Kamal Hassan stuns a native Afghan

Kamal Hassan, like his previous movies, is ready to surprise the audience with his new avatar of a terrorist in his forthcoming bilingual movie Vishwaroobham. In fact, his preparation for the character has stunned a native Afghan, who has now opened up about the Tamil superstar's dedication towards his role and the film.

Speaking to the Times of India, an Afghan student named Sayed Jahid Shah, who is acting in Vishwaroobham, has praised Kamal Hassan to heavens. He says that Kamal Hassan surprised him the day he came to the movie sets in Chennai. The recreation of Taliban amazed him and the Tamil actor's eye for smallest details stunned him.

“When I met him the first time, he was dressed in costume (with a beard and Afghan attire). He asked me to show him how to perform namaaz and after I demonstrated it once, he did it exactly the same way. I was amazed. He is a total professional and has no airs about being a star. We shot scenes portraying the cruelty that the Taliban were doing in the name of Islam (like killing and hanging people." Sayed further adds.

Meanwhile, Sayed Jahid Shah, who has acted before in Malayalam movie Pazhassi Raja, is also appearing in a small role in the forthcoming Tamil movie Karikalan. Vishwaroobham also stars Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar and others in the cast.