Shatrughan Sinha, Veteran Actor and Politician Turns 76 Today

Shatrughan Sinha, the veteran actor-turned-politician, will age 76 on December 9, 2021. In a career spanning several decades, Sinha has appeared in over 100 Bollywood films.

He had a successful cinematic career. Before joining the Indian National Congress in 2019, Sinha was a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

In Dev Anand's film Prem Pujari, actor Shatrughan Sinha received his debut acting role. He was well-known for his supporting roles in a number of films, but his breakthrough came in the 1976 film Kalicharan, in which he played the major character. He's come a long way since then.

Mere Apne, Kaala Patthar, Naseeb, Dostana, Khudgarz, Vishwanath, and many others are among his significant works. The actor, who is most known for his characteristic line Khamosh and the unique manner he says it, has given us some very combustible conversations over the course of his three-decade career.

Some of his evergreen dialogues

"Mangal ka khoon koi lemon soda nahi jisse Vijay jaise aunge paunge apni pyaas bujhaate phire", from Kaala Patthar. "

"Jale to aag kehte hai, bujhe to raakh kehte hai, jis raakh se barood bane usey vishawanath kehte hai" from Vishwanath

"Hum woh pandit hain, joh shaadi bhi karte hain, aur shraadh bhi" from Betaaj Badshah

Kalicharan, starring Shatrughan Sinha, was released on February 7, 1976. Kabhi Kabhie, starring Amitabh Bachchan, was released 20 days later. It was Shatrughan's first significant hit as a lead actor, while Amitabh added another hit to his resume.

Prior to Kalicharan, the actor had appeared in a number of films in the early 1970s, many of which starred Big B, such as Parwana and Bombay to Goa. Shatrughan quickly drew attention with his charisma, baritone, and dialogue delivery. The actor's popularity was growing, but it was also causing rifts in his friendship with Amitabh Bachchan.

He was a Union Cabinet Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Shipping. From 2014 until 2019, he served on the standing committee on transportation, tourism, and culture, as well as the consultative committee in the Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Anything except Khamosh, his biography, was published in 2016.

He has won awards like IIFA Awards for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, pride of the industry by stardust, lifetime achievement awards from zee cine awards, and many others

Sonakshi Sinha, Kush Sinha, and Luv Sinha are his three children from his marriage to Poonam Sinha in 1980.

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