Amitabh Bachchan is considered a superstar in all parts of the nation whereas Rajnikanth is famous mostly in southern India. Pretty sure that Amitabh, Salman, Priyanka and Katy will make the stadium jam-pack.
What IPL needs is TRP, and Amitabh can get them that and not Rajnikanth. So I feel that it's a good decision to get Amitabh.
Yes agree. Rajnikanth primarily acts in Tamil films, while Amitabh acts in Hindi language films, with a wider fanbase due to more no. of people speaking the language. And now, Rajnikanth is slowly eating into Bollywood territory with his Tamil (subtitled) films releasing in India.
Salman and Priyanka are nobody in chennai. They won't get as much attention there. And we are talking abt the chennai audience where the opening ceremOny will be held. And reg. TRP's, a very rarely public appearing Rajnikanth who also does one movie every 2 years, will get better TRP than a frequently public appearing Amitabh who also tweets and does more films in a year than his no. Of fingers.
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This time, I wish Chennai doesn't win the IPL. It would be really boring to see one team lift the cup three times in a row. For a change, this time I am not supporting CSK (for its own and IPL's good).