50 years of Rajinikanth: When the Tamil star spoke about looking his age and not wearing wig off-screen
Rajinikanth on looking his age off-screen
Rajinikanth was asked how his fans feel when they see him with a receding hairline, no wig and grey hair off-screen. He said, 'It is important to them how you look on celluloid; they're paying for that. There they feel: my hero should look like a hero. On celluloid if you come like that they will hate it. Outside it doesn't matter. People are intelligent, they know everything. So why unnecessarily give yourself discomfort?'
The actor also admitted that romancing women younger than him was getting awkward and that he was feeling his age, stating, 'Sometimes when I do action scenes or when I dance, I feel it. Age is age. But technicians, directors, they know and they manage. When doing a romantic scene now, you feel awkward. Even if you say it's just acting, you do feel a little embarrassed.' This interview was taken after Aishwarya Rai, who is more than 20 years younger than him, had played his romantic interest in Enthiran.
Rajinikanth also credited his 'small build, tight skin' to his genes, yoga and meditation back then, commenting on how his parents didn't pass down BP or diabetes to him.
50 years of Rajinikanth
Numerous celebrities, including Kamal Haasan, Hrithik Roshan, Mammootty, Mohanlal and others, congratulated the actor on the milestone of completing 50 years in the film industry. His latest film Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, was released on 14 August, breaking several box office records on its opening day.
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