Kamal Haasan was recently awarded the Whistling Woods Maestro Award alongside Jaya Bachchan and notable writer Javed Siddiqui. Speaking at the event, Kamal Haasan put forth his request to young and budding writers to come up with roles for old actors like how Hollywood does. “Writers do not write roles for older people. They always write for younger people so we all try to look young. But times are changing. Amitji (Amitabh Bachchan) is a great example, so I know I have another 15 years,” say the Dasavatharam actor.
He further added saying, “I think writers should write it naturally. It should come from young people then it will be interesting. When I write about an old actor it is almost autobiographical. Young people should write. Hollywood had that young writers who wrote about old actors.”