New Delhi: Films actors have been gaining a foothold into the field of politics and in upcominggeneral elections, it has been witnessing the same trend. A good number of film actors have joined politics and their entry is a win-win situation for the individuals and political parties too, says senior journalist and political expert Shashidhar Pathak.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Pathak said that people like glamour and this is what attracts them towards the film actors who enter politics from the glamour world. Also, political parties benefit from the entry of cinestars into their parties.
Citing a example, Pathak mentioned about the 1984 incident, wherein Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna was contesting against Amitabh Bachhan for the Allahabad constituency and was badly defeated.
Off late, several cine stars have started their political innings, to name a few are Urmila Matondkar (Congress), Jaya Prada joined BJP, Nusrat Jahan (TMC), Mimi Chakraborty (TMC), Shilpa Shinde (Congress), Arshi Khan (Congress) and Sumalatha Ambareesh (Independent).
Pathak further added that people are much more attracted to female actors in politics. Having mentioned this, he said in a way, many female actors entering politics is a sign of women empowerment. This also sets a good example in politics.
In the last couple of days, several renowned female actors from Bollywood as well as Tollywood have entered the political fraternity, who will be directly contesting the upcoming elections.
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