Amitabh Bachchan is the only superstar: Rajinikanth

LONDON, Apr 1:His stardom has transcended borders and the fan frenzy Rajinikanth generates is unmatchable but the veteran thespian says that Amitabh Bachchan is the only one who can be called a superstar.When asked about how he felt about being a superstar, Rajinikanth, who was here to promote his upcoming film �Kochadiyaan�, said, �For me, the only superstar is Amitabh Bachchan.��For me every film is like the first picture. I am very choosy with the director and producer,� said the 61-year-old, who has given hits like �Chandramukhi�, �Sivaji� and �Robot�.Rajinikanth, who was admitted in the hospital and treated for dehydration and exhaustion some time back, said, �I am 90 per cent fine now, thanks to the prayers of my fans.�He is now gearing up for the release of �Kochadiyaan�, a Tamil period film directed by his daughter Soundarya and with music by AR Rahman, this Diwali on November 13.�Kochadaiyaan is a fantasy film. It will attract not only children but everyone. It will be of international standards and the film will be ready by Diwali November 13 this year,� Rajinikanth said at the Bentley Hotel here last evening.�Kochadiyaan� is partly inspired by the name of the Pandya Dynasty king Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran and the plot will be a fictional account with small references to history.�I will have the new experience of singing in the film. It is going to be very different,� said Rajinikanth, who will be singing a song for a film after 21 years. The track will be a philosophical theme song composed by Rahman and penned by Vairamuthu. Earlier he had sung a song called �Adikuthu Kuliru� in the film �Mannan� that was released in 1992.His daughter Soundarya, who is making her debut as a director with �Kochadaiyaan�, said, �We have just completed the shoot. Technically, the film will be one of its kind. Visually it is going to be spectacular.�The film stars Rajinikanth alongside Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff, South Indian actors R Sarathkumar, Aadhi, Shobana, Rukmini Vijayakuar and Nassar.Touted as a first within the Indian realm of movie-making, the film features the unique visual mastery of Performance Capturing with Photorealistic Technology.This state-of the art advanced technology transcends the CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) capabilities utilised in Hollywood films such as �Avatar�, �Adventures of Tintin� and �Beowulf�.�Kochadaiyaan is something new and it will not disappoint people,� said Rajinikanth, adding that it will be dubbed in Japanese as well.He said he had been to London many times. �I always loved this ancient and historic city. I had been here 25 years ago working for a movie. I missed to buy a house at that time. Now I will.�Noting that music will have an important role in the film, Rahman said, �We have finished two songs and working is on two more.� (PTI)