Mumbai: On Monday, her father’s 79th birthday, actress Sonakshi Sinha wished him in a very special way.

Sonakshi took to Instagram stories, sharing a throwback picture posing with her father. In the image, she put a “Happy Birthday “sticker and labelled him as “King Khamosh”.

Shatrughan married Poonam Sinha in 1980. The couple has three children: Sonakshi, Luv and Kussh Sinha.

Shatrughan’s friend and actor Jackie Shroff, with whom he has worked in films such as “Jawab Hum Denge” and “Yudh” too took to his Instagram stories, where he posted a picture featuring the two stars.

Jackie wrote: “#HappyBirthday” along with a blue heart emoji.

Early life and career in films

Shatrughan Sinha was born in Patna, Bihar, the youngest of four sons. He graduated from Patna Science College with a BSc degree and then obtained a diploma in acting from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Shatrughan started acting by playing a Pakistani military officer in Dev Anand’s Prem Pujari. He later appeared in villainous roles in Pyar Hi Pyar, Banphool, Manmohan Desai’s Raampur Ka Lakshman, and Bhai Ho Toh Aisa.

He was cast along with his wife, Poonam, in the 1973 movie Sabak. He acted with Amitabh Bachchan in films like Raaste Ka Paththar, Yaar Meri Zindagi, Shaan, and Kala Paththar.

He was then seen in films such as “Kalicharan”, “Bombay To Goa”, “Naseeb”, “Dostana”, “Ab Kya Hoga,” “Yaaron Ka Yaar”, “Dillagi”, “Vishwanath”, “Muqabla” and “Jaani Dushman” to name a few. He was last seen onscreen in “Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se” in 2018, where he essayed the role of Judge Sunil Sinha.

Sonakshi, who is currently enjoying marital life with her husband Zaheer Iqbal, will next be seen in “Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness”, a thriller. It also stars Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal and Suhail Nayyar in pivotal roles and marks the directorial debut of Sonakshi’s brother Kussh S Sinha.

‘Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness’ is produced by Nicky & Vicky Bhagnani & Ankur Takrani of Nick Vicky Bhagnani Film, Kratos Entertainment, Kinjal Ghone of Nikita Pai Films and Dinesh Gupta.

Political journey

Regarding his political career, Shatrughan Sinha is currently a Trinamul Congress Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) from the Asansol constituency in West Bengal. Previously, he was in the BJP. His political journey has been marked by several significant moments, including his tenure as a Minister under the Bajpayee government and his role as a Lok Sabha MP from Bihar’s Patna Sahib constituency.

The veteran actor and seasoned politician was nominated to Rajya Sabha as a member and occupied this position for two terms from 1996 to 2008. From 2003 to 2004, he handled the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and then served as Minister of State for the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. He was a Lok Sabha MP from Bihar’s Patna Sahib constituency from 2009 to 2019.

 

 

 

–IANS