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So far we've always thought of Indian cinema as being a derivative of its western counterparts.

So to hear that one of American cinema's most influential directors, Quentin Tarantino, director of movies like Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds, has admitted in a conversation with one of our own directors, Anurag Kashyap, that a whole sequence in one of his films is inspired by an Indian film, came as a huge and a welcome surprise.

Apparently Tarantino admitted in a private conversation with Anurag that the celebrated animation-action sequence in Kill Bill was inspired from 2001 Hindi-Tamil film, Kamal Haasan starrer, Abhay.



When contacted, Anurag Kashyap says, "Yes, Sight and Sound critic Naman Ramchandran first told me this. So when I met Quentin in Venice I asked him whether the Manga sequence in Kill Bill was inspired from an Indian film and he excitedly remarked, 'Yes, I saw this Indian serial-killer film which showed violence as animated.'"



The director explains, "There is only one Indian serial-killer film which was made before Kill Bill where violence was animated, and that was Abhay."

Kamal Haasan, who starred in Abhay, has his own take on the compliment. "When I did the animation action sequence 12 years ago it was seen as self-indulgent and odd by a lot of people. Now that it has been endorsed by a filmmaker of such brilliance, critics will be kinder to some of the things I attempt in my films."

source:http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.a...ood&nid=243976

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kamal.

[keanapundai]

Kamal Haasan, Tamil Goddess is really proud of your talents and achievements....

u are truly the best... Long live Tamil....

[maiyru123]

kamal ji

[p1lover1]

[ultimate_me]

Thalaivaaa

[dlpalcoholic]

FInally, Fuck, this i have been saying for so many years. No bitch on this earth believed me. Atlast the great QT himself acknowledged it. Bravo. Hail the greatest.

[pokhat]

this is only inspiration
the day when hollywood remakes an indian script, we can feel proud

[deepak.p]

maybe he shud have been inspired by manisha's super melons too

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One and only Kamal !!