Little known facts about Kamal Haasan
Chaitra Anand
Few Indian stars have been as versatile as Kamal Haasan.  Fact 4: He has acted in several languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali language films.  Fact 6: Kamal was born into a Tamil family in Paramakudi, TN. His father was a lawyer and his mother a housewife.
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Few Indian stars have been as versatile as Kamal Haasan. In a career spanning more than five decades he has been a film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, playback singer, choreographer, lyricist, philanthropist and dancer. As the veteran actor turns 62 today, here’s wishing him a very happy birthday and taking a look at some quick yet rare facts about his personal life and career.

Fact 1: His birth name is Parthasarathy

Fact 2: He has won three National Film Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards

Fact 3: At age 4, he has won the President’s Gold Medal as a child actor for his role in the film ‘Kalathur Kannamma’

Fact 4: He has acted in several languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali language films.

Fact 5: His movies hold the record for representing India maximum number of times at the Oscars in the ‘Best foreign movie’ category (seven times).

Fact 6: Kamal was born into a Tamil family in Paramakudi, TN. His father was a lawyer and his mother a housewife. He is the youngest of 4 children. His brothers are both lawyers and his sister a classical dancer.

Fact 7: Kamal’s niece, Suhasini (His oldest brother Charuhasan’s daughter), is married to celebrated director Mani Ratnam with whom Kamal had collaborated on the superhit film ‘Nayakan’ in 1987.

Fact 8: In the early 70s’, Kamal Haasan was rumored to have had an affair with actress Srividya. The Malayalam film ‘Thirakatta’ by Renjith is said to be based on their relationship.

Fact 9: At age 24, he married Indian classical danseuse Vani Ganapathy. They were married for 10 years before they separated.

Fact 10: He and actress Sarika (his second wife) were in a live-in relationship in the late 80s’. They got married after the birth of their first daughter Shruthi Haasan. Both his daughters Shruthi and Akshara have pursued a career in films.

Fact 11: His affair with co-star Simran, who is 22 years his junior, was the reason behind his divorce with Sarika. However, his affair with Simran didn’t last too long as the actress went on to marry her childhood sweetheart.

Fact 12: Following his break up with Simran, Kamal was living in with actress Gautami until 2016. But recently Gautami announced that she has ended her relationship with the star.

Fact 13: Kamal is a self-proclaimed atheist and has often questioned the existence of God and portrayed the same in some of his films.

Fact 14: Kamal has often been criticized for alleged plagiarism and inspiration from Hollywood films. He has also been accused of self-indulgence and criticized for sexually explicit scenes and themes, official scenes, and offensive religious sentiments depicted in his films.