Shatrughan Sinha Age, Affairs, Wife, Caste, Children, Family, Biography & More StarsUnfolded
Full Name
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha
Nickname(s)
Shatru, Shotgun, Bihari Babu
Profession
Actor, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (Approx.)
in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’
Weight (Approx.)
in Kilograms- 86 kg in Pounds- 190 lbs
Eye Colour
Light Brown
Hair Colour
Black
Politics
Political Party
• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- 1992-2019 • Indian National Congress (INC)- 2019-2022 • All India Trinamool Congress (March 2022-present)
Political Journey
• In 1992, contested in the by-elections from the New Delhi constituency, against actor and "dear friend" Rajesh Khanna. Sinha, however, lost the elections by a margin of 25,000 votes. • Became a cabinet minister under the Prime Ministership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Took charge of the Department of Health and Family Welfare (Jan 2003-May 2004) and the Department of Shipping (August 2004). • Appointed the head of the BJP Culture and Arts Department in May 2006. • Won the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar during the Indian general elections in 2009. The actor defeated rival Shekhar Suman by securing 316,472 votes out of a total of 552,293 votes. • Again won the seat in subsequent Indian general elections in 2014. • He left the BJP and joined the Indian National Congress on 6 April 2019. • In March 2022, he joined the All India Trinamool Congress. • On 16 April 2022, he won the By-election for the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Agnimitra Paul by a margin of over 2 lakh votes.
Personal Life
Date of Birth
9 December 1945
Age (as of 2021)
76 Years
Birthplace
Patna, Bihar, British India
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Signature
Nationality
Indian
Hometown
Patna, Bihar
School
Not Known
College
Patna Science College Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune
Educational Qualifications
Course in Acting
Debut
Film: Sajan (1969) Politics: Shatrughan Sinha's tryst with politics began when he joined the BJP in 1991.
Awards/Achievements
• Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Tanhai' in 1973. • Honored with the Stardust Life Time Achievement Award in 2003. • In 2007, awarded the National Kishore Kumar Samman. • Bestowed with Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2011. • Recognized for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema' at the 2014 IIFA Awards.
104, Green Star Apartments, Rizvi Complex, Sherly Rajan Road, Pali Hill, Mumbai 400050
Hobbies
Listening to Music, Practising Yoga
Controversies
• Time and again, Shatrughan Sinha has made statements which highlight his dislike for Amitabh Bachchan. In his autobiography titled 'Anything But Khamosh', the actor-turned-politician has opened about how Amitabh considered him a threat and mistreated him on the sets. A snippet from the book reads, "Amitabh's mother once praised my wife on her 'Karva Chauth' fast, to which Amitabh said, 'Poor thing, after all those fasts, look at what she ultimately got.' However, it seems that the two stars have now set their differences aside.
• During the unveiling of a Yash Chopra statue in 2013, Shatrughan made a huge 'blooper' while addressing Rani Mukerji in his speech. The veteran actor referred to her as 'Rani Chopra' instead, thus deliberately clearing the air on Rani Mukherji's alleged affair with Aditya Chopra.
