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Letter Published in The National UAE on 18April 19 Movie stars and politicians have much in common

I write to you in reference to Vishwas Kulkarni’s article When movie stars become politicians – Bollywood’s tryst with the Indian election (April 16). Not only has Bollywood dominated Indian politics for decades, I believe the same can be said about Hollywood’s influence in the US. Today, politics attracts more and more professionals that seek fame and money, which explains why actors and politicians have so much in common.

In recent history, Bihar’s popular actor-turned-politician Shot Gun Shatrughan Sinha left his old party, the BJP, after three decades, and joined Congress. The whole affair is just like the plot of a movie.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru