- By Piyali Bhadra
- Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:27 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Rajinikanth and the entire team of ‘Jailer’ are riding high on the monstrous success of the film. Helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the film has received immense love from the audience and critics and is still minting positive numbers at the box office. Rajinikanth has stood out to be one of the biggest stars in India and has always remained at the top of the game. However, a self-made man, the actor has not forgotten his roots.
Rajinikanth was a bus conductor during his struggling times, and afterward ventured into the world of films with the 1975 Tamil film ‘Apoorva Raagangal.’ The film also features Kamal Haasan, Sundarrajan, Jayasudha, Srividya, and Nagesh in pivotal roles. Recently, the superstar paid a surprise visit to the place in Bangalore, where he started working as a bus conductor.
He interacted with the conductors, drivers, and other staff present at the moment and clicked selfies with not just the BMTC staff, but also with the general public. While working as a bus conductor, he was assigned to route 10A in the Bangalore Transport Service. It is being reported that no one was aware of the actor’s visit to the place, not even the senior officials.
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For the unversed, Rajinikanth was born in Karnataka and was named Shivaji Rao Gaikwad. He then changed his name and adopted his stage name Rajinikanth. The driver of the bus in which the actor worked as a conductor was Raj Bahadur, who is a close friend of the actor. He was the one who encouraged the superstar to get into films and also supported him to join the Madras Film Institute.
The official trailer of 'Jailer' is attached below:
His latest venture ‘Jailer’ also stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishan, and Shiva Rajkumar in pivotal roles. The film has a special cameo appearance of superstar Mohanlal.