Shah Rukh Khan pays his tribute to 'Thalaivaa' Rajinikanth

When Rajinikanth decided to launch the music of Kochadaiiyaan, the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan himself flew down to take part in the function in Chennai, as reported by us yesterday. SRK who is a self confessed fan of the southern movie legend admitted that he attended the music launch only because he is a big fan of Rajinikanth. A besotted SRK then went on to narrate an interesting Rajinikanth anecdote that actually made SRK a big fan of the former. "Years ago when I landed in Mumbai, I went to see the shooting of a Hindi film starring Rajinikanth and here I learned an important lesson. I saw from far away that Rajini sir was standing in front of a big mirror and practising throwing cigarette in his mouth. There were a lot of actors minding their own business, but Rajini sir kept on practising. He was getting it right like he does every time in the film, but still kept practising. That's one of the biggest lessons of my life. Someone of Rajini sir's talent and stature keeps on working so hard." SRK also acknowledged and thanked Rajinikanth and his family for helping him out during Ra One. "I was in need of a lot of help during the making of Ra One, and I would like to thank Rajini sir, Soundarya and Lata ma'am for helping me out overnight." King Khan also expressed his deep gratitude towards his South Indian fans for showering him with love and respect. "I have come as a friend because whenever I came to Chennai or Tamil Nadu, all of you have given me so much of love. I come here as a seeker of knowledge because the films made here actually make our country the proudest. The films by K. Balachander sir, Shankar sir and so many others have taught so much in cinema." Shah Rukh, finally also crooned a few lines of his famous Lungi Dance for Rajinikanth, much to the delight of the legend. Kochadaiiyaan apart from Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone also stars Jackie Shroff, Shobana, R. Sarath Kumar, Nasser and Rukmini. The movie will release on April 11 worldwide.