India, Dec. 2 -- Actor Kamal Haasan recently attended the Hortus Art and Literature Festival in Kerala. He attended a session with actor Manju Warrier where they discussed cinema and politics. When asked by the anchor how he felt upon becoming a Rajya Sabha MP recently, here's how Kamal replied. (Also Read: Kamal Haasan refuses to term Vijay as an 'enemy'; says he's in no position to advise his 'brother' ahead of TN elections)

Kamal was asked to describe the feeling when he became a Rajya Sabha MP, and he says he remembered his parents, D Srinivasan Iyengar and Rajalakshmi, in that moment. "I went, and when I signed, the first thing that came to mind was my father and mother. I was a school dropout, and my mother would always tell me tha...