Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to wish Rajinikanth on the occasion of his 68th birthday and wrote, "Happy birthday Rajni...Friend, colleague and a sensation ever!" "A dream co-star and a legend in every right!" wrote Akshay Kumar in a tweet. Wishing Rajinikanth a "healthy year ahead", former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar said, "Many many happy returns of the day Thalaiva."