Kamal Haasan says Rajinikanth and he decided not to pass snide remarks against each other: 'When we were in our 20s...'

Kamal Haasan said there's always been ‘open’ competition between Rajinikanth and him, but without any ‘envy’.

Kamal Haasan said he and Rajinikanth decided early in their careers that they will not pass ‘snide remarks’ about each other. When asked in an interview with News18 Showsha if and when the actors – who were last seen in the Hindi film Geraftaar (1985) – might work together again, Kamal revealed they 'decided not to work together'.

'Competition is there but there’s no envy'

Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth at the latter's residence. (File Photo)

Kamal opened up about his equation with Rajinikanth and whether they might make cameo appearances in each other’s films sometime in the future. He said, “It’s not a new combination. We have done many films together. Then we decided not to work together. We are not like two competitors. We had the same mentor (late filmmaker K Balachander). Unlike any other place, the competition is there, openly. But there’s no envy and it’s two different paths."

He added, “We did another thing. We also never make snide remarks about each other. We took this call when we were in our 20s; it’s not that we became older and wiser now."

More about their films together

Two of the biggest stars in Tamil film industry, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth were seen together in over a dozen films. including Aval Appadithan, 16 Vayathinile, Apoorva Raagangal, Thillu Mullu, Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu and Ninaithale Inikkum. The duo was last seen in the Hindi film Geraftaar (1985) alongside Amitabh Bachchan.

Kamal Haasan's latest project

Alongside Kamal, it features Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Disha Patani, among many others. The big budget film, produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, was released on Thursday in six languages: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English.