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Stars and politicians are no strangers in Bengal. Before he became a Trinamool-nominated Rajya Sabha MP Mithun Chakraborty was so close to Left Front minister Subhas Chakraborty that he organised a star-studded flood relief extravaganza and got Amitabh Bachchan to come for it.
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Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty, a former Trinamool Rajya Sabha member, addresses a mass rally which was attended by India s PM Narendra Modi, ahead of the state legislative assembly elections.
The BJP must have heaved a sigh of relief when Mithun Chakraborty strode onto the stage next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his recent rally in Kolkata. For weeks rumours had been swirling that Bengal’s reigning superstar Prasenjit Chatterjee might attend or Sourav Ganguly. Neither obliged, but Mithun-da, a bona fide “son of Bengal” saved the day though a meme quipped the BJP had ordered the latest hottest Dada and Ama
New BJP entrant Paayel Sarkar says difference of opinion can coexist as Tollywood gets divided
New BJP entrant Paayel Sarkar says difference of opinion can coexist as Tollywood gets divided
Bengali actor Paayel Sarkar, who joined Bharatiya Janata Party last week in Kolkata, spoke exclusively to India Today TV and said that it was her relatability with the party s ideology that drew her towards the party.
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Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh welcomes Paayel Sarkar. (ANI)
Bengali actor Paayel Sarkar, who joined Bharatiya Janata Party last week in Kolkata, spoke exclusively to India Today TV and said that it was her relatability with the party s ideology that drew her towards the party.
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KOLKATA: The BJP s ambition to form its first government in West Bengal and the TMC s bid to seek a third term in power in the state has politically polarised the Bengali film industry and turned it into the parties new battleground.
The TMC s influence over the Tollygunge-based film industry, known by its portmanteau Tollywood, since even before Mamata Banerjee s ascendance to power in 2011, seems to have been waning with several celebrities shifting their allegiance to the saffron party.
Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Banerjee s strategy of soliciting the tinsel town s support towards causes and fielding actors in elections.