Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 15 July 1946) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of Trinamool Congress. Earlier, he was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (2009–2014, 2014–2019) from Patna Sahib. He was a Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
Sinha first gained popularity in the early-1970s playing supporting roles in successful films, including Mere Apne, Bombay to Goa, Raampur Ka Lakshman, Do Yaar, Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Heera, Dost and Do Thug. He achieved stardom with Kalicharan (1976) and consistently starred in top–grossing Indian films from the late-1970s to the 1980s, such as Vishwanath, Jaani Dushman, Kaala Patthar, Dostana, Kranti, Naseeb, Ilzaam, Khudgarz and Aag Hi Aag, as well as some of his acclaimed performances, include Paras, Tanhai, Blackmail, Muqabla, Bombay 405 Miles, Naram Garam, Haathkadi, Phaansi Ke Baad, Khoon Bhari Maang and Adharm.
Early life
Sinha was born in Patna, Bihar, to Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha and Shyama Devi Sinha on 15 July 1946. He is the youngest of four brothers – Ram, Lakshman, Bharat and himself. He graduated from Patna Science College with a Bachelor of Science. He had a Diploma in Acting from the Film and Television Institute of India Pune. Currently there's a scholarship being awarded in his name in the institute to Diploma students. He moved to Mumbai, where he started his career in the film industry. In 2008, he became a judge on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge show, season 4 on STAR One TV. On 3 October 2009, Sinha appeared on Sony Entertainment Television Asia's show Dus Ka Dum season 2 as host for a special episode. He is currently hosting the Bhojpuri version of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Mahuaa channel.
He portrayed Chief Minister Konda Shivaji Rao, a character based on NTR in Ram Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra.
Political career
Sinha entered politics by contesting in a by-election opposite Rajesh Khanna. He quoted in an interview that his biggest regret in his life was contesting election against his friend Khanna. Khanna won the elections by beating Sinha by 25,000 votes; however, he was hurt and never spoke to Sinha thereafter. Sinha did try to rebuild his friendship with Khanna; however, that never happened until Khanna's death in 2012.
He won the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar during the 2009 Indian general elections. He defeated another cinema celebrity, Shekhar Suman. Out of a total of 552,293 votes polled, Sinha received 316,549 votes. He won the seat in the subsequent 2014 Indian general elections, as well. In 2014, he received 485,905 from the 813,411 total votes polled. As of May 2006, he was appointed as the head of the BJP Culture and Arts Department.
On 6 April 2019, Sinha became a member of the Indian National Congress in presence of Congress general secretary K. C. Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala. Sinha became a member of the Indian National Congress Party, having joined them after he was not given a seat for the 2019 Indian general elections by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In March 2022, Sinha joined Trinamool Congress to contest in the By-election for the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency. On 16 April 2022, Sinha won by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Agnimitra Paul by a margin of 303,209 votes.
In Lok Sabha Election 2024, Shatrughan Sinha won from Asansol seat, he defeated BJP's Surendrajit Singh Ahluwalia by a margin of 59,564 votes.
Awards
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|1971
|Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
|Paras
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|1973
|Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards – Best Supporting Actor
|Tanhai
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|1974
| rowspan="2" |Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
|Dost
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|1979
|Kaala Pathar
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|1980
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|Dostana
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| rowspan="2" |2003
|Stardust Awards for "Pride of the Film Industry"
|N/A
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|Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement
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|2007
|National Kishore Kumar Samman
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| rowspan="2" |2011
|Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
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|"The ITA Scroll of Honour" KBC regional at the Indian Television Academy Awards
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|2014
|IIFA Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
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|2017
|Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
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Filmography
Playback singer:
- Dost (1974) (playback singer; uncredited)
- Jwalamukhi (1980) (playback singer)
- Naram Garam (1981) (playback singer)
See also
- List of politicians from Bihar
References
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External links
- Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha website