Shatrughan Sinha | |
|---|---|
 Sinha in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) | |
| Preceded by | Babul Supriyo |
| Constituency | Asansol,West Bengal |
| In office 16 May 2009 (2009-05-16) – 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)[1] | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad[2] |
| Constituency | Patna Sahib,[3]Bihar |
| 35thUnion Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 22 July 2002 (2002-07-22) – 29 January 2003 (2003-01-29)[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | C. P. Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| 3rdUnion Minister of Shipping | |
| In office 30 January 2003 (2003-01-30) – 22 May 2004 (2004-05-22)[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ved Prakash Goyal |
| Succeeded by | K. Chandrashekhar Rao |
| Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 1996 (1996-04-10) – 9 April 2008 (2008-04-09)[1] | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (1946-07-15)15 July 1946 (age 79) |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress(2019–2022) Bharatiya Janata Party(1980–2019) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, includingSonakshi Sinha andLuv Sinha |
| Residence(s) | 10, Talkatora Road,New Delhi,Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Patna Science College,Patna FTII,Pune |
| Occupation |
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| Nickname(s) | Shotgun, Shatru[4] |
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 15 July 1946) is an Indian actor and politician. He is aMember of Parliament, Lok Sabha fromAsansol constituency as a member ofTrinamool Congress. Earlier, he was elected as Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha (2009–2014, 2014–2019) fromPatna Sahib.[3] He was also aMember of Parliament, Rajya Sabha during 1996–2002 and 2002–2008.[1] He was a Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping in theAtal Bihari Vajpayee government.[1] He was a member of standing committee on transport, tourism and culture and member of consultative committee in ministry of external affairs and overseas Indian affairs from 2014 to 2019.[1]In 2016, his biography,Anything but Khamosh, was released.[5]
Sinha first gained popularity in the early-1970s playing supporting roles in hits likeMere Apne,Raampur Ka Lakshman,Aa Gale Lag Jaa,Dost andDo Thug.[6][7]He achievedstardom withKalicharan and consistently starred in top–grossing Indian films from the late-1970s to the 1980s, such asVishwanath,Aadmi Sadak Ka,Jaani Dushman,Kaala Patthar,Dostana,Shaan,Kranti,Naseeb,Khudgarz andAag Hi Aag,[8][9] as well as some of his acclaimed performances, includeParas,Blackmail,Heera,Muqabla,Bombay 405 Miles,Naram Garam,Haathkadi,Phaansi Ke Baad,Khoon Bhari Maang andAdharm.
Sinha was born inPatna,Bihar, to Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha and Shyama Devi Sinha on 15 July 1946.[1][10] He is the youngest of four brothers – Ram, Lakshman, Bharat and himself. He graduated fromPatna Science College with a Bachelor of Science.[11] He had a Diploma in Acting from theFilm and Television Institute of IndiaPune.[12] Currently there's a scholarship being awarded in his name in the institute to Diploma students.[13] He moved toMumbai, where he started his career in the film industry.[11] He is married to former Miss IndiaPoonam Sinha (née Chandiramani).
Sinha got his first acting opportunity to play a Pakistani military officer inDev Anand'sPrem Pujari. Before that, he got a small role as a police inspector in Mohan Sehgal'sSajan in 1969. The release ofPrem Pujari was delayed, so his first released film wasSajan. He later appeared in villainous roles inPyar Hi Pyar,Banphool,Manmohan Desai'sRaampur Ka Lakshman,Bhai Ho Toh Aisa,Sultan Ahmed'sHeera, and inVijay Anand'sBlackmail.
He played supporting roles in many films before appearing inGulzar'sMere Apne in 1971. He was cast along with his future wifePoonam Sinha, then called as Komal, in the movieSabak (1973). He played supporting roles inKhilona,Dulal Guha'sDost in 1974,Aa Gale Lag Jaa,Jheel Ke Us Paar andGambler in 1970. He acted withAmitabh Bachchan in films likeRaaste Ka Paththar,Yaar Meri Zindagi,Shaan andKala Paththar, of whichShaan was the biggest success. He later acted inBombay to Goa,Dostana andNaseeb. His films as the lead hero between 1970 and 1975 were not hits. His first successful film as lead hero was inKalicharan in 1976.Subhash Ghai went with the story ofKalicharan to N. N. Sippy and said he wanted to direct his first film. N. N. Sippy got ready to produce after few days, but wanted to cast onlyRajesh Khanna in the lead role ofKalicharan. Then only when N. N. Sippy confirmed with Rajesh Khanna that Khanna did not have dates for the years 1976 and 1977, Sippy askedSubhash Ghai to go ahead with the script and directKalicharan with Sinha in the lead.
