In
this world of heightened exhibitionism,
where people take pains to be
who they aren’t and who
they would like to be and present
themselves different, sadly
ashamed of their true self,
it takes courage to bare oneself
honestly without any pretence.
You can see this in every specter
of this world and when you take
the entertainment world where
stars turn into someone different
every movie and behave extraordinary
when they are out of it, you
tend to forgive them for their
tantrums and their starry behavior
because they are never themselves
save when asleep. And then you
notice one man very unassuming,
absolutely disconnected from
the media glare on him, talking
honestly, straight from his
heart, ignoring diplomacy, stamping
out star value and bares it,
all you know it can be only
RAJINIKANTH
Many incidents come to mind...
The Cauvery fast, when almost
the entire film fraternity questioned
his stand, he courageously went
on to fast alone unmindful of
the repercussions he would face.
His legion of fans went berserk
and the result was there to
see. When a politician dragged
him into an unnecessary controversy
he refused to bite the bait
clearly aware it’s the
followers on either side who
will bear the brunt not the
leaders who sit comfy in their
rooms releasing statements.
And quite recently at Kamal
50, he reached the apex of humility.
Its world knowledge that Rajini
is the bigger star and Kamal
the better actor. When stars
and sports heroes agitate at
comparisons being made, it takes
sheer guts and honesty to admit
Kamal was a better actor and
there was nothing Kamal couldn’t
do. To even attribute his .
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