Dev to Mimi Chakraborty to Yash Dasgupta: 23 Bengali actors who joined politics over the years

Now elections are coming, and as we have seen politics and entertainment industry working hand in hand before, here's a list of Bengali actors who joined politics.

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Bangalore, First Published Feb 18, 2021, 2:22 PM IST | Last Updated Feb 19, 2021, 11:13 AM IST

With Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh and others joining BJP, there's huge chaos in the political environment. Let's look back at the Bengali actors who stepped into politics with the parties like Trinamool and BJP. With the elections knocking on the door, BJP is trying to woo as many actors as possible. Here's an approximate list.

Under Trinamool's up sleeves,
Dev:
One of the handsome hunks of Tollywood (Bengali Film industry), who has been in the leads of several hit movies has become MP from Ghatal constituency.

Mimi Chakraborty
Bengali film industry actress cum singer Mimi Chakraborty has been in politics for over two years. She is an MP in Jadavpur constituency.

Jeet
Handsome hunk Jeet has been featured in more than 54 movies, who joined politics a few years back.

Nusrat Jahan
One of the most glamorous actresses Bengali industry has seen in many hit movies became MP from Basirhat constituency.

Subhasree Ganguly
Subhasree is one of the highest-paid Tollywood actresses in Trinamool.

Moon Moon Sen
Famous for her glamourous acting skill, daughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen, is a member of Trinamool Congress.

Srabanti Chatterjee
Bengali actress Srabanti has been in the entertainment industry for over decades now she is a face of the political industry too.

Rimjhim Mitra
TV serial's famous face, Rimjhim joined Trinamool a few years back.

Sandhya Roy
The veteran actress joined Trinamool a couple of years ago.

Dipankar Dey
Veteran legendary actor Dipankar Dey joined Trinamool as the party stood with him during his tough times. He said, "I cannot betray Trinamool".

Bharat Kaul
Bengali TV serial and movie actor Bharat Kaul also joined Trinamool recently.

Under BJP's team,
Babul Supriyo
Babul Supriyo, singer cum actor has been in BJP's lead team for a long time.

Locket Chatterjee
Locket leaving BJP party grabbed a few headlines, a couple of months ago. But she hasn't left. She has starred in more than 27 films.

Parno Mitra
Anjan Dutt's film Ranjhana Ami Aar Ashbona actor, TV serial diva Parno Mitra has also joined BJP party.

Rishi Kaushik
Popular TV serial actor, Rishi Kaushik stepped into political part a few years ago.

Kanchana Moitra
Bengali TV serial actress Kanchana Moitra has also been at this party now for a few years.

Anjana Basu
Anjana Basu joined BJP a few years ago, but she shared that she was excluded from many serials after joining.

Rudranil Ghosh
Rudranil Ghosh's party transference has grabbed many eyeballs. Tollywood's versatile actor Rudranil shifted from Trinamool to BJP recently.

Yash Dasgupta
Yesterday, Yash Dasgupta stepped into BJP, and the news grabbed most of the headlines.

Papiya Adhikary
Actress Papiya Adhikary also joined BJP yesterday.

Exceptions in parties:
Senior BJP leader Anirban Gangopadhyay went to visit Bengali Film Industry's hero Prosenjit Chatterjee. This stirred up a few confusion, but Bumba da cleared it by saying that he has no interest in joining any political party.

On the other hand, veteran actor, Chiranjeet is planning to quit Trinamool Congress. He said, "There is no question of switching parties because I am not a politician [anymore]. Even if I leave this party, I will not be joining any other party. I will go back to being what I was before, a non-political person…. This is not a new development for me. Even before the last election I had requested that I be allowed to leave."

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