Kamal
Haasan,
who
took
over
the
reins
of
trilingual
comedy
Sabaash
Naidu
after
director
TK
Rajeev
Kumar
fell
ill,
says
he
has
spent
a
gruelling
25
days,
shooting
the
film,
which
also
stars
his
daughter
Shruti
Haasan.
Speaking
to
IANS,
the
actor-filmmaker
has
revealed
some
interesting
facts
about
the
film.
Excerpts
from
the
interview...
Q.
How
are
you
coping
with
the
unexpected
responsibility
of
directing
'Sabaash
Naidu'?
Thanks
to
my
friend
late
RC
Shakti,
I
am
coping
quite
well,
thank
you.
Shakti
made
me
a
co-writer
and
director
in
my
first
film
as
a
hero.
It
took
me
a
long
time
to
realise
only
a
person
who
loved
you
like
a
brother
would
do
such
a
thing.
I
was
18
years
old
when
he
offered
me
that
exalted
status.
Q.
You've
ghost-directed
many
number
of
films
and
please
don't
pretend
otherwise.
Throughout
my
career,
I
have
been
trying
to
prove
I
deserve
the
trust
that
my
friends
placed
in
me.
Taking
over
the
reins
of
'Sabaash
Naidu'
is
no
cakewalk.
It
came
with
its
intrinsic
problems.
But
I
pulled
it
off.
It
was
a
gruelling
25
days
but
now
while
editing
the
film
in
Los
Angeles,
the
pain
vanishes.
Q.
You
are
co-starring
with
and
directing
your
daughter
Shruti
for
the
first
time.
How's
the
experience?
Shruti
is
a
professional
and
a
star-child.
Both
Sarikaji
(former
wife)
and
I
were
actors
from
our
childhood.
Unlike
her
parents
who
walked
with
apprehension,
Shruti
is
a
surefooted
star
already.
I
have
never
directed
stars
before.
This
was
a
new
experience.
I
am
only
used
to
directing
actors.
Shruti
is
both
a
star
and
an
actor,
to
my
surprise.
Q.
Are
there
any
how-will-I-tell-her-to-do-this
moments
on
the
sets
between
you
and
Shruti?
Even
in
life,
there
were
no
how-will-I-tell-her-this
moments.
During
her
growing-up
years,
all
that
was
needed
to
be
told
was
told
to
her
in
the
right
time.
Likewise
in
the
film.
By
the
way,
for
the
Tamil
version
of
'Dasavathaaram',
she
was
my
coach
for
my
American
accent.
She
had
just
returned
from
the
US
and
was
the
perfect
medium
to
help
her
father's
Madrasi
accent
to
be
transformed
into
a
Yankee
accent.
She
was
a
bully.
She
made
me
do
many
retakes.
And
after
the
dubbing,
she
wanted
me
to
correct
some
more
of
my
accent.
Everyone
thought
that
was
taking
it
a
little
too
far
(laughs).
Q.
Has
'Sabash
Naidu'
fallen
behind
schedule
because
of
the
director's
illness?
The
film
is
behind
schedule
by
about
a
month.
That
too
because
I
refused
to
shoot
the
film
in
different
schedules.
I
have
shot
the
entire
film
on
schedule.
If
all
goes
well,
we
should
be
done
by
August
or
September.
Q.
Are
you
enjoying
the
return
to
comedy?
I
can
never
leave
comedy.
Even
Vishwaroopam
has
comedy
elements
in
it.
I
enjoy
it
when
my
actors
and
crew
laugh
in
spite
of
the
work
stress.
It
is
a
great
indicator
of
laughter
in
the
theatre.
'Sabaash
Naidu'
had
moments
like
it
while
shooting
and
more
so
during
editing.
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