Speaking out for the first time on joining politics, Tamil superstar Rajnikanth [Images] said that God has given him an actor’s role, but if He gives him a politician’s role, he will accept it.

Rajnikanth was responding to questions at the NDTV Indian of the Year Awards in New Delhi on January 17, where he accepted the award for Entertainer of the Year from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images].

The evening saw some of the biggest filmstars under one roof, with Shah Rukh Khan [Images] and Karan Johar [Images] joining Rajnikanth. While NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain interviewed Rajnikanth, SRK [Images] and Karan Johar also played journalist and quized the superstar. Here is the transcript of the interview: