Best Wishes AJITH & SHALINI on becoming Proud Parents

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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This Posting is dedicated for a Man who is an example of hard work, determination, self confidence & success through straight forward ways. On May 1st 1971, this go-getter was born. Though he did not even finish his schooling, his thirst for success did not end. Because of his passion for automotives, he became a mechanic and then went on to become a bike racer. As his celluloid looks aided him to venture into modeling, he grasped the opportunity and that threw the gates of filmdom open for him. He then went on to earn a good name among all his peers, fellow technicians and now He’s the Ultimate Super Star without anyone's support and the only one in Kollywood to enjoy a huge die hard fan base .We call him as THALA for he is our leader who educated us that Self confidence is the best weapon to win over failure. This phenomenon is none other than our AJITHKUMAR to summarize. He is one of the few in the Tamil industry who has his own style and doesn’t copy anyone and has a RECORD 60000+ fan club across the country next only to SUPER STAR RAJNIKANTH.

The very beginning of the New Year has been great for Ajith Kumar & Shalini Kumar for they have their girl child born in healthy condition. Ajithfans.com congratulated Ajith for getting onto higher position of father and he seems to floating somewhere out of space now with joyous moment.

It won’t be long before the pitter-patter of baby feet fills the Ajith - Shalini homestead! But for now, it will be soft goo goo’s and hungry squeals!

Billa brought 2007 to a grand close; a healthy baby has given 2008 a grand opening for Ajith and wife Shalini! Much-deserved good times have kicked in for the star, professionally and personally!

At a press meet held a few days prior to the release of Billa, Ajith said that all he prayed for was the good health of his wife and their unborn child. Well, his prayers have been answered indeed! At 1.30 a.m. this morning, our Ultimate Star turned daddy to a cute li’l baby girl! The newborn weighed a healthy 3.3 kilos at the time of birth. In spite of the Caesarian section, new mom Shalini is all smiles and cheer, and why not?!

Baby Shalini is back :)

Sharing his gleeful moment with Ajithfans.com, Ajith said that this is the most elated moment in his life. “I have no words to express my happiness and I consider this as God’s gift for this New Year”. Also thanked all his fans for their prayers.

Congrats Thala … Your Treat for us will be the Hit of the Upcoming Movie.

Ajith Kumar is a famous Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. Starting his career as a mechanic, Ajith made his acting debut in his only Telugu-language film-to-date, Prema Pustagam in 1992, which was followed by Amaravathi in the following year, his first lead role. After acting in a series of smaller budget films, Ajith was later recognized for his performance an anonymous lover in the award-winning movie Kadhal Kottai. He went on to demonstrate his versatility as an actor by portraying a variety of unique characters.

Ajith received his first Film fare Best Actor Award for his performance in Vaali in 1999, portraying a double-role. He went on to win two consecutive Film fare Best Actor Awards — in the 2001 film Citizen, in which he appeared in nine different appearances, and in the 2002 film, Villain, playing twins, one of which had a disability. He was later recognized for his triple role in Varalaru, his biggest grosser to date and for his more sensitive character portrayal in Kireedam. Billa, upon release in which he played double-role as David Billa & Saravana Velu became the second highest grossing Tamil film of 2007 as well as rising as high as 11th at the UK Box office; becoming the second highest rated Tamil film ever after Rajnikanth’s Sivaji. Ajith thus established himself as a leading actor of contemporary Tamil cinema.

In addition to being an actor, Ajith is a race driver, having driven in Formula 3 for a season and an active ambassador for the Green Revolution. He is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking his mind and openly expressing his opinions, occasionally surrounding himself with controversy.

Biography of Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar was born in Hyderabad, India. Ajith is the middle son of three children others being Anil Kumar and Anup Kumar, both being software engineers. Ajith is an ethnic Saurashtrian who derives his roots from around Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu. In his childhood he was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Schooling days were numbered for Ajith as he dropped out of Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School in 1986 to become a part-time two-four wheeler mechanic and a full-time garment exporter based in Erode till 1990. Business agencies pushed him into modeling for adverts in print media. He also took it on realizing an income in the job; it eventually paved his way into Tollywood otherwise known as the Telugu film industry and later into Kollywood.

Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 as an actor Telugu movie Prema Pustagam in 1992. His next film was in Tamil entitled Amaravathi for which he was paid a token salary of Rs.390. His second Tamil film Pavithra was delayed for 17 months because of a racing injury that left him bed-ridden. Both films received appreciation from the Tamil audience. It was his third Tamil film that released 10 months later in 1995, Aasai, directed by Vasanthan and produced by Mani Rathnam which helped to establish his career as a teen icon in Kollywood. Ajith's first big budget venture Aasai but only after Agathiyan's Vaanmathi and particularly the National Award winning Kadhal Kottai established him as an accomplished actor in Kollywood. Ajith later played in Amitabh Bachchan's debut Tamil production in Ullasam. This venture paid him a salary of over Rs.1 million for the first time ever.

