Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Man of many faces: Kamal Haasan











Versatile actor and K-town director, singer, writer, dancer, composer and producer, Kamal Haasan, a Padmashri Award holder, is the most decorated actor in Indian cinema.
 
We have seen him prove his versatility through his films, ‘Hindustani’, ‘Hey Ram’, ‘Abhay’, ‘Sadma’ in Bollywood. And his accolades down South beat this number hands down. Audiences across the globe are awaiting his Diwali release this year, ‘Vishwaroopam’ which created a huge hype since its first look launch, itself.
  
In addition to all his attributes he also manages to scoop the time to fulfill his ambitions of being a lyricist, playback singer and choreographer. Kamal Haasan holds the record for the most National Film Awards for an actor – 4 National Awards. Three Awards for Best Actor and one for Best Child Artiste.
 
Kamal holds a record for nineteen Filmfare Awards - ranging across five languages – Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. After his latest award in 2000, he wrote to the Nation film awards organization to exempt him from any further awards.
 
Kamal's other recognitions include a string of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Nandi Awards and Vijay Awards, in which Haasan won four separate awards for his contribution in the movie, ‘Dasavathaaram’.


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