Superstar Rajinikanth said romancing Sonakshi Sinha in his forthcoming Tamil action movie “Lingaa” was a challenge. Rajinikanth said he did not feel so nervous even on the first time he faced the camera as much as he did when asked to shoot duets with Sonakshi.
“The worst punishment god can give actors like me who are in their 60s is to sing duets. I found shooting duets with Sonakshi more challenging than doing stunts atop a moving train in the film,” Rajinikanth.”
“Even in my first film, I didn’t feel so nervous as much as I did when I had to romance her. I’ve known Sonakshi as a baby, and she has grown up together with my daughters,” he said.
“Lingaaa”, directed by KS Ravi Kumar, is slated for release Friday. Rajinikanth appreciated the director for completing a project of this scale in less than six months. “Firstly, it’s almost impossible to complete such a big project in about six months. It’s big not because of the artistes or the budget, but because of the subject and the pre-independence era in which the story is set,” he said. “If there’s something Ravi Kumar and I would like to give the young generation, it’s this that even a big film can be completed in less than six months,” he added.
The superstar also reiterated that they didn’t steal anyone’s script to make “Lingaa”, and that it was originally written by S Ponkumaran.
