Indian Actors Who Tried Their Luck in Politics

Bangalore: The entry of film stars into active politics is a positive sign, it shows that Indian democracy is maturing-these are the words by famous actor turned politician Vinod Khanna. Let us have a look at the famous actors turned politicians-

7. Jaya Bachchan

Bachchan is recognized as one of the best Hindi film actresses of her time, who is mainly known for strengthening a naturalistic style of acting in mainstream as well as “middle-of-the-road" cinema.

She began acting with Satyajit Ray's Bengali film, Mahanagar when she was 15, along with Anil Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee.

During her movie career, she was honoured with won six competitive Filmfare Awards: three for Best Actress and three for Best Supporting Actress.

Jaya Bachchan was a part of the Samajwadi Party and also has been a Member of Parliament. She was re-elected to Rajya Sabha as Samajvadi Party member in the year 2012.