After PM Narendra Modi, Rajinikanth to shoot ‘Man vs Wild’ with Bear Grylls

CHENNAI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, it is now the turn of actor Rajinikanth to shoot for an episode of “Man Vs Wild” with Bear Grylls . The actor is in Bandipur near Mysuru participating in the shooting of the episode in the wild.Rajinikanth, accompanied by his younger daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth, left for Mysuru from Chennai on Monday morning to participate in the shooting of the “Man Vs Wild” episode in Bandipur with Bear Grylls. But, due to a technical snag, his flight from Chennai got delayed for about one and half hours.The actor, who was busy shooting in Hyderabad, for his 168th film, took a few days off to be in Chennai, when his latest film “Durbar” was released ahead of Pongal. While he is yet to return to Hyderabad for the shooting of the film, being produced by Sun Pictures, he allocated two days to can the “Man Vs Wild” episode.Prime Minister Modi shot for “Man Vs Wild” with Bear Grylls last year in Jim Corbett tiger reserve in Uttarakhand.“He has gone to Bandipur only for two days and it gets over on Tuesday,” a source close to the star said. While Rajinikanth is known to take off to the Himalayas, whenever he had time on his hand, with close friends, not much is heard about his love for wild life.“Even late last year, he visited the Himalayas, along with his elder daughter Aishwarya Dhanush, after completing his portions of Durbar,” added another source.