While
celebrating
the
auspicious
festival
called
Holi,
let
us
also
roll
a
few
years
back
to
1975.
So
what
happened
on
this
festival
day
back
in
1975?
Well,
it
was
the
beginning
of
something
substantial.
This
day
announced
the
arrival
of
'Rajinikanth'.
Rajinikanth
had
mentioned
in
an
interview
that
it
was
on
the
festival
day
of
Holi,
he
was
given
three
options
by
the
legendary
director
K
Balachander.
Srikkanth,
Rajinikanth
and
Chandrakanth
were
the
names
offered
by
the
Apoorva
Raagangal
director
to
then
Shivaji
Rao
Gaekwad.
Shivaji
Rao
chose
Rajinikanth
and
then
Rajinikanth
was
chosen
by
destiny.
From
that
day
onwards,
it
is
said
that
Rajinikanth
made
it
a
point
to
make
a
phone
call
to
K
Balachander
as
a
mark
of
gratitude
on
the
propitious
day
of
Holi
each
and
every
year.
However,
at
a
recent
function,
Balachander
reminded
Rajinikanth
that
he
had
not
been
getting
his
routine
phone
calls
of
late.
Rajinikanth
then
promised
him
that
he
would
start
making
calls
from
the
following
year
and
excused
himself
for
not
making
those
calls
due
to
his
busy
schedule
and
commitments.
As
we
all
know
that
the
maverick
director
passed
away
recently,
this
Holi
might
not
be
as
auspicious
as
it
was
for
Rajinikanth
all
these
years.
Also,
going
forward
the
star
actor
will
not
be
able
to
make
those
routine
calls
to
his
mentor
on
the
festival
day
of
Holi.