Actor Kamal Haasan, who has made his mark in South Industry as well as Bollywood, is celebrating his 71st birthday today i.e. on 7th November. Apart from being an actor and filmmaker, Kamal Haasan is also a politician. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu. The actor has made more than 250 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali languages. Kamal Haasan has received 5 National Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards in his film career. So let us know about some interesting things related to Kamal Haasan’s life on the occasion of his birthday…
Birth and family
Kamal Haasan was born on 07 November 1954 in Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu. Actually, Kamal Haasan’s father wanted at least one of his three children to become an actor. To fulfill his father’s wish, Kamal Haasan decided to become an actor. In the 70s, on the insistence of his father, Kamal Haasan left his studies and devoted his entire attention towards the film industry.
film journey
Kamal Haasan started his film career at the age of just 5 years. He entered the film industry as a child artist in the 1960 film ‘Kalathur Kannamma’. After this, Kamal Haasan was the lead actor in the 1974 film ‘Kanyakumari’. He received his first Best Actor Filmfare Award for this film. After this, he entered Bollywood in the year 1981 and the actor’s debut film in Bollywood was ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’.
After this, Kamal Haasan made his mark in the Hindi film industry by working in films like ‘Chachi 420’, ‘Sadma’, ‘Sagar’, ‘Girftaar’ and ‘Hey Ram’. The film ‘Chachi 420’ proved to be a superhit in Bollywood and the actor’s acting in this film was greatly appreciated. Kamal Haasan has worked in more than 200 films in his four decade long cinema career and has shown his acting prowess.
love life
Kamal Haasan’s name was associated with many women. In the year 1970, his name was associated with actress Srividya. But their relationship did not last long. Then in 1979, Kamal Haasan married Vani Ganapathy, but after 10 years, both of them parted ways. After this his name was linked to actress Sarika. Before marriage, the couple became parents of daughter Shruti Haasan. After this both of them got married and the couple became parents of second daughter Akshara Haasan. However, the relationship between Kamal Haasan and Sarika also did not last long and both separated in the year 2004.