The gates of his Poes Garden bungalow in Chennai have begun to open up a wee bit. Rajinikanth, the star who notched up the biggest hit of the year which also makes him the highest paid actor in the country since he gets an impressive percentage of the profits, has begun to communicate with the outside world.
One of the people he and wife Latha have contacted is good old Dharmendra in Mumbai. Rajini is like a humble admirer when he talks to or talks about actors like Dharam. And he has a very soft corner for fellow-Chennai-ite Hema Malini with whom he has done a film or two in Hindi.
Rajinikanth’s wife Latha has been very actively involved with academics and for the last 20 years she has been running The Ashram in Chennai, the school from where her two daughters passed out.
The school celebrates its Annual Day by giving out Bhishma Awards to veterans in various fields while the children also put up a highly skilled cultural show. Under the umbrella of the Bhishma awards, there are different categories, including a Rajinikanth Legend Award for excellence in cinema. Past recipients include B. Saroja Devi, Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala. This year the award will be given to Dharam and Hema at the annual day function on December 7.
“We’ve also come to know that it is Dharamji’s 50th year in films which is a great reason to celebrate,” says Latha who is a hands-on organiser. “And we will bring in his birthday too (which falls on December 8). So it will be a double celebration.” With Rajinikanth also in the picture, the photo op is going to be every Chennai cameraman’s dream moment.
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