LK Advani showers praise on Kamal Hassan's Vishwaroopam
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Kamal
Hassan's
controversial
film
Vishwaroopam
has
won
appreciation
from
one
of
the
top
political
leaders
in
India.
Well,
it
is
none
other
than
LK
Advani,
senior
leader
and
one
of
the
founders
of
Bharatiya
Janata
Party.
The
politician
took
to
his
blog
to
praise
the
film
and
narrate
the
entire
story
of
how
he
watched
the
movie.
Here,
we
are
bringing
you
the
text
of
his
blog
on
Kamal
and
the
Tamil
film.
Find
it
below...
A
fortnight
or
so
back
I
had
seen
in
the
media
reports
that
a
film
produced
and
directed
by
Kamal
Hassan,
outstanding
film
maker
of
Tamil
Nadu,
titled
Vishwaroopam
(in
Tamil)
and
Vishwaroop
(in
Hindi)
had
precipitated
some
controversy.
The
result
was
that
the
Tamilnadu
Government
had
first
banned
the
film,
and
later
on
permitted
it
with
some
scenes
muted.
Ever
since
I
had
read
these
reports
I
had
had
a
desire
to
see
the
film.
Last
week,
I
had
a
welcome
phone
call
from
Kamal
Hassan
himself
informing
me
that
he
was
coming
to
Delhi
for
a
few
days
and
that
on
any
of
the
days
he
was
here
he
would
like
me
to
see
his
film.
On
June
3rd,
therefore,
along
with
my
family
and
some
friends
I
had
occasion
to
see
this
wonderful
film,
which
I
reckon,
in
both
content
and
technical
quality,
is
one
of
the
best
films
I
have
seen
in
years.
The
film
is
a
spy
thriller
scripted
also
by
Kamal
Hassan,
and
shot
mainly
in
three
countries
-
in
the
USA.,
in
India
and
in
Jordan.
Two
days
after
the
screening
of
the
film
Kamal
Hassan
came
to
our
home
for
Sindhi
curry
and
rice.
After
dinner
I
recounted
to
him
an
anecdote
I
had
heard
during
my
school
days
in
Karachi.
Continue
reading
on
the
slideshow...
Adolf
Hitler
and
Benito
Mussolini
meeting
The
story
is
about
a
meeting
Adolf
Hitler
and
Benito
Mussolini
had
during
the
Second
World
War,
in
which
Hitler
tells
the
Italian
Supremo
that
the
sins
committed
by
the
two
of
them
would
prove
very
costly
for
them
after
death.
Advani
Continues...
When
Mussolini
said
to
his
friend
that
so
far
as
he
was
concerned
when
his
own
end
came
he
would
go
to
the
Vatican
and
seek
help
from
the
Pope
who
is
believed
to
have
a
Pass
for
Heaven.
A
Political
Story
Hitler
asked
him
to
commend
to
the
Pope
his
name
also.
This
anecdote
is
accompanied
by
a
demonstrative
exercise
with
a
pair
of
scissors,
and
a
sheet
of
paper,
in
which
the
story
ends
up
with
both
the
two
Fascist
leaders
landing
in
Hell,
and
only
the
Pope
reaching
Heaven.
Kamal
Impressed
By
Demonstration
Kamal
Hassan
enjoyed
my
demonstration,
and
was
provoked
to
ask
me
:
Have
you
read
the
Book
"Grey
Wolf:
The
Escape
of
Adolf
Hitler" The
Book
is
co-authored
by
Simon
Dunstan,
prominent
author,
film
maker
and
photographer
in
the
field
of
military
history
and
Gerard
Williams,
renowned
television
journalist
for
over
thirty
years
with
the
BBC,
Sky
News
and
Reuters.
TAILPIECE
Book-grey-of-wolf
Kamal
Haasan,
has
sent
me
the
book
that
he
promised.
The
350-page
book
is
extremely
well
researched.
Together,
the
two
authors
undertook
seventeen
research
trips
to
Argentina
where
Hitler,
according
to
them
lived
until
1962.