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Before we ring in 2023, here's a recap of all the celebrities who visited the Khaleej Times office in the year 2022
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Rajinikanth at 66: An epitome of stardom
He was born in a Marathi family in 1950. His mother Ramabai was a housewife and his father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad, a police constable.- nithisan/Instagram
Rajinikanth did his schooling at the Acharya Patasala in Bangalore and then at the Vivekananda Balak Sangh, a unit of the Ramakrishna Mission. - somethingextraterrestria/Instagram
He joined the Madras Film Institute to pursue a diploma in acting in 1973.- arthik_fr_lyfinsta/Instagram
His first screen appearance was in the film Apoorva Raagangal in 1975.- Picture from Filmi Beat
He starred as a full-fledged hero for the first time in K. Balaji's Billa which was released on January 26, 1980.- YouTube screengrab
He has starred in quite a few Hindi movies such as Jeet Hamaari-1983, Andha Kanoon (1983), John Jani Janardhan (1984), Chaalbaaz (1989), Phool Bane Angaray (1991), Bulandi (2000), Ra.One (2011) to name a few.- YouTube screengrab
He married Lata in 1980. She is an English literature graduate from an elite Iyengar family.- movieclickz/Instagram
He earned Rs26 crore ($8.2 million) for his role in Sivaji in 2007. This made him the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan at the time.- YouTube screengrab
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