From a milkman to superstar!
An auto driver in Baasha (1995)
Rajnikanth played an honest to a fault auto-driver with a past in Suresh Krishna's Baasha. Amidst a love affair with Nagma, he manages to find time to visit his past as a fearsome underworld don in Mumbai.
As the compassionate auto-driver who drives pregnant women free of charge and never over-charges, Rajnikanth made sure that auto-wallas and fans alike cheered him everywhere.