Kamal Haasan is all set for the release of his film ‘Indian 2’ which is a sequel to his previous project with the same name. As the actor is currently busy promoting the film, he was asked in a recent interview about the late actor Dilip Kumar with whom he shared a close bond. 

Citing the same the actor recalled his bond with the late superstar and also referred to him as the ‘greatest actor’. Kamal also shared his first interaction with the actor and how he got emotional after his film ‘ Ganga Jamuna' which he watched after being advised to do so by Javed Akhtar when both the actor, Kamal and Dilip were about to collaborate on the project ‘Sagar.’

He said, "I found another bright sun called Dilip Kumar Saab. This order is because I was born on the southern tip of this country. Otherwise, maybe I would have found Dilip Kumar Saab first. He is one of the greatest actors India has ever produced and way advanced than most actors of his times. He is very international and it took me some time to understand. And because of various political reasons, Hindi films were scarce. So I caught up with Dilip Kumar films much later.”

He further added, “I met Dilip Kumar Saab two days later and that was the silver jubilee celebration of Ek Dujhe Ke Liye. And I shook his hands and I almost had tears in my eyes because the effect of Gang Jumna was still on me. I said, I saw your film, sir. He could see that I was emotional and he was trying to place, which one. And he did ask that question - 'Which film of mine did you see?' and I said 'Ganga Jumna'. He frowned. 'What's he trying to say? A very clever quip about my acting or what is it. Why is he talking about Ganga Jamuna'. Then I had to explain him quickly that I am catching up on his work. And what he had done 20 years ago hit me like a thunderbolt."

Meanwhile, Kamal’s upcoming film ‘Indian 2’ is set to hit the big screens on July 12.