A fresh interview with Indian actor Yatin Karyekar brought renewed attention to the making of Vasool Raja MBBSas he shared his memories of working with Veteran South Indian actor Kamal Haasan and spoke about changes that were allegedly made during filming.
Yatin looked back at his work with Kamal Haasan in Hey Ram and Vasool Raja MBBS during a conversation with Siddharth Kannan. He claimed that one important scene from the Hindi film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. was changed in the Tamil remake.
Speaking about the scene, Yatin said, “Kamal Haasan is very self-obsessed. We were shooting for Vasool Raja MBBS. The scene where Jimmy Shergill slaps Sanjay Dutt in the Hindi version was being recreated in Tamil, but he didn’t let that scene happen. He replaced the slap with a push.”
He also recalled that the assistant director appeared worried while the discussion about the scene was taking place. Yatin said he had been surprised by the decision and remembered thinking, “When a Sanjay Dutt can do it, what is this man’s problem?”
Yatin further claimed that the change affected the emotional impact of the father-son relationship shown in the film. He said the Hindi version had carried more emotional weight because of the strong screen presence of the father character.
Sharing his view, he said, “Nobody could say, ‘Ae, jaa na,’ to Kamal Haasan in the role of his father in the film.” He believed the relationship in the Tamil version had appeared lighter than the one shown in the original film.
The Dagdi Chawl 2 actor also spoke about his experience during the filming of Hey Ram. He claimed Kamal Haasan often remained at the centre of public attention and recalled an incident in which the actor reportedly sat in front of an aeroplane during a flight delay.
Despite his remarks, Yatin praised Kamal Haasan’s work as a filmmaker and actor. He described him as “a brilliant technician and filmmaker,” while making it clear that his comments reflected his personal experience.
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