‘Shahenshah of Bollywood’ Amitabh Bachchan, who’s arguably one in every of Hindi cinema’s largest superstars, turned 80 on Tuesday. In his illustrious profession spanning over 5 a long time, Bachchan Sr has donned a number of hats, together with that of a producer, singer and tv host. Whereas he was on the peak of stardom, Bachchan took a break from performing and briefly entered politics in 1984, as a part of the grand previous Congress occasion.
He contested the Allahabad seat in opposition to H N Bahuguna, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, within the 1984 normal elections and emerged victorious with 68.2 per cent of the votes in his favour. He thus turned part of the eighth Lok Sabha.
A video of Bachchan, quickly after his victory, coming into Parliament with veteran Bollywood star Sunil Dutt has now gone viral on social media. The video was shared by information company ANI.
Within the video, Bachchan is seen greeting numerous Parliamentarians and workers on the premises.
The celebrity resigned from the publish in 1987 and stop politics quickly after, allegedly due to speculations about his involvement within the Bofors scandal.
“Venturing into politics was a mistake. I entered the sphere within the circulate of feelings. However then I realised that feelings are very completely different from actuality within the political area. So I gave up,” the actor mentioned at a session of Agenda Aaj Tak in 2014.