Chennai: Actor Kamal Haasan and director Shankar have announced that they would do a sequel to their earlier film "Indian". The film is being seen by eager fans as the actor's last appearance on silver screen before he makes a foray into politics.
The choice of the film - which was announced yesterday on the grand finale of the Tamil Bigg Boss -is suggestive. The "Indian" - one of his hits, was released in 1996. It focussed on corruption, with Kamal Hasaan playing a dual role.
The superstar, who has made more than 200 films over the last 40 years - had been increasingly critical of the ruling AIADMK government after the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December. After a minister of E Palaniswami's cabinet took him on over one of his statements, he asked his fans to e-mail Tamil Nadu ministers about instances of corruption.
His build-up had included meetings with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and more recently, Delhi Chief MInister Arvind Kejriwal. But denying speculations about a possible collaboration, Kamal Haasan said he was only "taking lessons" from the Aam Aadmi Party.
On his suitability to enter politics, Mr Haasan had told NDTV "I am honest. For 37 years I have been heading a band of people who have been involved in social service".
The choice of the film - which was announced yesterday on the grand finale of the Tamil Bigg Boss -is suggestive. The "Indian" - one of his hits, was released in 1996. It focussed on corruption, with Kamal Hasaan playing a dual role.
The superstar, who has made more than 200 films over the last 40 years - had been increasingly critical of the ruling AIADMK government after the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December. After a minister of E Palaniswami's cabinet took him on over one of his statements, he asked his fans to e-mail Tamil Nadu ministers about instances of corruption.
His build-up had included meetings with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and more recently, Delhi Chief MInister Arvind Kejriwal. But denying speculations about a possible collaboration, Kamal Haasan said he was only "taking lessons" from the Aam Aadmi Party.
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On his suitability to enter politics, Mr Haasan had told NDTV "I am honest. For 37 years I have been heading a band of people who have been involved in social service".
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