Kamal Haasan’s films went to the Oscars 7 times, he/she also has the unique feat of breaking the most bones

In the WoW Wednesday series, know about the astonishing records of Kamal Haasan, one of the highest paid superstars of Indian cinema. Kamal Haasan, who started his/her career as a child artist, proved his/her acting prowess not only in South but also in Bollywood. In his/her 64-year career, Kamal Haasan has made such records that no actor has been able to break till date. Recently, he/she was seen in the film ‘Indian 2’, which was the sequel of his/her 1996 film ‘Indian’. This film won three National Awards then. Now Kamal Haasan is in the news for a film of director Atlee, in which he/she will be seen with Salman Khan. This will be a big budget and action-packed film, for which the names of both the superstars are being confirmed. Kamal Haasan is an actor who does not shy away from experimenting with his/her characters. he/she can go to any extent for the character. That is why he/she played 10 characters in some films, two characters in some and even the role of a father and son in some. So what are you waiting for, here are six amazing records of Kamal Haasan, one of which is also a Guinness Book of World Record.

Kamal Haasan had described his/her first marriage with Vani Ganpati as painful, said- I wanted to be happy, I had lost faith

The first actor to get 1.5 crore fee

Kamal Haasan is one of the highest paid stars in the country. Every filmmaker wants to work with him/her. But he/she is the first actor in the country to charge a fee of Rs 1 crore. he/she charged Rs 1.5 crore for a film in 1994. Kamal Haasan today charges Rs 100-150 crore for a film. he/she charged Rs 150 crore for ‘Indian 2’.

The first actor in the world to make his/her fan club a welfare organisation

Kamal Haasan is the first actor in the world who turned thousands of his/her fan clubs into a united welfare organization named ‘All India Kamal Haasan Narpani Iyakkam’. Through his/her fans, Kamal Haasan also organizes works ranging from providing education to poor children to blood donation and eye donation.

The only actor in the country whose 7 films went to the Oscars

Kamal Haasan made his/her acting debut as a child artist in the 1960 film Kalathur Kannamma. In a career spanning 64 years, Kamal Haasan is the only Indian actor whose 7 films were sent to the Oscars. This is also considered a big record for Indian cinema. The names of his/her films that were sent to the Oscars are – ‘Saagar’, ‘Swati Mutyam’, ‘Hey Ram’, ‘Indian’, ‘Nayakan’, ‘Kuruthipunal’ and ‘Thevar Magan’.

The only Indian actor who experiments the most

Kamal Haasan is the only actor in the country who is known for experimenting the most with films and characters. While he/she played 10 different characters in ‘Dasavatharam’, he/she was seen in different disguises in ‘Indian 2’ and surprised everyone. Before this, in the film ‘Chachi 420’, Kamal Haasan played the role of a grandmother named Lakshmi Godbole along with the hero. For the 10 characters played in ‘Dasavatharam’, Kamal Haasan used to get makeup done and sit in it for about 9 hours. he/she even used to take only liquid diet.

Kamal Haasan’s name in Guinness Book of World Records

Kamal Haasan’s name is also recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records along with his/her fan for a unique record. Actually, in the year 2021, a fan named Seevaaga Valuthi made a 7 feet high picture of Kamal Haasan with threads.

record for broken bones

You will be surprised to know that Kamal Haasan also holds the record for breaking the most number of bones. So far, he/she has broken about 34 bones. In this case, he/she has even left behind Jackie Chan, who has broken 20 bones.