Rajinikanth surprises Chennai Express director Rohit Shetty
In the long-list of celebrities who visited Rajinikanth on the sets of Lingaa joins Bollywood director Rohit Shetty, who is known for films like Chennai Express with Shah Rukh Khan and Singham with Ajay Devgan. Rohit Shetty met Rajinikanth in Hyderabad when the latter was busy shooting an important scene in the film. “But when he heard I had come to see him, he walked across to me; greeted me and said, ‘Rohit, I love your work. I’m a great fan’,” says Rohit.
Rohit Shetty was taken aback by Superstar’s praise and literally fainted. “I was about to faint. I kept telling myself, this is Rajini Sir, who according to me, is the biggest star in the universe. Yet he was so humble. He had no hang-ups about walking across to me and paying me a compliment. I spent half an hour with him and it was such a fabulous experience. I kept marvelling about how grounded he is. I’m nothing in front of him, yet he made me feel so special,” raves Rohit Shetty to a daily.
