Rajnikant was bragging to Amitabh Bachan one day, "You know, I know everyone, Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.

Tired of his boasting, Amitabh Bachan called his bluff, "OK, Rajini how about Tom Cruise?"

"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it" Rajini said.

So Rajini and Amitabh Bachan fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom

Cruise's

door,

and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts :--- "Thalaiva! Great to see you! You

and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!"

..Although impressed, Amitabh Bachan is still skeptical.After they leave

Cruise's house, he tells Rajini that he thinks Rajini knowing Cruise was

just lucky.

"No, no, just name anyone else" Rajini says

."President Obama", Amitabh Bachan quickly retorts

.."Yes", Rajini says, "I know him .

And off they go. At the White House, Obama spots Rajini on the tour and

motions him, saying, :----"Rajini, what a surprise, I was just on my way

to

a

meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have a cup of

coffee

first and catch up".

Well, Amitabh Bachan is much shaken by now, but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White House grounds, he implores him to

name anyone else.

"The Pope," Amitabh Bachan replies

.."Sure!" says Rajini, "My folks are from Italy and I've known the Pope

a

long time".

Rajini and Amitabh Bachan are assembled with the masses in Vatican

Square

when Rajini says, "This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye

among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me

just

go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope."

And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican .. Sure

enough,

half an hour later Rajini emerges with the Pope on the balcony.

But by the time Rajini returns, he finds that Amitabh Bachan has had a

heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics. Working his way to Amitabh

Bachan's side, Rajini asks him, "What happened?"

Amitabh Bachan looks up and says, "I was doing fine until u and the pope

came

out on the balcony and the man next to me said,

"Who's that on the balcony with Rajini?"