"But it was the fire in Rajini’s eyes that convinced me that he has a future as an actor."

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“That's what happened in our career. He never let me fall. In 1983, when I wanted to leave everything behind, it was Kamal Haasan who cajoled me back to the material world.”

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“He gets flustered if I am not present at all the important functions in his home. He would keep asking people whether I had arrived. It has been so for years now.”

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“I'd do anything he asks me to, no question of refusing him.”

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