HBD Rajinikanth: Once a ticket collector and now a superstar

Thalaiva of Indian Cinema aka Rajinikanth has completed his 65 years of life successfully. On his 66th Birthday he urged his fans to tone down the celebration.

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 12 Dec 2016 6:28 AM GMT
HBD Rajinikanth: Once a ticket collector and now a superstar
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Chennai: Thalaiva of Indian Cinema aka Rajinikanth has successfully completed his 65 years of life and on his 66th Birthday he urged his fans to tone down the celebrations to pay tribute to the former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalitha.

Thalaiva has decided not to celebrate his birthday as former Chief Minister and Tollywood Actress J Jayalalithaa passed away earlier this week.

His manager Riaz Ahmed tweeted,"Rajinikanth requests his fans not to celebrate his birthday. Also, Rajinikanth asked his fans not to put up posters and banners".

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  • 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.

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Below are the tweets of few leaders and celebrities who wishes Thaliva on his birthday:

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/808133340352028672

https://twitter.com/IamSaiDharamTej/status/808173682388385792

https://twitter.com/dulQuer/status/808175564947193856

https://twitter.com/iamVikramPrabhu/status/808151404531486720

https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/808009022246883328

https://twitter.com/irvpaswan/status/808145717009072128

https://twitter.com/PavanWadeyar/status/808152080275804160

https://twitter.com/irvpaswan/status/808145717009072128

Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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