Sinha played the lead hero wereAb Kya Hoga,Khan Dost,Yaaraon Ka Yaar,Dillagi,Vishwanath,Muqabla andJaani Dushman. He then became a bankable action hero from early eighties to mid-nineties. He co-starred with Sanjeev Kumar inBereham,Hathkadi,Baad Aur Badnaam,Chehre Pe Chehra,Hirasat andQatl. He starred in Hrishikesh Mukherjee'sNaram Garam, Brij'sBombay 405 Miles andTaqdeer. He has sung the song "Ek Baat Suni Hai Chachaji" with singerSushma Shrestha in the filmNaram Garam in 1981, composed byR. D. Burman. However, when his films as lead hero likePrakash Mehra'sJawalamukhi, Amjad Khan'sChor Police,Ameer Aadmi Garib Aadmi andRaj Khosla'sMera Dost Meraa Dushman became flops, despite being appreciated by critics, there was threat to his career as lead hero. He also produced and acted in the filmKalka, based on life of coal mine workers, released in 1983.
He then bounced back by bagging roles in films with lead hero as Rajesh Khanna in films likeDil E Nadan,Aaj Ka M.L.A Ram Avtaar,Maqsad andPaapi Pet Ka Sawal Hai. His other hit films in the mid-eighties includedJeene Nahi Doonga,Bhawani Junction,Aandhi-Toofan,Ramkali,Ilzaam andAsli Naqli. He then went on to star with Jeetendra inHoshiyar,Khudgarz,Ranbhoomi andMulzim. He co-starred with Dharmendra inInsaniyat Ke Dushman,Loha (1987),Aag Hi Aag (1987),Hawalaat andZalzala. He was in films likeTelephone (1985),Sherni (1988),Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) andAdharm (1992). He starred with Raajkumar inBetaaj Badshah in 1994 and Salman Khan inChaand Kaa Tukdaa in 1994. Sinha credited Rajesh Khanna for gettingKaalicharan and for the revival of his career as lead hero in the 1980s, however their friendship got affected when Shatrughan Sinha stood as theBJP candidate against Rajesh Khanna in the 1992 election. Though as a Congress candidate Khanna had defeated Sinha by 25000 margin of votes, Khanna was disappointed at Sinha for standing against him in the elections.
Sinha was selected byRediff as one of the most unconventional actors inHindi cinema (the others beingAjay Devgan,Amitabh Bachchan,Irrfan Khan,Rajesh Khanna,Rajinikanth,Shahrukh Khan andSunil Shetty).[14] In 2008, he became a judge onThe Great Indian Laughter Challenge show, season 4 onSTAR One TV. On 3 October 2009, Sinha appeared onSony Entertainment Television Asia's showDus Ka Dum season 2 as host for a special episode. He is currently hosting the Bhojpuri version of the popular game showKaun Banega Crorepati on Mahuaa channel.
He portrayed Chief Minister Konda Shivaji Rao, a character based onNTR inRam Gopal Varma'sRakta Charitra.
Sinha entered politics by contesting in a by-election oppositeRajesh 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;[15] 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.[16]
He won thePatna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency inBihar during the2009 Indian general elections. He defeated another cinema celebrity,Shekhar Suman.[17] Out of a total of 552,293 votes polled, Sinha received 316,549 votes.[18] He won the seat in the subsequent2014 Indian general elections, as well.[19] In 2014, he received 485,905 from the 813,411 total votes polled.[18]
Sinha became a cabinet minister in theThird Vajpayee ministry from the13th Lok Sabha, holding two portfolios, theMinistry of Health and Family Welfare (January 2003 – May 2004), and theDepartment of Shipping (August 2004).[20] 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 theIndian National Congress in presence of Congress general secretaryK. C. Venugopal andRandeep Surjewala.[21] Sinha became a member of theIndian National Congress Party, having joined them after he was not given a seat for the2019 Indian general elections by theBharatiya Janata Party.
In March 2022, Sinha joinedTrinamool Congress to contest in theBy-election for theAsansol Lok Sabha constituency.[22][23] On 16 April 2022, Sinha won by defeatingBharatiya Janata Party'sAgnimitra Paul by a margin of 303,209 votes.[24][25][26]
In Lok Sabha Election 2024, Shatrughan Sinha won from Asansol seat, he defeated BJP's Surendrajit Singh Ahluwalia by a margin of 59564 votes.[27]
| Year | Category | Movie | Results |
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| 1971 | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | Paras | Nominated |
| 1973 | Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards – Best Supporting Actor | Tanhai | Won |
| 1974 | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | Dost | Nominated |
| 1979 | Kaala Pathar | Nominated | |
| 1980 | Filmfare Award for Best Actor | Dostana | Nominated |
| 2003 | Stardust Awards for "Pride of the Film Industry"[28] | N/A | Won |
| Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement[29] | N/A | Won | |
| 2007 | NationalKishore Kumar Samman[30] | N/A | Won |
| 2011 | Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement[31] | N/A | Won |
| "The ITA Scroll of Honour" KBC regional at the Indian Television Academy Awards[32] | N/A | Won | |
| 2014 | IIFA Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema | N/A | Won |
| 2017 | Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | Won |
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| Preceded by Constituency did not exist | Member of Parliament forPatna Sahib 2009 – 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAsansol 2022 – Present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Health and Family Welfare 1 July 2002- 29 January 2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Shipping 29 January 2003- 22 May 2004 | Succeeded by |
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