Every success story has its price to pay.So did Shatrughan Sinha (SS) who achieved the impossible twice over.
The youngest and the most pampered in afamily of academics and doctors where foursons were named after the four brothers of the
Ramayan, SS stood out defiantly different. Hewas born for applause and the limelight; hewas besotted with Raj Kapoor and cinema.
In the face of stiff opposition fromdisciplinarian father Bhuvaneshwar PrasadSinha, mother Shyama Devi’s chhutka bauwa
(little darling) set out for the Film Institute of India (now FTII) in Poona. Bombay was the
next logical destination. Without Kapoorian Used looks or any connection with the Hindi film industry, the unknown scarface from Patna
went on to create history on celluloid. In politics too, with no known surname or family to power his entry, he set a record as the
first film star from India to be sworn-in as a Cabinet Minister. Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha Biography, is a rivetingly honest read that retraces the hurrahs and heartaches of India’s most popular Bihari Babu.
The youngest and the most pampered in afamily of academics and doctors where foursons were named after the four brothers of the
Ramayan, SS stood out defiantly different. Hewas born for applause and the limelight; hewas besotted with Raj Kapoor and cinema.
In the face of stiff opposition fromdisciplinarian father Bhuvaneshwar PrasadSinha, mother Shyama Devi’s chhutka bauwa
(little darling) set out for the Film Institute of India (now FTII) in Poona. Bombay was the
next logical destination. Without Kapoorian Used looks or any connection with the Hindi film industry, the unknown scarface from Patna
went on to create history on celluloid. In politics too, with no known surname or family to power his entry, he set a record as the
first film star from India to be sworn-in as a Cabinet Minister. Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha Biography, is a rivetingly honest read that retraces the hurrahs and heartaches of India’s most popular Bihari Babu.