Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, who calls Rajnikant the true emperor of Indian cinema, admires the Tamil superstar for his simplicity, humility and the way he has brought up his children.
Reacting to Rajnikant's remark about himself and the Big B being the king and the emperor respectively, Bachchan told IANS: "Rajni is phenomenal. The largest, the best and truly the boss! It is ridiculous to compare me with him.
"Outside of Tamil Nadu, people have no idea whatsoever what he is all about. The adulation, the following is incomparable. We are friends, colleagues. His modesty is legendary. His simplicity in his existence and in his demeanour is also legendary.
"Don't believe a word of this 'king' and 'emperor' thing. We all know that he is The Emperor. I abhor epithets, but for him I will make exceptions, for he is truly exceptional."
Bachchan has made a rare guest appearance in a regional film - the Rajnikant-starrer "Shivaji The Boss".
Says the Big B: "I had done the guest appearance in (Kannada film) 'Amruthdhare' at a friend's request. In this case, the producer of 'Shivaji' bought the rights of a film of mine that had closed shop due to financial constraints.
"In return, I was required to work as a guest in the film being made with Rajnikant. That's how it happened. And thank god it did. I remember Rajni starred in the Hindi film 'Andha Kanoon', which had me in one of the most dynamic guest appearances of my life."
