12 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Rajinikanth!

"Words like awesomeness, brilliance, legendary etc. were added to the dictionary in the year 1950. That was the year Rajinikanth was born."

There's no wonder that for every single human on this planet, there are at least 10 facts about Rajinikanth that people don't know. That is because the world is too small to engulf the mind-numbing awesomeness of 'Thalaivaa' Rajinikanth. 

On a serious note, Rajinikanth is one of the truly global stars of our times. He has proven time and again that when he appears on the screen, everything else takes a back seat and he is more than enough to make people go gaga over him and his films. 

From things like "Rajinikanth has counted to infinity, twice." to "Rajinikanth did in fact, build Rome in a day.", Rajinikanth has ruled the hearts of people before and post the internet era. Before the trends of Aloknath aka Babu ji and CID Jokes, it was Rajnikanth whose name began it all.

Most of us probably have a good laugh at these quips and move on, while we miss out on the fact that we indeed are lucky to witness one of the biggest phenomena in the Indian Film Industry. Rajinikanth embodies the very essence of Indian cinema with his entertainment as well as his story of climbing the ladder of success is inherently an inspirational one. 

Apart from what he does in films, Rajinikanth is more than what meets the eye. Some people choose to call  him Thalaivaa (which means God), some people choose to call him the biggest superstar from India. But above all, Rajinikanth remains to be one of the most popular, loved, respected and followed icon of India's diverse culture and its love for entertainment. 

Here are a few things about him which will thrill and amaze you, just like his super-awesome stunt scenes do.