Viral video: Amitabh Bachchan enters Parliament amid cheers in 1984
‘Shahenshah of Bollywood’ Amitabh Bachchan, who’s arguably one in all Hindi cinema’s greatest 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 basic elections and emerged victorious with 68.2 per cent of the votes in his favour. He thus grew to become part of the eighth Lok Sabha.
A video of Bachchan, quickly after his victory, getting 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 employees on the premises.
The celebrity resigned from the publish in 1987 and give up politics quickly after, allegedly due to speculations about his involvement within the Bofors scandal.
“Venturing into politics was a mistake. I entered the sector within the movement of feelings. However then I realised that feelings are very totally different from actuality within the political area. So I gave up,” the actor mentioned at a session of Agenda Aaj Tak in 2014.
