Actor and TV host Shekhar Suman joins BJP: ‘I have come here with a very positive thinking…’

“A person depends a lot upon his words and after a while words hold no importance because there is a difference between saying and doing things. I can sit here and give a speech as long as I want but it would hold no importance if I do no work,” the actor added.

This isn’t the first venture into politics for the TV and film actor. Back in 2009, Shekhar Suman ran for the Lok Sabha seat from Patna Sahib under the Congress banner, but faced defeat against Bollywood actor and BJP candidate Shatrughan Sinha, securing third place in the election.

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Shekhar Suman recently starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, which has become a much talked about series on Netflix. Suman portrayed the character of Zulfiqar Ahmed in Heeramandi.

 

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Talking about his experience working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the actor told ANI, “As an artiste, you desire to work with a well-known director. I got a chance to work with him, but on every step, on every path, a person learns something. So I feel that when I started this work in Heeramandi, it was enough for me to do even one scene. Because to be seen in this environment and to do something is a big thing in itself. But there is also a connection to it. This opportunity came to me at the time when I was not expecting it.”