Frames Conclave, Kamal, who is the chairman of the media and entertainment business conclave, revealed his plans for the DTH release of his next film Vishwaroopam 2.
"The TV premiere of a film is a step into the future. The idea was to have one premiere on TV at a premium price. It would not only get people to watch the film at home, but also drive them to watch the film on the big screen. But there are too many people here opposing it. Everybody has a kitchen at home, why then are so many restaurants surviving? Yes, there are issues such as ensuring the DTH premiere is given only to individuals rather than institutions, but there are ways of controlling that too," said Kamal and added, "I have plans for my next film. If India won't allow it, I will take the idea abroad. Vishwaroopam 2 will release on DTH in the US.
(TOI)
Agreed!Quote:
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True!Quote:
Originally Posted by bill4u
True, but pushups or any body weight based execercise will not "bulk" you up, it would rather "tone" you and give muscle defenition. This is what surya did back in 2007 in that film (by Gauthum) , if we talk about body building then it is actors like salman khan.Quote:
Originally Posted by bill4u
If KH or surya took up body building it would awkward because of their height.
:lol: It may not be like he buys mineral water and take bath, probably he might have fixed a water softener at his bathroom and use that water to take bath. There are some water softeners(KENT water softener is once such equipment) which are available around 6,000 rupees or so.. Many people in our apartments fixed that to softens the salty water..Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
6000 Rs stuff can be done by anybody.. Not only by a super star.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinemarasigan
I know this and that is why I quoted. :)
Salman is of same height as Kamal or Surya, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
Yeah. more or less, may be salman is an inch or 2 taller...Quote:
Originally Posted by pushpak
I think He is about 2/3 inch tallerQuote:
Originally Posted by pushpak
Postal Stamps released marking Cinema in its 100th year. :clap:
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About the same height .. maybe an inch thats all but looks good on him.Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
Its all about maintaining good proportions ... A lot of aaN azhagans from south who do karlakattai, bar and dhadhal type workouts look awkward and disproportionate. I doubt if surya just did body weight exercises. He had a good trainer and was into nautilus/other weight training. I believe chiyaan recently started using surya's trainer. Aamir Khan is another example of not being very tall but still did a good job of it.
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^If I am not mistaken, I believe Aamir Khan is of the same height as Surya if not shorter and still looks good with a chiseled body. The thing that one needs to guard against is overdoing it which Surya is guilty of IMHO.
Kamal Haasan at 4th Jagran Film Festival
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Kamal in Misskin's direction
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மீண்டும் மொதலேர்ந்தா? எல்லாம் வல்ல இயற்கையே வசை பாடும் இணைய கருத்து சுந்தரங்களிடமிருந்து கமலை காப்பாற்றணும். இப்போதே முகநூலில் தனது படத்தை விளம்பரப் படுத்தி அதிக விற்பனைக்கு வித்து காசு பார்க்கும் மலிவான யுத்தி என பேச ஆரம்பித்து விட்டார்கள். இந்த முறையாவது சொன்னமாதிரியே அமெரிக்காவில் டி.டி.எச்சில் காட்டியே தீரணும். அப்படி ஒருவேளை நடந்தால் கமலுக்கு கோடி நன்றி. முடியல. இந்த Big Cinemas காரனுங்க தியேட்டர் வச்சிருக்கிற லட்சணத்துல, நவீன அறிவியல் உதவி ஆரோ சவுண்ட் சிஸ்டம் என மார்தட்டிக் கொண்டாலும், இருப்பதென்னவோ அமெரிக்கா என்றாலும் ஒலித் தரத்தில் ஒன்னாங்கிளாசிலேயே இருக்கும் இந்திய சினிமா தியேட்டர்களுக்குச் சென்று விஸ்வரூபம் பார்க்காமல் வீட்டிலேயே டி.டி.எச் பார்த்து ரசிப்பது சிறப்பு. குறைந்த பட்சம் ஏ.எம்.சி போன்ற தரம் வாய்ந்த தியேட்டர்களில் விஷ்வரூபத்தை திரையிடச் செய்வாரா கமல்?Quote:
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நடிகர் திலகத்தின் 85வது பிறந்த நாள்.
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Tamil Legendary Nadigar Thilagam's Birthday.Quote:
Originally Posted by ganse
Thanks for the post.
[QUOTE=ganse;1078881]நடிகர் திலகத்தின் 85வது பிறந்த நாள்.
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