Shatrughan Sinha
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 also a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha during 1996–2002 and 2002–2008. He was a Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. 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.
In 2016, his biography, Anything but Khamosh, was released.
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.
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