Amish Tripathi On Meeting His “Role Model” Rajinikanth: “He Loved My Books, My Life Is Made”
New Delhi:
Bestselling author Amish Tripathi recently had what he calls “one of the high points” of his life – meeting none other than Superstar Rajinikanth.
The occasion? The cover reveal of Amish’s upcoming book, The Chola Tigers, which was unveiled in a private ceremony in Chennai this July, with Rajinikanth himself doing the honours.
For Amish, this wasn’t just a formal event; it was a nostalgic full-circle moment. “I studied in Tamil Nadu in the 1980s at Lawrence School, Ooty. Both my brothers and I were there,” Amish recalls fondly. Those years, he says, made him the Rajinikanth fan he is today.
He shared a vivid memory from his school days: “I became a Rajinikanth fan actually in my time out there. There’s a movie called Chandramukhi. The first time I saw it was in Tamil without subtitles. It didn’t matter-it’s a Rajinikanth movie, man! I utterly loved it. I remember there was this scene where a van full of gundas is speeding, and suddenly a foot appears, kicks the van, and it goes flying back. The camera pans in and there’s Rajinikanth… and everyone goes wooooow! Man, I loved it.”
