12 Indian Celebrities who are from a Political Background

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Riteish Deshmukh

He is the son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. His brothers are also allied with the Indian National Congress.

Aayush Sharma

Aayush’s grandfather Sukh Ram Sharma was a famous INC Leader in Himachal Pradesh. Aayush’s father Anil Sharma is an active BJP candidate in Himachal Pradesh.

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha started her career with the film Dabangg, opposite Salman Khan. She also shared a politician connection. Her father Shatrugan Sinha was an actor turned politician from INC and her mother Poonam Sinha is an active politician from Samajwadi Paty.

Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun is one of the most famous actors in Tollywood. He also shared political connections. His two uncles named Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan are also actors turned politicians who are active in the state politics of Andra Pradesh.

Chirag Paswan

Chirag made his Bollywood debut with the movie Miley Na Miley Hum opposite Kangana Ranaut but the film was a big flop. He is an active politician from his father’s party LJP.

Neha Sharma

Neha Sharma is a famous actress who worked in Bollywood as well as Tollywood. She belongs to a politician family as her father; Ajit Sharma is a politician and the MLA for Bhagalpur, representing the Indian National Congress party.

Prateik Babbar

Prateik is an actor who worked in Bollywood as well as in Tamil films. He is the son of Raj Babbar, an actor turned politician and a leader of INC in Uttar Pradesh.

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt is a well-known person in Bollywood. He doesn’t need any introduction. He came from a Bollywood background. His father Sunil Dutt and his mother Nargis Dutt is well known in the industry. Sanjay Dutt has a political relationship because his sister Priya Dutt is the representative of the INC party.

Arunoday Singh

Arunoday Singh works as an actor. He is also praised for his performance in the web series Apharan. He came from the family of one of the most powerful leaders of Madhya Pradesh. Arjun Singh, his grandfather was a well-known figure in Indian politics and a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

Mahesh Babu

Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu is known as the Prince of Tollywood. He is a brother-in-law of Galla Jayadev, an industrialist and member of the Indian Parliament from TDP. Mahesh made it clear that he has no intentions of entering politics.

Akshaye Khanna

Akshaye Khanna is a talented Bollywood actor. The actor made his debut in the film Himalay Putra, which was a hit at the box office. He is the son of late actor turned politician Vinod Khanna, a former BJP member of parliament.

NTR Junior

NTR Junior is well known for his performance in Telugu cinema. He is known as the “Young Tiger Of Tollywood” by his fans. His grandfather, NTR was a former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. His grandfather was also a former chief minister of the state.

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