Shatrughan Sinha - All You Need to Know

Shatrughan Sinha is a famous Indian actor and politician. He was born on 9th December 1945 in Patna, Bihar. He did his graduation from Patna Science College and later pursued a diploma in acting from the Film and Television Institute of Indian (FTII), Pune. It now ha...

Shatrughan Sinha is a famous Indian actor and politician. He was born on 9th December 1945 in Patna, Bihar. He did his graduation from Patna Science College and later pursued a diploma in acting from the Film and Television Institute of Indian (FTII), Pune. It now has a scholarship in his name for diploma students. After completing his diploma in Mumbai, Shatrughan Sinha started his career with the film, Prem Pujari. However, it was delayed and he got his first release with Saajan in 1969. Later, he was seen in a negative role in films like Pyar Hi Pyar, Raampur Ka Lakshman, Heera, and Blackmail. Shatrughan Sinha got the first hit of his career as a lead actor with Kalicharan in 1976. It was then when he featured in films like Ab Kya Hoga, Khan Dost, Dillagi, Vishwanath, Muqabla, Jaani Dushman and established himself as a successful actor. It was during this time when Shatrughan Sinha developed a close friendship with actor Rajesh Khanna and also featured with him in several films. He stepped into politics when he stood as a BJP candidate against his friend Rajesh Khanna. Apart from being a member of Lok Sabha (2009–2014, 2014–2019) and Rajya Sabha twice, he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Jan 2003 – May 2004) and Shipping (Aug. 2004) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009. Later, he joined the Indian National Congress Party in 2019. He is the first-ever Bollywood superstar to become a Union Minister. Talking about his personal life, Shatrughan Sinha got married to former Miss India Poonam Sinha and has three lovely children. In 2016, his biography, entitled Anything but Khamosh, was released.