Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan, who plays the role of Supreme Yaskin, said that he doubted himself and it took him a year to sign ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. In a promotional interview, Kamal Haasan revealed why it took him a year to come on board. Producer Swapna Dutt also revealed that it was one of the toughest castings. She also revealed that they had been chasing Kamal Haasan to convince him to join the team.

Swapna Dutt said, “Kamal sir was one of the toughest castings I have ever done.” Prabhas then added, “Kamal sir, yes, he was very worried.”

Swapna Dutt said, “You know we were shooting, but then ‘Yaskin, when is Yaskin coming? The whole film is about Yaskin, but where is Yaskin?’ And how do you cast this person who is equal and true or more powerful than these two superheroes? Who is this person? And then we could only think of Kamal sir. It took us a year to figure it out.”

Prabhas said, “I thought why would he do this? Don’t torture me. Just go away.”

Here is the interview:

Kamal Haasan then explained what he was thinking about this role. He said, “It is not a question of torture. Self-doubt comes. They have done that. (pointing at Amitabh and Prabhas) What am I going to do? That was the reason. And it is not like I have played bad guys before. Even main villains, psychopaths and other such roles. But this is something else.”

Director Nag Ashwin’s ‘Kalki 2898 E.D.’ stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles. The science-fiction film will be released in theatres on June 27 in 2D and 3D. Produced by Vaijayanti Movies, the film is made on a massive budget of Rs 600 crore.