This actor became a superstar by making remakes of amitabh Bachchan's films, today he is the most expensive hero.
Rajinikanth Struggle Story: This superstar of South cinema had to take the help of amitabh Bachchan's blockbuster films for success. Today he has become the highest-paid actor in the South Industry.
Rajinikanth Struggle Story
Rajinikanth is a big name in South cinema. He started his career with telugu films but later worked in tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and hindi films. Rajinikanth is a billionaire today but there was a time when he used to be a bus conductor. Time changed, he worked hard and today he is counted among the top actors of indian cinema.
Rajinikanth is 73 years old but even at this age he plays the role of a lead actor and there are huge crowds of people to watch his films. Rajinikanth's early career was quite challenging and Amitabh Bachchan's blockbuster films helped him a lot in becoming successful.
Amitabh Bachchan's films made Rajinikanth a superstar.
When Rajinikanth came to telugu cinema in the 70s, initially he used to get small roles. Later he came in films as a villain but Rajinikanth wanted to become a hero. He was not getting a chance, then he used a trick. He met the producers and made telugu versions of amitabh Bachchan's blockbuster films in which he used to be the lead actor.
According to the report, Rajinikanth first chose amitabh Bachchan's blockbuster film Don and made its telugu version 'Billa'. Rajinikanth played a double role in it and the film became a super hit. After this, Rajinikanth made South remakes of some more successful films of amitabh Bachchan.
Rajinikanth made remakes of amitabh Bachchan's films like 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Zanjeer', 'Deewar', 'Kasme Wade' and 'Lawaris' and became a South superstar. Later, Rajinikanth also worked with amitabh bachchan in films like 'Hum' and 'Andha Kanoon'.
Rajinikanth's stardom is the highest.
At the age of 73, Rajinikanth has become the biggest star of tamil and telugu cinema. Veteran actors like kamal haasan and Thalapathy Vijay are also in competition with him. According to the report, Rajinikanth charged Rs 200 crore for a film in 2023, and with this, he became Asia's highest-paid actor. Along with this, Rajinikanth has also left behind Shahrukh Khan, salman khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Prabhas in terms of charging high fees. Rajinikanth's net worth is around Rs 500 crore.