Kamal Haasan’s kiss scene with Abhirami from Thug Life to be removed from the film : Bollywood News

Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life is special on many counts, not the least of them being the Kamal Haasan factor. The last time the two came together was 33 years ago in the startling gangster epic Nayakan.

Kamal Haasan’s kiss scene with Abhirami from Thug Life to be removed from the film

Many years ago, this writer had asked Kamal Haasan why Mani and he hadn’t collaborated after Nayakan, and he had said, “All I will say is, the answer to the question that haunts both of us — why not another film together after Nayakan? — will soon be answered. Nayakan is no doubt the most influential film of my career. We keep discussing ideas. But we never get down to it. I don’t know what we fear. We spoke again on my birthday when he came visiting.”

The post Nayakan Mani-Kamal collaboration is finally here. The trailer of Thug Life doesn’t seem to offer anything we haven’t seen before. The trailer has whipped up a storm for all the wrong reasons. There is an uproar over Kamal Haasan’s smooch with his co-star Abhirami, who is reportedly 30 years his junior.

Apparently, Ratnam has decided to remove the kiss after the widespread outrage.

25 years ago in Hey Ram, Kamal Haasan had liplocked with Rani Mukerji who was 23 years his junior. Not comfortable with the kiss Rani had gently asked her passionate co-star, ‘Sir, is it necessary?’ Kamal Haasan said yes. And that was that.

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