The reason behind this may lie in the lessons learned from his father, the Kannada movie icon Dr Rajkumar. The humble man always steered clear of politics. He was never swayed, even when

political leaders hounded him to get his backing. In the 70s and 80s, when noted film actors like MG Ramachandran in Tamil Nadu, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) in the then united Andhra

Pradesh, and even Amitabh Bachchan were entering politics, Rajkumar stood his ground.