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 The Rajnikanth magnum opus 'Robo' is now in the final stages of shooting. Aishwarya Rai is the heroine and Shankar is the director. Robi is being produced on a never before heard budget of over 150 crore. Director Shankar shot the climax scene at specially erected shopping complex set recently. In the climax, Rajni is shown fighting with 100 Robos that look like Rajnikanth.
Related StoriesRajni-goes-to-court-against-ex-husband Rajni was a top heroine in Tollywood at one time. She quit films after her marriage to Hyderabad based boy DM Praveen in 1998. Rajni has three children from her marriage. She went through marital problems and has sought divorce from the family court. The court gave her divorce ex-parte as he husband did not turn up in the court. Praveen is now trying to harass her by registering false cases against her. Rajni approached the High court seeking protection. She is staying in a flat and is looking after her three children from the rent she gets from the other flat. Her ex-husband has now got the flats registered in the name of his mother. The court has asked the city police not to register cases against Rajni till further orders.&nb more Rajni’s-special-show-for-Big-B  Rajnikanth was in Mumbai on Tuesday. He arranged a special screening of his hit film ‘Sivaji’. The event was attended by none other than the Big B of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan was all praise for Rajni and Rajni thanked Bachchan for taking time off from his busy schedule to see his film. It may be recalled that Rajni said recently that while he may be the king of Indian cinema but Amitabh is the emperor of Indian cinema. Amitabh and Rajni are close friends and maintain extremely cordial relations. more Rajni-doesn’t-want-to-overshadow-this-hero Rajnikanth is the one and only superstar in the film industry. He is also a very ground to earth person and also a perfect gentleman. Rajni is now acting in the film ‘Kucheludu’. The title has now been changed to ‘Kathanayakudu’. The film is a remake of the hit Malayalam film ‘Katha Parayambol’. The role to be played by Rajni is very short. But director P Vasu has made it big and he now appears on screen for more than half an hour. Rajni is not happy with this. He does not want to hog the limelight. He feels that the real hero of the film is the role of barber played by Jagapathi Babu. So Rajni wants the director to ensure that Jagapathi Babu’s role not only gets highlighted but he also gets the maximum applause fro more Overheard..-(Sivaji)  Two guys were seen discussing animatedly at a Irani cafe in Hyderabad. First Guy: I understand Rajnikanth has gone underground? Second Guy: What? And why would he do so? FG: It is because of Chandra Babu Naidu, M Karunanidhi and Jayalalitha. SG: Why? Do they want him to unearth the black money of their rivals? FG: No. When it comes to black money, they are all united. SG: So what is their problem? FG: They all want Rajni to go to the US once again! R more Rajni-owes-everything-to-his-bus-driver  Rajnikanth is the undisputed superstar in the South and also an icon. But all this would not have been possible but for the encouragement and support of a bus driver. The man is Bahadur who was the driver of the Bangalore Transport Corporation in which Rajnikanth was working as a conductor. Bahadur and Rajni were on duty on the route 10A which plied between Majestic and Srinagar. Bahadur spotted Rajni’s acting talent and also his passion for films. He encouraged Rajni to quit his job and join the Adayar Film more Rajni-watching-Chiru’s-moves-closely The superstar of Kollywood, Rajnikanth is reportedly watching the developments in Andhra Pradesh very carefully. It was reported in the media for a long time that the superstar would enter politics in Tamil Nadu. He was also under great pressure from his fans as well as some politicians to launch his own political party. But Rajni dithered on and on for some time before making it clear that he was not interested in entering politics. Chiranjeevi considers Rajnikanth his elder brother. As such, Rajni would be only too keen to learn about the progress of his younger brother in politics. And if Chiru succeeds, then Rajni will be once again under pressure to enter politics and he may even be tempted to do so. more Rajni-effect!  Working with someone as great as Rajnikanth is bound to influence you some way or the other. This has happened with Shreya too. She worked with Rajni for nearly an year for the film Sivaji. And she seems to have imbibed some of the good qualities of the superstar. Rajni is well known for his large heartedness and his work for the poor and the underprivileged is legendary. However, very little is known about the huge work that Rajni has undertaken over the years. Coming to his heroine Shreya, she is now r more Rajni-watches-Chirutha,-praises-Ram-Charan  Superstar Rajnikanth watched a special preview of Chirutha the other day in Chennai. Rajnikanth was highly impressed with the acting of Ram Charan. Speaking to the media, Rajni said that the young Ram Charan has given a brilliant performance. It was hard to believe that this was his debut film. Ram Charan did a splendid job and Rajni predicted that he would go higher and higher in films and become the next megastar in Telugu. &nbs more The-one-and-only-Rajni!  Rajnikanth is the only actor in the industry today who is humble in real life too. The superstar has no airs whatsoever and he moves about freely and treats everyone with respect. But his recent gesture at an event in Chennai shocked director Venkat Prabhu of Chennai 600028 fame. Rajnikanth made an appearance at the 100-day function of the film. When the cameramen started clicking, Venkat Prabhu stood beside Rajnikanth with hands folded in reverence. And to the surprise and shock of many, Rajni held the more Rajnikanth-in-13-different-costumes-for-a-song  “The 'Super Star' appears in different costumes for the song sequences. What more, Rajni also gets to figure in three different get ups”, says Shankar of Sivaji and its irresistible hero. Normally, it is Kamal’s movies that are talked of for its costumes and make–ups. But Rajni in Sivaji seems to have spared no effort in looking different. Speaking about the film, Shankar says, “Rajni was highly impressed with the movie after he dubbed for it. He expressed his confidence that it would go on to more |
