Standing On An Apple BoxDirector, dancer, goodwill advocate for the United Nations: Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush is so much more than the daughter of a legendary actor or the wife of southern cinemas biggest star. Growing up in Bangalore and then Madras, in a household that resolutely kept out any hint of her fathers superstardom, she was a quiet, introverted child whose greatest pleasure was a visit to Marina Beach and an occasional meal out. It was not cinema but law

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he reveals his own formative experiences--from growing up in 1970s West Philly as the son of a 1950s doo-wop singer

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