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The Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced that the award, which is Indian cinema”s highest honour for an artiste, will be presented to Rajinikanth on May 3.
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He also remembered his producers, directors, technicians, distributors, theatre owners, media, the Tamil people, “who have given me my life, and my fans across the world.”
Rajinikanth, whose real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, tried his hand at several odd jobs before landing as a bus conductor. He soon quit the job to pursue his acting dreams.
It was noted director K Balachander who spotted Rajinikanth at a film institute and roped him to star in his 1975 film “Apoorva Ragangal”. The director also gave the actor his screen name Rajinikanth.
The cinema icon has delivered several superhit films such as “Billa”, “Muthu”, “Sivaji” and “Enthiran”, among others.
He has also starred in Bollywood movies such as “Hum”, “Andha Kanoon”, “Bhagwaan Dada”, “Aatank hi Aatank” and “Chaalbaaz”.