Today we will know about 8 Bollywood actors who batted tremendously on the political pitch after Bollywood and those who have given a new condition and direction to politics.
Dharmendra
Bollywood’s heyman Dharmendra entered politics in 2004 and was elected Member of Parliament from Bikaner, Rajasthan. Apart from acting in films, Dharmendra has also played a tremendous role in politics.
However, after being elected as a member of Parliament, he was also accused of. He is highly absent during the session and is not interested in the development work of his parliamentary constituency.
Sunildutt
Sunil Dutt ji had won the election from North West Lok Sabha seat of Bombay in 1984 on Congress Party ticket. Sunil Dutt ji was also the Union Sports Youth Minister from 2004 to 2005 in the government of Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Dutt Saheb was born in a village called Khurdi in Punjab. Sunil took admission in Jai Hind College, Mumbai and also worked as a conductor in BEST to earn his living.
Rajinikanth
Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth has made his explosive entry into politics. In 1996, one of his statements caused Jayalalitha to lose the election. At one time he also worked as a bus conductor. The passengers were very impressed by Rajinikanth’s style of returning the change. Rajinikanth himself has admitted that he has copied Sivaji Ganesan.
Amitabh Bachchan
He was born on 11 October 1942 in Allahabad. Amitabh Bachchan is counted among the famous actors of Bollywood because of his powerful voice.
At one time, the friendship between Amitabh and Rajiv Gandhi was at its peak, it was Rajiv ji who inspired Amitabh to enter active politics. In 1984, he contested elections from Allahabad Lok Sabha seat and defeated Hemwanti Nandan Bahuguna by a huge margin.
Jayaprada
Born on 3 April 1962, Jayaprada joined the Telugu Desam Party, the party of her former friend actor N. N. Rama Rao. Later, she was elected MP from Rampur under the banner of Samajwadi Party. Currently, she is associated with Bharatiya Janata Party.
She started working in films when she was young. She is married to Shrikant Nahta. She is considered to be the best actress of Bollywood.
vinodkhanna
After retiring from the world of acting, Vinod Khanna joined the field of politics. However, his political journey was more successful than other actors. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 1997. For the first time, he was elected to Parliament from Gurudaspur parliamentary constituency in 1998 and subsequently remained MP four more times. In 2002, he was made Union Minister; Culture and Tourism was created.
Shatrughansinha
Sinha ji acted in Hindi films for almost three decades. Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha started his political career as an active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was MP from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency many times. He has also been a cabinet minister in the Vajpayee ministry. Presently he is in Congress Party. Sinha ji was greatly influenced by the thoughts of Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan.
Hema Malini
Hema Malini, born in a Tamil family on 16 October 1948, is a Member of Parliament from Mathura, the city of Kanha. Hema ji, who gave one brilliant film after another during her film career, has also been very successful in the field of politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004. In 2010, she became the General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. He has served the society a lot through politics
In conclusion, it can be said that after being included in the world of Bollywood, the above mentioned celebrities also made waves in the field of politics. He considered politics synonymous with service and made a commendable effort to implement it.