Shivaji Rao Gaekwad aka Rajinikanth is the superstar of Indian cinema as of late.

He is also NDTV's entertainer of the decade.

He is known to the world as Rajini but he was born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad in a Maharashtrian family, to mother Jijabai and father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad, on December 12, 1949 in Bangalore.Before becoming a film personality he worked in many places in Chennai and Bangalore between 1966 and 1973.

In 1973, he joined the then Bangalore Transport Services (BTS) as a bus conductor in Bangalore.He made his debut as an actor in films with Apoorva Raagangal (1975), a Tamil film directed by K. Balachander.

Rest of the story is known to the world and a history now.

Above The still was released to the media just few weeks ago.
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