Kamal Haasan regrets not getting Satyajit Ray to score Pushpak music: He would have
Kamal Haasan's silent film 'Pushpaka Vimana' is one of the most iconic movies in his eclectic career graph. In a recent sit-down chat with India Today, the stalwart spoke about how legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray was to be approached for scoring music for the film. The 1987-film titled 'Pushpaka Vimana' stars Haasan and Amala in lead roles. It revolves around an unemployed man taking on the identity of an unconscious, drunk rich businessman. Critically acclaimed and highly successful, 'Pushpak' is a film that is very close to Haasan.advertisementSharing an anecdote with us, Haasan said, 'I must tell you a tidbit, which is a lost opportunity by everyone who made 'Pushpak'. We were on the very edge of contacting Mr Satyajit Ray to do music for 'Pushpak'. We missed it. We still regret it. But then market pressures were high, and we had to settle down and get the film done. Imagine that would have taken us places.'Kamal Haasan stated that had Satyajit Ray agreed to come onboard, he would have taken 'Pushpak' to a whole new level.
"He would have advised us and the fact that he didn't know this was happening out of earshot. He mentions 'Pushpak' and that is truly is a missed opportunity. He would have worked," he added."We were thinking he 'could have', but he would have worked because of the way I heard him talk about that one scene in 'Pushpak'. He would have liked it and we missed an opportunity. This industry is full of lost opportunities like that," the actor added.Kamal Haasan's upcoming film 'Thug Life' with Mani Ratnam hits theatres on June 5.Tune InTrending Reel
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