Happy Birthday to the Only one, the Super one 'Rajinikanth'

Mumbai: Neither number one nor number 2, but the only one, the super one, Rajinikanth celebrates his 68th birthday today.

Thalaiva of Indian cinema aka Rajinikanth turned a year older today, i.e December 12. He is an actor, who was not born with the silver spoon but in today’s date he is regarded as the biggest superstar Indian Film industry has ever produced.

From flipping his goggles to play with a coin and popping a cigarette in his mouth, he always sets our screens on fire with his unique style.

There’s smirky self-confidence in the voice of the man who fires that quotable punchline at a crowd eager to lap it up.

On his 68th birthday , we here bring you some facts about the Superstar:

• Born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, Rajinikanth struggled as a bus conductor in his initial days.
• In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute to pursue diploma in acting.
• In 1975, he made is debut in Tamil Drama Apoorva Raagangal.
• In 2007, his movie ‘Sivaji– the boss’ collected a huge cash at box office and made him the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan.
• He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016 by the Government of India for his contributions to the arts.
• Fans of Rajinikanth, lovingly called Thalaiva, gathered outside his house in Chennai for his special day.

To mark the occasion, Rajinikanth’s son-in-law, actor-producer Dhanush, also launched the second look of the megastar from the upcoming film. The actor is seen wearing sunglasses and a bearded look on the poster.

“Here you go! The king of style… Our Superstar’s “Kaala” second look. The swag of superstar. Happy birthday Thalaiva.”

On superstar Rajinikanth’s 68th birthday, celebrities like megastar Amitabh Bachchan, filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Akshay Kumar wished him a long and a healthy life.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to his twitter account to wish Rajinikanth, "T 3023 - Happy birthday Rajni .. Dec 12 th .. friend colleague and a sensation ever !!"

Amitabh Bachchan: https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1072539746025508865

Son-in-law and a famous actor Dhanush also wished the legend on his Birthday at mid-night "Happy birthday my #thalaiva ... The most beautiful human being I have met in my life. This first bench fan’s humble wishes to the unexplainable phenomenon this country has ever seen. Love you thalaiva #superstar “ the only one “ #12/12"

Dhanush: https: https://twitter.com/dhanushkraja/status/1072559177841721344

The teaser of his upcoming Tamil action drama 'Petta' was also unveiled on the occasion of his 68th birthday.