New Delhi: Actor Rajinikanth, who has dropped strong hints of a political plunge in recent weeks, is expected to meet his close friend and actor Amitabh Bachchan soon. According to a report, a source close to Rajinikanth revealed that though the actor is seriously thinking about a career in politics, his family is not in favour of this decision.
A source told DNA, "He(Rajini) may be mildly tempted to get into active politics, but he won't. His family is dead against bringing politics into Rajini's career. They cite the example of Amitabh Bachchan, who to this day, regrets his sticky stint in politics."
The source further disclosed that the two superstars, who had starred together in 1991 film Hum will meet in the coming weeks to elaborately discuss what's on Rajini's mind.
The reason why Rajinikanth's family is against him joining politics is his reportedly frail health. The source revealed, "His daughters won't allow him to do more than one film a year. For the first time in years, he shot two films simultaneously — 2.0 and Kabali. The stress took a toll on his health. So, I really don't know whether politics is what he wants to get into."
Well, looks like Rajinikanth is ready to give a deeper thought to his impulse of joining politics and how it might affect his popularity as an actor. Amitabh Bachchan himself had a brief stint at politics when he joined the Congress in 1984. He contested from Allahabad against HN Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by one of the highest victory margins. He, however, resigned from the party later in the wake of the Bofors scandal and never returned to politics. His wife Jaya Bachchan is a Rajya Sabha MP from the Samajwadi Party.
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