Rajnikanth - The Boss

I am simply enamoured by the "Sivaji" hysteria. To say that one man can command such a huge following is an understatement. I am not a Rajnikanth fan, but simply overawed by his persona. How many stars from Bollywood can match his persona? Khans and Bachchans are just Davids in comparison to this man from the South, who is a towering Goliath. How many stars can boast of about 700 fan clubs across India and many more across the world ? Considering that on an average each fan club has at least 25 members on a conservative estimate, no wonder political parties would give him anything for a favourable sound byte from him. And mind you, these fans are no ordinary fans. They live and die for him !!! To talk about being probably the richest artist in India, he is also the most generous and humblest human being as reports say. He never charges a fee for acting until the film is released and is a roaring hit at the box office. Legend has it that he has given away almost half his wealth earned so far to various charities and other organisations. It has been quoted by his old friend and colleague (a driver on Karnataka State Road Transport where Rajnikanth was employed as a conductor) , who had financially helped him during his early struggler days, that he stays a couple of days a year with him at his modest house in Bangalore incognito reliving his old days. Certainly, people and especially the Bollywood stars, should take a cue from his acts of generosity and modest. There is surely something to emulate from this man - The Big Boss of them all !! What say ??