Amitabh Bachchan To MGR, Actors Who Tried Their Hand At Politics
NT Rama Rao (NTR)
A renowned Telugu actor, he founded the TDP and became the CM of Andhra Pradesh thrice.
Rajesh Khanna
The superstar joined Congress in 1991 and represented New Delhi as an MP from 1992 to 1996.
Amitabh Bachchan
In a blockbuster political debut from Allahabad in 1984, Big B defeated former CM HN Bahuguna.
MGR
The Tamil cinema icon founded the AIADMK and became the CM of Tamil Nadu thrice.
Govinda
He was elected an MP from Mumbai in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Shatrughan Sinha
The veteran actor is a four-time MP, with two terms each from Patna and Asansol.
Vinod Khanna
He joined the BJP in 1997 and went on to triumph in four Lok Sabha polls.
Hema Malini
The veteran actress is a three-time MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura constituency,
Smriti Irani
The actress joined BJP in 2003 and caused a major upset in Amethi in 2019 defeating Rahul Gandhi.
Kamal Haasan
He formed the Makkal Needhi Maiam in 2018 and fought the 2021 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.
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