Rajinikanth Kamal Haasan KHxRK promo 20 takes:
Some behind-the-scenes stories just hit differently… and this one? It’s got everything — legends, 20 takes, a bit of chaos, and honestly, a lot of love for cinema.
So Rajiv Menon recently shared this bit from the KHxRK promo shoot, and you can actually picture it happening.
Apparently, there was this simple idea — get Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan to just… walk together.
Sounds easy, right?
Not really.
They couldn’t sync their walk. Not because they don’t know how to walk obviously 😄 but because each of them has such a distinct style, this larger-than-life presence. When they move, it’s not just walking — it’s their walk. So matching that? Took like 20 takes.
And in the middle of all this is Nelson Dilipkumar, just calmly going, “One more take… one more…” over and over. That’s kind of his thing, apparently. Even when he’s acting himself, same story — multiple takes till it feels just right.
It’s kinda funny but also says a lot about how particular he is. Not in a stressful way, more like… he just won’t settle.
Then there’s another moment from the shoot that’s honestly just classic Rajini.
They had this face-to-face shot between Rajini and Kamal. But there was a slight height mismatch in the frame. So the team thought okay, bring in a stool, fix it quickly.
And Rajini just goes, “No no, don’t worry…”
Takes off his shoes. Just like that. Stands there, adjusts, ready for the shot.
No fuss. No ego. Problem solved.
It’s such a small thing, but it kinda tells you everything about why these two are who they are. Decades in the industry, still so invested, still so hands-on, still caring about how a single shot looks.
And that’s really the vibe of this whole story — not perfection in a polished, robotic way, but people who love cinema enough to keep trying till something feels right.
20 takes for a walk might sound excessive on paper. But when it’s Rajini and Kamal walking together? Yeah… maybe that kind of effort makes sense.
