Top 10 Bollywood Actors Who Joined Politics

Bollywood actors are known to be versatile. They are not only confined to doing movies but have also stepped into the shoes of a politician to do their bit for their country and people. They have done movies as well as contested elections and served their duties. Have a look at some of the stars who joined politics.

1. Govinda Govinda is a popular Bollywood star who is known f >> Read More...

When you think of comedy, it can’t be without Govinda. He has served as the Member of Parliament from 2004-2009 for Mumbai North constituency. However, he was highly criticised for failing to deliver on his promises and for not helping people and thus he stepped back and did not contest the next elections.

2. Jaya Bachchan Born on 9th April 1948 Jaya Bachchan is an Indian >> Read More...

A Padma Shree winner, she is counted as a highly versatile actress of Bollywood and has shown keen interest in politics. She has been a member of Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party and has made headlines for her speech in the Parliament on the infamous Nirbhaya case.

3. Dharmendra  Dharmendra Singh Deol was born on 8th December 19 >> Read More...

Fondly called as the son of soil, he made us all swoon over his tough and rough action. He was a Member of Parliament from Bikaner constituency of Rajasthan from BJP.

4. Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is a film actress of Indian origin an >> Read More...

She has won 5 National awards and is a noted social activist. She was voted into the Rajya Sabha in the year 1997 for her contribution to the society and has been an active part of it.

5. Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan sinha is a well known name of the Hindi >> Read More...

One of the most versatile actors of Bollywood, fondly called Shotgun. His political career started by defeating actor Shekhar Suman Born on 14th June, 1960, Shekhar Suman is a well k >> Read More... in Patna Sahib constituency. He has served as cabinet minister for health and family department. He has also been the head of BJP’s art and culture department.

6. Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna, the name of the tinsel town, is alwa >> Read More...

He joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in 1997. He was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in 1999 and he has served as the Union Minister for culture and tourism and later at the ministry of external affairs. He won in the 2004 re-elections but lost out in the year 2009.

7. Chiranjeevi Click to look into! >> Read More...

He is one of the most celebrated and respected actors of the South film industry and has won a national award for co-producing a feature film on national integration. He formed the Praja Rajyam Party in 2008 which is the third largest party in the state assembly.

8. Jaya Prada Jaya Prada is a renowned Indian actress and politi >> Read More...

She has worked in Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada movies and entered politics in 1994 as a member of Telugu Desam Party but soon afterwards she left the party and joined Samajvadi Party. However, due to some internal controversy she was expelled from the party in 2010.

9. Hema Malini Hema Malini is perhaps the only dream girl of the >> Read More...

She is one ageless beauty of Bollywood and apart from that she has also been elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from 2003-2009 as a representative of BJP. In 2014, in the General Lok Sabha elections she won the seat from Mathura.

10. Jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa Jayaram, more popularly known as Pura >> Read More...

She is one of the most powerful ladies in Indian politics. Currently serving as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, she is also the general secretary of AIADMK. She was once a superstar actress in the south Indian movies. She has been quite a revolutionary icon in politics.