Stars on hustings
NZPA-Reuter New Delhi The Indian film industry, which turns out more movies every year than Hollywood is planning one of its grandest productions — a national political party. The film-makers ami stars, some of whom enjoy larger followings than many politicians, have decided to enter the fray in the coming No-vember-December Genera! Election.
A Bombay film-maker, Ram Bohra, told reporters that the film industry people would seek to have their own representatives in Parliament mainly because they felt they had been mistreated by the past governments. “We are fed up,” said Mr Bohra.
Two fop stars, Manoi Kumar and Dev. Anand, are among the members of the executive committee in the film industry’s proposed political organisation, to be called the National Party of India.
The coming election has also attracted another Indian actor, I. S. Johar, who will run as an Independent against the Janata Party chairman (Mr Raj Narain) using an American-style campaign. “I, will have all , the top stars canvassing for me. I will have bands and beautiful accompanying me everywhere. I will erase Raj Narain from politics,” said the actor.
Stars on hustings
Press, 10 September 1979, Page 9
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