Superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday met Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray at the latter’s residence ‘Matoshree’ in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, and sought the Sena chief's blessings.

The top actor, who was in the business capital of the country for a special screening of ‘Robot’, the Hindi version of his latest venture ‘Endhiran’, said, “Thackerayji is like God to me.” He also expressed his interest to act in Marathi films.

According to reports, the meeting between Rajinikanth and Thackeray lasted nearly 40 minutes. It is said that the two heavyweights discussed various issues, including films and the current political scenario.

Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray was also present during the meeting. He presented Rajinikanth with Maharashtra Desha, his pictorial book on important landmarks in the State.

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