Jackie makes cameo appearance in Rajini film

Mumbai: Anything for Rajinikanth, says Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, who has made a cameo appearance in the legendary Tamil actor`s new film ‘Kochadaiyyan’.

"Rajiniji`s daughter Soundarya is directing the film with her dad in the lead. So sweet! She asked me to make a cameo appearance in the film with her father. I immediately flew down to Chennai. When it comes to anything to do with Rajinikanth, one doesn`t ask questions. One just does the needful," said Jackie. "It`s an interesting cameo which Soundarya insisted only I could play. I believe the film is in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. But even if it was in Swahili, I`d run and do it for Rajinikanth," added the actor who turned 52 Wednesday. He had to rush to Chennai for the shoot and said: "My birthday is generally a very quiet affair. As always my rakhi-sister Anna Singh came home. Then we went to Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D`Souza`s sangeet. That`s where I brought in my birthday. I flew into Chennai for Rajiniji`s film early next morning. I can`t think of a better way to spend my birthday." Getting a little philosophical, Jackie said: "Honestly a birthday is no big deal. I am just beginning to understand life. My first 40 years went into growing up. Now I am finally getting to know what this whole business of living is all about." Jackie and Rajini go back a long way. "He was one of the few people at my wedding with Ayesha when we got married in 1989. Rajiniji and I were shooting for Subhash Ghai`s ‘Uttar Dakshin’, in which he played my younger stepbrother. It was so much fun. I was the North Indian, he was my South Indian brother. "During the lunch break Ayesha and I decided to get married. Just the two of us and those close to us. There was Rajiniji, Subhash Ghai, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher and a few of my other friends, that`s it. So you see, I`ve very fond memories of Rajinikanth and would never say no to anything to do with him or his family," said the actor. IANS