“While others used the staircase, he used the elevator to stardom. I don’t think any other actor in cinema made cigarette smoking a such an asset to his repertoire.”

—  Rajinikanth

K. Balachander, in p. 14
Rajinikanth: A Birthday Special (12 December 2012)

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