A string of successful movies followed, most notably Kadhal Mannan and Aval Varuvala and the multiple award winning Vaali which cast him alongside Simran. Vaali saw a new peak in Ajith's career. He played a dual role in the film as a deaf-and-dumb twin who lusts after his naive brother's wife. After Amarkalam with his fiancee Shalini, Ajith set up his own distribution company AK International with office located within the premises of NIC Arts which was run by his friend-producer-distributor S.S.Chakravarthi. This office was shifted in 2006. In 2000; Ajith was cast alongside Mammooty, Abbas, Tabu and Aishwarya Rai in Kandukondain Kandukondain. The film's audio rights were sold for a record Rs.22 million, which still stands. Mugavari followed as Ajith acted in alongside Jyothika.

In 2001, Ajith played the role of Shahrukh Khan's brother in the historical film Asoka. He began the year with Dheena by A.R. Murugadas. This showed Ajith as a rowdy alongside Suresh Gopi and Laila. Several movies followed: among them the Citizen opposite Vasundhara Das; romantic entertainers like Poovellam Un Vasam and Raja opposite Jyothika and the action flick Red.

In 2003 and 2004, Ajith acted in Anjaneya , Jana and Attagasam opposite Meera Jasmine, Sneha and Pooja respectively. Unfortunately none of the films had met the expectations. Even then, Ajith didn't lose the hope and acted in the film Ji opposite Trisha. Even that movie was a huge flop. The film did not do well as expected beforehand as the producers had failed to release the film when it was first made. Ajith had reached an all time low in his career and that made him to sit idle without any offers for the next one and a half years.

By contrast, in 2006, Ajith acted 3 projects, Paramasivan directed P.Vasu, Thirupathi directed by Perarasu. Both were huge flops. Later he released his 3 years project Varalaru directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Varalaru emerged as a successful film. He donned a triple role playing a father and two sons. The role got him a Film fare award for best actor 2007.

Ajith's first film in 2007 was with the newcomer director Chella entitled Aalwar. Both Varalaru and Aalwar were opposite Asin. Aalwar did not live up the expectations created by the success of Varalaru, as a result it was another major let down for Ajith. After Aalwar, Ajith acted in a remake of a 1989 National Award winning Mohanlal classic, entitled Kireedam opposite Trisha Krishnan. The film was produced by Anil Ambani's conglomerate Adlabs Films and will mark their entry into Kollywood. Ajith sustained a recurring spinal injury on the sets of the film. Kireedam, though a critically acclaimed film it didn't do well at box office. However Ajith was well appreciated for acting in such an emotional and different film.

In November 2007, Ajith is set to release Billa. The film is a remake of Rajinikanth's 1980 Tamil film Billa which itself was a remake of Amitabh Bachan's 1978 Hindi film Don which in turn was remade by Shah Rukh Khan in 2006 as Don again. The film is directed by Vishnuvardhan and the expectations are high on this film with Nayanthara, Namitha and Rose Dawn paired with Ajith for the first time. After Billa, Ajith is set to act in Akbar directed by Raju Sundaram. Ajith is set to start filming for the film from January 2008, possibly for a June 2008 release.

Personal life

In early 1999, he began dating his Amarkalam co-star Shalini. Ajith's involvement with Shalini also made him a regular subject of tabloid gossip then, a role to which he was unaccustomed. They got married in 2000 in Chennai where they invited many other Kollywood actors and actresses including Rajnikanth, Kamal Hasan, Vijay, Surya and R. Madhavan. As both were of different religions Ajith being a Hindu and Shalini being a Christian, together they were married in the customs of both religions. After their marriage in the year 2000, Shalini retired as an actress and became a full time home wife. However she did accompany Ajith at the sets of his films as moral support. On January 3rd, 2008, the couple was blessed with a baby girl.

Since the start of his career in Tollywood and Kollywood, Ajith was well known for being outspoken and genuine about his life and projects. He was also outspoken about his affair with a particular actress. In 1997 Ajith was romantically linked to fellow actress Heera. Both first met in sets and so acted three films together before becoming romantically linked. Ajith and Heera split up in 1999 due to unknown causes. That same year Ajith met his future wife Shalini on the sets of Amarkalam in 1999. They only waited one year before they got married.

Car racing and other interests

Professional car racer

Ajith is a professional car racer who drove in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He had also been abroad in his various races including Germany and Malaysia. He drove in the Formula 3 for the team Mango Racing. Ajith has taken part in many races but he was unsuccessful in all his attempts. So he had to discontinue his car racing career and he returned to acting in Kollywood.

Ambassador for the Green Revolution

Ajith is an ambassador for the Green Revolution, an awareness campaign and effort to clean up the Chennai environment. He uses his films for subtle marketing of his ideas, and planted 101 saplings in his locality in Adyar, Chennai in 2005. This makes awareness for the environment and to increase oxygen levels in Chennai, due to the pollution caused by everyday motorists. This action was welcomed by the public. Since then the Green Revolution themselves have went on to plant many saplings in other parts of Tamil Nadu.

Mohini-Mani Foundation

Ajith created this non-profit organization named after his parents in order to promote self-hygiene and civic consciousness, and helping to ease the problems of urban sprawl. The Mohini-Mani Foundation became important to Ajith from 2003 onwards and he now continues to fund the non-profit organization to make sure to keep helping to ease the problems of urban sprawl.