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Kamal Haasan marks 67 years as 'oldest of Gen Z'
Kamal Haasan is a very famous actor from India.
He has been making movies for 67 years now.
To celebrate, he wrote a message on a social media site called X, which used to be called Twitter.
He joked that he is the 'oldest of Gen Z' because he still wants to learn and stay modern.
He said that only about 20 of his 67 years were spent truly learning, and the rest he just went with the flow.
Movies themselves have been around for about 130 years.
Mr. Haasan has been part of more than half of that whole history.
He started acting as a six-year-old child and won a special national award.
In total, he has acted in more than 230 films in many different Indian languages.
He shared his thoughts to thank everyone who wished him well on his big milestone.
Kamal Haasan marked 67 years in cinema with a post on X (formerly Twitter), calling himself the 'oldest of Gen Z in cinema.'
He said only about 20 of those 67 years count as 'actual learning,' describing the rest as 'going with the flow.'
He noted the film industry has existed for approximately 130 years and 8 months since the Lumière brothers' first public screening in December 1895.
He began as a child artist at age six, winning the Rashtrapati Award (President's Gold Medal) for 'Kalathur Kannamma.'
Haasan has acted in more than 230 films in several Indian languages, making his Malayalam debut with 'Kannum Karalum' in 1962.
- Who
- Kamal Haasan, a veteran Indian actor with 67 years in cinema
- What
- Reflected on his career milestone via a post on X (formerly Twitter), calling himself the 'oldest of Gen Z in cinema.'
- Where
- On X (formerly Twitter); the report was filed from Mumbai
- When
- Exact date of the post is not specified in the articles; the film industry itself dates to the Lumière brothers' first public screening in December 1895
- Why
- To express gratitude to well-wishers and reflect on his desire to keep learning and evolving alongside cinema
Key facts
- Years in cinema
- 67
- Self-description
- "Oldest of Gen Z in cinema"
- Years of 'actual learning'
- About 20 of the 67 years
- Films acted in
- More than 230 across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali
- Career start
- Child artist at age 6; won Rashtrapati Award (President's Gold Medal) for 'Kalathur Kannamma'
- Malayalam debut
- 'Kannum Karalum' (1962)
- Age of the film industry
- Approximately 130 years and 8 months, since the Lumière brothers' December 1895 screening
Quotes
Kamal Haasan
Veteran Indian actor and filmmaker
“Since the Lumière brothers’ first public film screening in December 1895, the film industry has been around for approximately 130 years and 8 months. My team reminded me that I have been around for 67 of those years, more than half of the entire history of the film industry! That is a rather extraordinary thought to take in. Yet, in my own account, I can claim only about 20 years as actual learning. I am probably the oldest of the Gen Z in cinema.”
timesnownews.com
thehansindia.com
“"I consider only around 20 of those years as my actual learning period. The rest was going with the flow."”
thehansindia.com
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