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.